[realtek] insmod io/irq error on rtl8139.o

[Stanley Major]

Thanks for the speedy reply. The output from /sbin/ifconfig shows:

lo     Link encap:Local Loopback

        inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

       UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

       RX packets:252 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

      TX packets:252 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

      collisions:0

     RX bytes:16428 (16.0 Kb) TX bytes:16428 (16.0 Kb)



The output from `lspci -v` shows:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810 GMCH [Graphics Memory
Controller Hub] (rev 03)

        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset
Graphics Controller] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])

        Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]

        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3

        Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]

        Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]

        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02) (prog-if
00 [Normal decode])

        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32

        I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff

        Memory behind bridge: f4100000-f41fffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)

        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 80
[Master])

        Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE

        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

        I/O ports at 1800 [size=16]

00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB (rev 02) (prog-if 00
[UHCI])

        Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB

        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11

        I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)

        Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus

        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9

        I/O ports at 1810 [size=16]

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Audio
(rev 02)

        Subsystem: Unknown device 4352:5933

        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9

        I/O ports at 1200 [size=256]

        I/O ports at 1300 [size=64]

01:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev
10)

        Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139

        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64

        I/O ports at 3000 [disabled] [size=256]

        Memory at f4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=256]

        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

01:0e.0 Communication controller: CONEXANT HSP MicroModem 56K (rev 01)

        Subsystem: Mac System Co Ltd: Unknown device 6793

        Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 3

        Memory at f4110000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=64K]

        I/O ports at 3400 [disabled] [size=8]

        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2



----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Becker" <becker@scyld.com>
To: "Stanley Major" <majors15@shaw.ca>
Cc: <realtek@scyld.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [realtek] insmod io/irq error on rtl8139.o


> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Stanley Major wrote:
>
> > I am trying to get my network card set up correctly under Red Hat Linux
7.2.
> > I've compiled pci-scan.c and rtl8139.c.
> > insmod pci-scan.o  worked, however,
> > insmod rtl8139.o produces the following message:
> >    rtl8139.o: init_module: No such device
>
> This means that a matching PCI ID was not found.
> What is the ID of your card (/proc/pci or run 'lspci -v').
>
> >    Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> > including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
>
> This is a bogus, misleading message.
>
> Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
> Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com
> 410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Second Generation Beowulf Clusters
> Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993
>