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Message from Steven
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Jason wrote:
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> The card only comes with an RJ45 connector.  

OK, that eliminates that issue.  Is it an ISA
card?  If so, PnP could be an issue.

> When I use insmod, the parameters I use are 
> io=0x300 and irq=10.  

I assume those are set by jumpers on the card
or by a configuration utility.  If it's a
configuration utility, I hope the values are
maintained during Linux boot.

> I tried using the "options" parameter, but it 
> appears that this version of the module doesn't 
> support it.  I took a look at the code for the 
> 2.2.26 version of eexpress.c, and there is no 
> MODULE_PARM entry for it, only io and irq.

Thank you for that information.  I got the options
parameter from a list of network modules and their
parameters.  I guess it was wrong.

It might be useful to try a couple of different
modules with that card: eepro and e100.  You'll
find the eepro module at the BL3 site.  AFAIK
there is no e100 compiled specifically for 2.2.26,
but here's a 2.2.16 version that might work:
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http://cmiller.sdf-us.org/baslin/baslin2/e100.o
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Try using the -f option for insmod.  Or try a
2.2.16 (bare.i) kernel from Slackware 7.1.

The e100 kernel is an alternative kernel for
the EtherExpress cards written specifically
to address problems in the standard modules.
There's a chance it will fix your problem.

Cheers,
Steven