On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, you Spewed into the ether: --> hello guys! --> I've got a Acer Sx with SiS900 onboard lan adapter...which SuSE recognises --> during installation, --> but strangely, i see the rtl8139 module being loaded instead of the sis900 --> module. [snip] thats absolutely strange pal.......'-)
--> now, i wouldnt be complaining if it was working, but it aint...i can see --> eth0 and stuff, --> but cant hear any replies to my pings. [snip] did u check for errors being thrown while startup.....Like check the /var/log/messages file for any thing that the syslog will be screamin hoarse abt...........
--> so i do rmmod rtl8139 and insmod sis900, and the system complains that --> resource is busy.. --> sigh! finally i'm posting this here..has anyone successfull configured this --> card?(if u have, are u still sane?) [snip] pal....... i am using a Zenith machine called the Zenith Home PC for a project of mine. All that i can say abt it, is that the config of the m/c sucks bigtime.....Bigtime pal.....bigtime... A SIS m/b with a i810 from SIS..........a SIS 6215 Display..........A SIS900 NIC chipset(Friggin hell..............couldn't they just hav gone in for the rth80** series) . As for now we r using RH, we had certain probs with RH7.0 on this m/b and chipset. But RH7.1 is a no brainer on this sucky m/b. All the chipsets r detected including the NIC. Still i am tryin to figure out why isn't Linux detecting the NIc on ur machine...'-) Under normal conditions Linux always detects the 1st NIc on ur machine in case u have multiple or redundant NIC interfaces. If it ain't too much of an overhead RH 7.1 should work out for ur SIS900 chipset.
--> i suspect there might be some options that this card required, but i havent --> come across_any_ [snip] believe me it's detected as a breeze on RH 7.1.
--> documentation regarding this. Its not mentioned in the white paper written --> by the blokes from SiS who [snip] SIS sucks bigtime..........If just i hadn't hav to put up with it.....'-)
--> wrote this driver.. --> anyway..ANY help is appreciated right now..i've gotta go and get me a --> Dispirin now.. [snip] '-). Also fry ur m/b for dinner.........it's prevent such instances in the future.'-)
Trevor Warren trevor@freeos.com
--> --> kishor --> PS: i havent got any replies to my earlier query about my X problem.....is --> this Acer Sx such a rare piece? --> Damn those purchase guys....