Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> | Subject | Re: NE2000 Module Problem | Date | Sun, 8 Sep 1996 16:53:49 -0400 (EDT) |
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> You should load module using modprobe because module ne.o requaires 8390.o > Ofcourse you may doit yourself: > insmod 8390.o > insmod ne irq=... io=....
After doing some head banging I realize the problem: the NE2000 driver is dumb-as-a-post when it comes to autoprobing :-(
The RealTek RTK8029 cards are _PCI_ so they must be probed, and hence the current driver cannot be used as a module. This should be documented.
It looks pretty simple to me to autoprobe AFTER boot, I don't see what the fuss is about. Can someone explain why the driver refuses? Especially before I try to write a better one!
P.S. The RTK8029 is a PCI card, but is listed as an "Other ISA Cards" during "make config". Perhaps this should be changed, or at least documented.
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