🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 12 May 1997, Ed Webster wrote:

>> I have linux (slackware ) installed on a Toshiba 5200 laptop, all
>> working fine except for the only reason for it existing - it will not
>> recognise the ethernet card, I have tried with a WD 8003 EP and an
>> NE2000 clone,  which works on my other Linux box.
>> The system does not see the card on boot up, no error messages are
>> reported.
>> I have tried the ne2k diagnostic from Don Becker's site  and that
>> reports the NE2000 correctly on IRQ 5 and 0x300 as set on the card.
>> Both of these cards work  fine when booted on the Win3.11 system on
>> the same machine
>> Any ideas ?

In kernel version 2.*.* they went to hiding the NE2000 cards in the
configuration script. Once you get into networking cards it will ask you
about 'other ISA cards' with the default being 'no'. You've got to take
'yes' and then you get a whole bunch more cards, including the NE2000.

Recompile the kernel with that enabled, and your probe should see it.

-= Jim =-