Re: network problems with 2.2.10-ac11

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:59:35 +0100 (GMT)


Hi again Alan.

>>> Q> ne.c: Probing 0x360
>>> Q> ne.c: Probing 0x380

>>> The actual detail for the card in question is io=0x360 which is
>>> the point at which check_region first returns non-zero, and this
>>> is therefore the reason why the ne2000 driver no longer
>>> auto-probes ISA cards successfully.

>>> It therefore looks like check_region has changed its behaviour
>>> somewhere in between.

>>> Suggestions?

>> Classic mistake. Bet you have a printer port at 0x378 8)

> Probably, although it's not used. How come earlier kernels
> probed the card fine though, with no difference in the hardware
> settings?

Turns out it's not a printer port that's there, but ide1 !!! How on
earth do I fix that!

Here's a few /proc files for reference...

=> /proc/cpuinfo

processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 5
model : 2
model name : Pentium 75 - 200
stepping : 12
cpu MHz : 167.045323
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : yes
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8
bogomips : 66.71

=> /proc/dma

2: floppy
4: cascade

=> /proc/interrupts

CPU0
0: 58184 XT-PIC timer
1: 3076 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
6: 107 XT-PIC floppy
8: 2 XT-PIC rtc
9: 0 XT-PIC NE2000
13: 0 XT-PIC fpu
14: 31902 XT-PIC ide0
15: 21 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0

=> /proc/ioports

0000-001f : dma1
0020-003f : pic1
0040-005f : timer
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00bf : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
0170-0177 : ide1
01f0-01f7 : ide0
0278-027f : parport0
02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
0376-0376 : ide1
0388-038b : OPL3/OPL2
03c0-03df : vga+
03e8-03ef : serial(auto)
03f0-03f5 : floppy
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f7-03f7 : floppy DIR
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
4000-4007 : ide0
4008-400f : ide1

=> /proc/meminfo

total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
Mem: 131035136 25649152 105385984 27250688 2371584 13139968
Swap: 131567616 0 131567616
MemTotal: 127964 kB
MemFree: 102916 kB
MemShared: 26612 kB
Buffers: 2316 kB
Cached: 12832 kB
SwapTotal: 128484 kB
SwapFree: 128484 kB

=> /proc/pci

PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems 5597/5598 Host (rev 2).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=64.
Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems 85C503 (rev 1).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
Bus 0, device 1, function 1:
IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems 85C5513 (rev 208).
Fast devsel. Master Capable. Latency=128.
I/O at 0x5000bb58 [0x5000bb59].
I/O at 0x8521350 [0x8521351].
I/O at 0x83152460 [0x83152461].
I/O at 0x8941138c [0x8941138d].
I/O at 0x4000 [0x4001].
Bus 0, device 1, function 2:
USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems 7001 USB (rev 16).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. Latency=64.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffafd000 [0xffafd000].
Bus 0, device 11, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 (rev 69).
Medium devsel.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc000000 [0xfc000008].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffaff000 [0xffaff000].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffafe000 [0xffafe000].

Also, any idea what settings I should be using for the sound system,
which is on the motherboard?

Best wishes from Riley.

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