Re: 1.99.14 & duplicate NE2000 (fwd)

Herbert Rosmanith (herp@wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at)
Sat, 8 Jun 1996 22:50:21 +0200 (MET DST)

> >
> > insmod /lib/modules/1.99.14./net/8390.o
> > insmod /lib/modules/1.99.14./net/ne.o io=0x340
> > ^^^^^^^^
>
>
> Huh!? Why are you loading this driver when the driver was already loaded
> at boot time?
>

to check if the kernel can handle this case in a sane way. as I've
pointed, it does not.

> >
> > this is of course not correct. 0x340 is already being used by eth0.
> > however, eth1 is detected:
> >
>
> I thought you said you only had one eth card?
>
> This doesnt make any sense!
>
> _S
>

right, this *does not* make sense, and you and I know that. the point is that
the kernel accepts it.