Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Configuring IO card base address

[Friedrich L. <fl...@fl...>]

Chris Allen wrote:
> When the machine boots, it loads the driver, but incorrectly assigns
> the base of the NICs to 0x5000 and 0x7000 instead of 0x2000 and 0x4000.

Why are you sure that the addresses you mention are the correct ones?
I think the pci-bios will assign those addresses and you will NEVER have
to care about them.

> 
> How do I make it assign the correct addresses?
> 
> I have tried adding the following to modules.conf:
> 
> alias eth0 eepro100
> alias eth1 eepro100
> options eepro100 io=0x2000,0x4000

Better try updating the bios of your computer and/or in the bios pci
menu select "reset ICU data" (don't remeber the correct wording - to
lazy to reboot to check my bios ;-)

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Friedrich Lobenstock
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