Re: [TCLUG:18004] 3C905C-TX-M with Linux

[Chris McKinley <lamfada@lugh.net>]

On Tue, 23 May 2000, Christopher Reid Palmer wrote:

> Thanks to all who wrote.
> 
> I tried the PNP OS = no BIOS setting. That didn't help or hurt. What did
> help was grabbing 3Com's driver from their Web site--this is not Donald
> Becker's driver. 3Com's page mentions the 3c905C-TX-*M* specifically.
> Compiling and inserting the module was not complicated. Everything is
> fine now.
> 
> The lesson? I guess the offical Linux driver does not support the M
> card. Weird. Also, this is kernel 2.2.5; perhaps later kernels support M
> cards.

No, current 2.2.x kernels do not support the "M" cards.

However, Becker was working on rewriting the whole infrastructure, that
might be why it is not in there.

-Chris