Multiple Quad Ethernet Cards in one PC?

[Andy Farkas]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, Emre Bastuz wrote:

> chip0 at pci0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71908086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
> pcib1 at pci0:1:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71918086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
> isab0 at pci0:7:0: class=0x060100 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71108086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
> atapci0 at pci0:7:1:       class=0x010180 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71118086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
> none0 at pci0:7:2: class=0x0c0300 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71128086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
> chip1 at pci0:7:3: class=0x068000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x71138086 rev=0x02 hdr=0x00
> pcib2 at pci0:12:0:        class=0x060400 card=0x000000dc chip=0xb1528086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x01
> pcib3 at pci0:14:0:        class=0x060400 card=0x000000dc chip=0xb1528086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x01
> pcib4 at pci0:16:0:        class=0x060400 card=0x000000dc chip=0xb1528086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x01
> none1 at pci1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0xff03102b chip=0x0521102b rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
> ste0 at pci2:4:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste1 at pci2:5:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste2 at pci2:6:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste3 at pci2:7:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> none2 at pci3:4:0: class=0x020000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> none3 at pci3:5:0: class=0x020000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> none4 at pci3:6:0: class=0x020000 card=0x00000000 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> none5 at pci3:7:0: class=0x020000 card=0xffff5366 chip=0x020113f0 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste4 at pci4:4:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste5 at pci4:5:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste6 at pci4:6:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
> ste7 at pci4:7:0:  class=0x020000 card=0x10121186 chip=0x10021186 rev=0x14 hdr=0x00
>
> I always managed to get around IRQ problems so far by changing settings in the
> Bios, deactivating not needed components of the PC, etc. but this one really
> confuses me.
>
> My guess is that the entries none2 through none5 are the ports that I am looking
> for - I just have no clue on how to activate them.

You also have none0 and none1.

My guess is a hardware resource conflict. Show us what dmesg.boot says. We
need to see the irq assignments.

Does it work with only 1 card in? 2 cards?

--

 :{ andyf at speednet.com.au

        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
 http://www.speednet.com.au/