On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 03:13:35 +0100, Adren wrote:

> Hi all

Hello.

> I've some problem to configure 3com Etherlink III 3c509b (ISA eth adapeter).
> I found that it depends on a wrong IO and IRQ settings of 3c509 module.

Well, the i/o setting should be auto detected - ie: the driver module
probes it (set with some MS-DOS tool, or in BIOS - IIRC). If that fails
though, i don't remember if the kernel shiped with Slackware 7.1 has the
`isa-pnp.o' module available, but do try:
/sbin/modprobe isa-pnp

Otherwise, maybe "pnpdump >/etc/isapnp.conf" (and read "man isapnp".)
Or, install a newer kernel.

> So I have to load module passing it the right parameters values for IRQ
> and IO settings...

To find out which parameters it supports try:
/sbin/modinfo 3c509

> I'm searching for a way to do that but I don't know how to pass a
> parameter to a modprobe call in configuration file.

Either feed it to the module directly (from /etc/rc.d/rc.modules), like:
/sbin/modprobe 3c509 irq=9

Or, stick some approptiate stuff in /etc/modules.conf looking like such:
alias eth0 3c509
options 3c509 irq=10

> Could you help me?

Idunno. Maybe. But then: maybe you need the MS-DOS setup tool?

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