Re: how to load rtl8139.o on a machine with no gcc?

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, David T-G wrote:

> % > % >   SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
> % > % IRQ problem...
> % > Ah.  Hmmm...  I didn't know we had those any more :-)
> % 
> % Normally not.
..
> % > % What IRQ does the detection message report?
> % > 
> % > I don't know; what is the command?
> % 
> % What does the driver detection message report as the IRQ?
...
>   kernel: PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 01:0e.0. Please
>   try again using pci=biosirq.
>   kernel:  eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0xcc8d0000,
>   00:98:47:02:ecL78, IRQ 0

Ahhh, you have also located the message telling you how to fix the
problem.

BTW, the diagnostic program would have pointed this out (although it
doesn't know which potential solution to suggest).
	http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html

> I'd try using pci=biosirq except that I currently have to boot from CD
> and then boot the installed system; for some reason lilo gets started but
> then cannot load the FS.  Haven't tracked that one down yet :-/

Try the suggestions in
   http://www.scyld.com/expert/irq-conflict.html


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