Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Edwin Huffstutler) | Subject | Re: Linksys Ether PCI II | Date | 13 Feb 1997 19:28:06 -0700 |
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[ Matt Bradbury wrote: ] > I am interested if there has been any work on getting some kernel code for > the Linksys Ether PCI II card. I bought the card before I started running > Linux, so now I am kinda stuck with it. Thanks in advance. > Matt Bradbury >
Easy solution - use a 2.1 kernel if you aren't too worried about being on the develepment tree.
Under a stock 2.0.x, (at least on my machine), the card was detected as an NE1000 on bootup and it didn't work.
In the latest 2.1.x kernels it's a no-brainer, and is detected correctly. (not exactly sure when ne.c got patched in the series) and the Winbond chip ID is defined in pci.h.
Since I recently aquired one of these things too, and wanted it operational under a "stable" kernel, I sort of hacked the ne.c and pci code in 2.0.29 with some of the mods from the 2.1 ne.c, and it works now.. but it was a quick-n-dirty edit from looking at the diffs.
-- Edwin Huffstutler http://www.primenet.com/~edwinh/ edwinh@primenet.com Linux - because reboots are for hardware changes ehuff@sedona.intel.com
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