Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 80347
3Com 3c590/3c595/3c90x/3cx980 driver problems
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:49:16 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2) Gecko/20021207 Description of problem: I tried to install the redhat phoebe beta. Using the installation images to boot from floppy I wanted to use FTP install method. To be able to use the driver 3Com 3c590/3c595/3c90x/3cx980 for my eth1 device, I was forced to use the additional driver disk. In previous versions this network card was detected automatically. Manually selecting the card, an FTP installation was possible. After installation, the network card gave an initialisation problem (the boot sequence suggested to check the UTP cable). Also manual configuration and activation of the card did not work. Due to the fact that I also use the machine as router and firewall I had to roll back to the official 8.0 redhat version, and I cannot further test teh pheobe beta. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Use pheobe FTP installation 2.Additional driver disk is required for 3Com 3c590/3c595/3c90x/3cx980 3.Manullay selecting the driver works. Automatic detection fails 4.After installation the boot sequence cannot initialse and start eth1 device. Actual Results: No activation of network card Expected Results: Activation of network card Additional info:
> for my eth1 device, I was forced to use the additional > driver disk. In previous versions this network card was > detected automatically. I think this part is intentional if you read the release notes. IIRC the bootdisk.img no longer has any drivers on it, you need the secondary disk with network drivers. > After installation, the network card gave an initialisation > problem (the boot sequence suggested to check the UTP cable). > Also manual configuration and activation of the card did not > work. Does it work if you manually load the appropriate kernel module before or after enabling the network devices?
Okay, I understand that all network drivers are shifted to the additional drivers image. Still in previous releases the detection of the network card was automatically. Furthermore: The problem does not seem to be related to a kernel module that needs to be loaded. If have the exact same network card on my eth0 device (internal network) and that card does work correctly on boot.
What are the exact errors you get?
During boot sequence as above. Using the Network Icon from the "Start Here" dialog, and trying to initialse the network card post installation from "Network Configuration": - The networkcard is shown in the "Hardware" tab - Trying to (add and) configure in the "Devices" tab and Activating the card results in an error dialog being popped up after some time wait out. When the error dialog is closed using the "X" right above the "Network Configuration" program crashes.
Not an anaconda issue.
-> the boot sequence suggested to check the UTP cable hmm, crash dump of redhat-config-netwotk would be interesting also..
more info or close this bug, please...