Re: BocaResearch ISA Network Card

Ryan Kirkpatrick (rkirkpat@nag.cs.colorado.edu)
Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:58:22 -0600 (CST)

On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Ryan Kirkpatrick wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > figured out that it is actually a PCnet derivative, and tried that driver.
> > Lance driver
> That is what I guessed, and have tried in both module and static
> (compiled into the kernel) form.
> > > When I try and load the module, all I get is a message about
> > > device or resource busy. I also tried the ne2000 driver, but it could find
> > "dmesg", then see what was logged
> In monolithic form there is nothing in the dmesg log or the boot
> up messages about a network card, and a cat of /proc/net/dev shows no eth
> devices. The module version just gives the device or resource busy.

Please disregard this message. I have given up on this annoying
Boca card and dropped in a 3COM 3c509 I picked up cheap at a surplus sale.
It worked with Linux the first time, no problems (Win95 took some
additional pounding upon to get it work there, but what else is new?).
Thanks for everyone's help!

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