Intel 440BX and 'e100' NIC

From: Brian Fahrlander (brian_at_fahrlander.net)
Date: 08/18/04

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    Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:04:35 -0500
    
    
    
    

        I once had a new, powerful motherboard; 2xP2@300. I was hoping it
    might boost the UT/Quake3 frames-per-second, but mostly I was wanting
    out of a really crappy motherboard, and I'd always wanted to try an SMP
    machine. It was good; very good. I used it for years.

        Replacing a thin-client, I put that machine to use again upstairs
    for my for my daughter. After many hours of install with a bad CDROM
    drive, it finally booted, but it appears I'm installing a problematic
    version of the kernel that has a bug particular to this MB.

        I see the "PAE and S3 don't get along, yet" message, and I've
    Googled it...newer versions don't have the problem.

        But before I can work out _that_ issue, I have to figure out why the
    built-in Intel Ethernet Pro ("e100", a.k.a. "eepro") isn't
    initializing. Worse yet, it won't rmmod. And as if that's not enough,
    a KERNEL PANIC in loading the non-necessary floppy driver is also at
    work...but not stopping me completely. (How's that work?)

        Is anyone using one of these motherboards, sucessfully?

        The board is probably not damaged...and it ran FC1 flawlessly. But
    I'm told that FC1->FC2 isn't an upgrade that can be sucessfully done.

        Any hints, guys?

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