[ILUG] Linux and the 3c5x9 card - strange one

[Sascha Lucky Luck]

Thus spoke John_White at dell.com:
> 	Over the Christmas I encountered a very strange problem on the 3C509
> card under linux . . . never seen anything like it, and hope never to again.

[snip...]

If it's one of the 3c509 where you can disable PNP, do so. I've had no 
end of trouble with them and Linux but they usually work ok if PNP dis-
abled and parameters set manually. 

Best,

S.