Re: Hawking Network card - Device busy error

From: Kiran Adimatyam (itsthematrix_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/09/03 

Date: 9 Sep 2003 05:25:56 -0700

itsthematrix@hotmail.com (Kiran Adimatyam) wrote in message news:<cd9fd0a1.0309081427.8f533d5@posting.google.com>...
> "B. Joshua Rosen" <bjrosen@polybus.com> wrote in message news:<pan.2003.09.08.15.23.30.350264@polybus.com>...
> > On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:24:27 -0700, Kiran Adimatyam wrote:
> >
> > > "B. Joshua Rosen" <bjrosen@polybus.com> wrote in message
> > > news:<pan.2003.09.07.20.07.14.818035@polybus.com>...
> > >> On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 11:19:49 -0700, Kiran Adimatyam wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hi All,
> > >> >
> > >> > I am just starting to get to know Linux. I need to get some guidance
> > >> > with the hardware issue wrt my Hawking PCI network Adapter. I have a
> > >> > HP Pavilion 466 Mhz Celeron PC with 8 GB Hard Drive space which I
> > >> > partitioned to have both Win98 and Linux 8.0.
> > >> >
> > >> > I used to have a 3COM NIC card and it worked with Win98 without any
> > >> > problems and it never worked with Linux (and the new card works with
> > >> > Win98 giving me no problem. All the problems start with Linux). I
> > >> > tried compiling driver source code downloaded from 3COM support
> > >> > website. But, it never worked. The next step, I bought a Hawking PCI
> > >> > card and it came with the linux driver source code. But, when I tried
> > >> > to compile it, it always resulted in errors with gcc compiler. I have
> > >> > perused through the forums if somebody encountered a problem like
> > >> > this, and one guy suggested to change the PNP-OS to "No" instead of
> > >> > "Yes" from the BIOS settings. I did not find any option like this on
> > >> > my BIOS. Btw, my BIOS is from Phoenix Technologies dated 1999.
> > >> >
> > >> > When I tested using the "dmesg" command, I found that the system is
> > >> > detecting the card, but the IRQ is set to "0". When I loaded the
> > >> > network configuration screen using "redhat-config-network" and set the
> > >> > IRQ to "14" which is set to be availbe from BIOS, I get the same error
> > >> > when I reboot the system and IRQ is reverted back to "0". Does
> > >> > anybody know what to do to solve this problem and get connected to the
> > >> > net. To conclude, I have a DSL connection at home and a router
> > >> > connected to it. The routher is from "NetGear" and the modem is
> > >> > "Westell Wirespeed". Hope somebody can help me.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thank you,
> > >> > Kiran Adimatyam
> > >>
> > >> Which 3Com NIC did you have? 3Com NICs have worked for years with Linux.
> > >> If the card was a 3C905B or 3C905C you shouldn't have had any trouble.
> > >> What other PCI cards to you have plugged into your system?
> > >
> > > Hi Joshua,
> > >
> > > I have a 3COM905C card and I tried compiling the source that has been
> > > given by 3COM. But it was resulting in errors. I will post the errors
> > > when I get home this evening. I have only one card plugged into my
> > > machine. First it was 3COM and I have replaced that with Hawking as of
> > > now.
> >
> > The driver for the 905C has been included in the kernel for years and it
> > works perfectly, I have a couple of those cards and they have been
> > automatically recognized and configured by every distribution that I have
> > ever tried going all the way back to 1999. Your problem with the
> > 3Com card, and probably the Hawking card, is not the driver. As others
> > have suggested you have a BIOS problem. If you can't turn off plug and
> > play OS then try swapping PCI slots.
>
> Ok. I will try swapping the PCI slots and will check. I am going to
> get RH 9 within few days and I will re-install the OS anyway. I will
> try these two and see how it goes. I will post back the update
> tomorrow regarding swapping the slots.
>
> Thank you,
> Kiran Adimatyam

Hello,

I have tried swapping the cards with no luck. I will wait till I
receive the RH9 Cds and will try with that. Even then, if it doesn't
work, I will have to change my machine I believe. thanks a lot for
all your help.

Thanks,
Kiran Adimatyam

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