3Com 3c905B - TXMBA NIC and new Gentoo install

Cyris · n00b Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Texas

here is my dilema. I just got Gentoo installed and booted for the first time. Now I want to install X and Fluxbox, but I can't get my NIC to load so i can configure it. I have a 3Com 3c905B - TXMBA NIC (PCI). I have checked the net directory under /libs/modules/*/kernel/drivers/net/* and all I have in there is dummy.o. How do I get my NIC to load up so I can get back on the internet. When I booted from CD it was already there, I just had to configure it. What module do I use?

NikTo · Guest

You need VORTEX (3C59X.o) module
Look to /usr/src/linux/.config
and search string: CONFIG_VORTEX...
replase =m or y (or make menuconfig) and recompile kernel:
cd /usr/src/linux
make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install

mount /dev/hd? -t auto /boot (if in your /etc/fstab exist "noauto")
copy /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/myKernel
edit /boot/grub/menu.lst
umount /boot
and reboot

Cyris · n00b Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Texas

Thanks for the reply. I just recompiled the kernel and I noticed that I had selected support for 3Com cards, but didn't select which cards, so I selected the 3c509 and 3c59x and my NIC works now. Thanks.

fryfrog · n00b Joined: 09 May 2002 Posts: 45

i am having a similar problem, only i HAVE selected the driver in the kernel source (compiled in). i am able to "ifconfig eth0 up" it (and assign ips) but it can't ping out. it is 2.4.19-gentoo-r5. using my earlier kernel it all works just fine (but i bomb during boot about 3/4 times on a "devfs" error).

wheatstraw · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 15 Location: Florida

I have the same nic. It is the 3c59x driver that does the trick, in case you wanted to remove the other one.

lowkey · n00b Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 15 Location: New Zealand

thanks for that. that helped quite a lot

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