<div>
Ok well I have a similar problem. I have installed a 3c509 (non B aka non PnP) ISA nic card @ 210 / 11 and I'm having problems. &nbsp;I boot (after editing my conf.modules file to show<br />
<br />
alias 3c509 eth0<br />
options 3c509 io=0x210<br />
<br />
)<br />
<br />
what happens is if i type insmod 3c509 and then ifup eth0 it loads and works properly. &nbsp;If I reboot the PC, it tries to load it automatically, but comes up &quot;insmod failed&quot; and then &quot;delaying eth0 initalization&quot; &nbsp;What exactily do I need to do to fix this?<br />

</div>


Ok well I have a similar problem. I have installed a 3c509 (non B aka non PnP) ISA nic card @ 210 / 11 and I'm having problems.  I boot (after editing my conf.modules file to show

alias 3c509 eth0
options 3c509 io=0x210

)

what happens is if i type insmod 3c509 and then ifup eth0 it loads and works properly.  If I reboot the PC, it tries to load it automatically, but comes up "insmod failed" and then "delaying eth0 initalization"  What exactily do I need to do to fix this?


<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I need to install a smc 1211tx ethernet card. When I plug it in the computer kadzu finds it but after the boot up it doesn't work. I get &quot;delaying eth0 initialization&quot;. I went the smc website and crossed there driver section, under drivers for linux I found this link: <br />
<a href="http://www.smc.com/smc/drivers/Drivers/1211/rtl8139.c" rel="ugc">http://www.smc.com/smc/drivers/Drivers/1211/rtl8139.c</a><br />
<br />
It came up as a text file, but I think it is a c file? do I put this file in the /dev directory? and do I have to compile it?<br />
<br />
Please help me.<br />
<br />
Matt
</div>
</div>


I need to install a smc 1211tx ethernet card. When I plug it in the computer kadzu finds it but after the boot up it doesn't work. I get "delaying eth0 initialization". I went the smc website and crossed there driver section, under drivers for linux I found this link: 
http://www.smc.com/smc/drivers/Drivers/1211/rtl8139.c

It came up as a text file, but I think it is a c file? do I put this file in the /dev directory? and do I have to compile it?

Please help me.

Matt

need help installing driver for ethernet cards

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

Linux

A Linux distribution is an operating system made as a software collection based on the Linux kernel and, often, on a package management system and are available for a variety of systems. A typical Linux distribution comprises a Linux kernel, GNU tools and libraries, additional software, documentation, a window system (the most common being the X Window System), a window manager, and a desktop environment. Most Linux systems are open-source software made available both as compiled binaries and in source code form, allowing modifications to the original software. Over three hundred distributions are in active development, including commercially backed distributions (such as Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu) and community-driven distributions (such as Debian, Slackware, Gentoo and Arch Linux).