[lug] Modutils?

[Chris M]

>Hi, everyone. I'm trying to help a relative of mine set up a network
>between two Mandrake 6.5 systems.  The problem I've got is with the network
>device module, via-rhine, for a D-Link DFE-530Tx on IRQ 3, IO 0x1000
>
>#modprobe via-rhine
>via_rhine.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
>#modprobe via-rhine io=0x1000
>invalid parameter io
>
>Trying to set io or irq either on the command line or in conf.modules
>is only seen as an invalid parameter.
>
>lspci shows:
>00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 
>7006 (rev 23)
>00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7007 (rev 01)
>00:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08)
>00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 8139 (rev 10)
>00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0686 (rev 14)
>00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586 IDE [Apollo] (rev 06)
>00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 06)
>00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B USB (rev 06)
>00:07.4 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3057 (rev 10)
>00:09.0 Communication controller: CONEXANT: Unknown device 1033 (rev 08)
>00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB12LV23 OHCI Compliant IEEE-
>1394 Controller
>01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Nvidia Corporation: Unknown 
>device 0100 (rev
>10)
>
>cat /proc/pci:
>PCI devices found:
>..
>Bus  0, device   6, function  0:
>     Ethernet controller: Realtek 8139 (rev 16).
>       Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 3.  Master Capable.
>Latency=64.  Min Gnt=32.Max Lat=64.
>       I/O at 0x1000 [0x1001].
>       Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0014800 [0xe0014800].
>..
>
>I'm quite sure of the fact that this isn't a conflict of IRQs or IO space in
>either Windows or Linux.  I've been banging my head against this wall for a
>couple hours, and this seems intuitively a 30-second problem.  I'm feeling
>rather stupid. Can someone give us a hand?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Chris Riddoch - socket at peakpeak.com


Chris,

I'm not sure specifically, but I can tell you that whenever I've had 
these kinds of problems I either:

1. Looked for a new driver (kernel bugs ala 3Com)

2. Tried putting the card in another PCI slot

3. Tossed the *&^*$ NIC and put in a Netgear FA310TX ($20) which are 
very well-behaved

If it does the same thing with another NIC then I would assume some 
other issue is going on.

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My, you *do* have taste :)

Chris
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