[ILUG] Re: Problems getting 3c509 module loaded with dbootstrap

[Thomas Ribbrock]

On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 10:09:43AM +0100, Dermot McGahon wrote:
> I am installing Debian Potato on a 486DX at the moment and when trying
> to add the 3c509 driver with io=0x300 irq=0x10 to the kernel I get the
> following errors:
> 
> Note: /target/etc/modules.conf is more recent than
> /lib/modules/2.2.17-compact/modules.dep
> 
> /lib/modules/2.2.17-compact/net/3c509.o: invalid parameter parm_io
> /lib/modules/2.2.17-compact/net/3c509.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.2.17-compact/net/3c509.o failed

I don't know that particular error, but the one thing I remember about the
509 is that you need to make certain that PnP is switched off on it - could
that be the potential cause?

Thomas
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