[realtek] DFE-538TX trouble

[Donald Becker]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, Gianstefano Monni wrote:

> I have a linux box with RH6.2 and 2 ethernet cards.
> The NE2K card works fine, but i would like to use also a D-link DFE538TX. I
> have compiled diag progtram, pci-scan module and 8139 module. But when i try
> to insert card module i got
> 
> /sbin/insmod rtl8139
> Using /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/rtl8139.o
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-12/net/rtl8139.o: init_module: Device or resource busy

What driver version are you using?

>     Ethernet controller: Unknown vendor Unknown device (rev 16).
>       Vendor id=1186. Device id=1300.
...
> rtl8139-diag:
> Index #1: Found a D-Link DFE-538TX (RealTek RTL8139) adapter at 0xd400.

You'll need a recent driver to work with the PCI ID.  The driver
included with 2.2.14 is too old.

My guess is that you are trying to load the old driver instead of the
new. 

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