PDA

Click to See Complete Forum and Search --> : What mod does a Netgear FA311 NIC card require?

LittleGreenGecko
05-02-2002, 06:50 PM
I have already tried using the tulip driver, but it gives me the following error:


No such device installed.

Hint: Insmod errors can be caused by incorrect bod paramters, including invalid IRQ or IO parameters.


What should I do?
bwkaz
05-02-2002, 07:20 PM
That's because the FA311 isn't a tulip chip, it's an RTL8139 chip.

This is according to this (http://www.expressresponse.com/cgi-bin/progsnp/netgear1/srchjnnp?search_type=vdocument&search_input=N100505.htm&session_id=1020380947.23031.8&search_erproduct=) document, which was found on Netgear's support site. It details some things to try if the downloadable Linux driver doesn't work. Well, the downloadable driver is only for RH 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, and 7.0, so I figured this would be worth a look anyway.

They say a bunch of stuff about your kernel should support the card if it has RTL8139 support, so make sure it does (either builtin or as a module), then if you built it as a module, modprobe it.

Ignore most of the rest of what they say on that page, because whoever wrote it needs lessons on English grammar BADLY. Some of the info is also out of date, plus they assume you use RH and have linuxconf available. It should work, though, if you have the rtl8139 support, and modprobe rtl8139.
Toi Mak
05-02-2002, 09:10 PM
Originally posted by bwkaz:
<STRONG>That's because the FA311 isn't a tulip chip, it's an RTL8139 chip.
</STRONG>

The Netgear FA311 uses the NatSemi DP83810 chipset and requires the natsemi module.
I am am posting this from a box with two of them installed.
DMR
05-02-2002, 09:27 PM
Originally posted by Toi Mak:
<STRONG>The Netgear FA311 uses the NatSemi DP83810 chipset and requires the natsemi module. I am am posting this from a box with two of them installed.</STRONG>I've been using an FA-311 for a while, and yes- natsemi it is.
bwkaz
05-03-2002, 08:33 AM
Originally posted by DMR:
<STRONG>I've been using an FA-311 for a while, and yes- natsemi it is.</STRONG>

Oh reeeeally.....

Well then they might want to update the support area on their site! ;)
DMR
05-03-2002, 05:23 PM
Originally posted by bwkaz:
<STRONG>Oh reeeeally.....

Well then they might want to update the support area on their site! ;)</STRONG>I don't go to their support site- I've never found it very, um...supportive.

;) :D