[ltp] Z60m internal Conexant HSF Modem

[Duncan Anderson]

On Sunday, 5 February 2006 22:21, Richard Neill wrote:
> Duncan Anderson wrote:
> > Thanks Richard
> >
> > I was wrong about the "loss" of the ethernet interface, or at least
> > partially wrong. I have found that if I boot the machine up with the
> > Xircom card inserted in the PCMCIA slot, then the internal ethernet
> > interface is not detected, but if I boot up with the Xircom out, and then
> > insert it after the machine has come up, then the internal card is not
> > affected.  I can live with this situation, but I would still be very
> > happy if I could get the infernal hsfmodem to function.
>
> I'm willing to bet that you haven't really lost it, just that the
> network device has not had its module loaded. Here is the easiest (I
> hope!) way to fix it:
>
> 1)What modules are loaded when you have the xircom?
>    lsmod > xircom.txt
>
> 2)What modules are loaded when you boot without the xircom
>    lsmod > normal.txt
>
> 3)Use diff to discover which module your internal ethernet uses.
>     diff -u xircom.txt normal.txt
> It's probably e100 or something.
>
> 4)Boot with the xircom. Then `modprobe e100` (or whatever).
> Does an extra interface appear in `ifconfig -a` ?
>
> 5)Force that module to load always: add to /etc/modprobe.preload
>      e100      (or whatever it is)
> Reboot.
>
> 6)You should now find that every time you boot, eth0 is always the
> internal network. eth1 should appear when you plug in the xircom (no
> need to reboot) and disappear when you eject it (cardctl eject).
>
> 7)Reconfigure the network using the GUI tools as needed to fix any IP
> addresses and default routes.
>
> Richard
>
>
> P.S. ifconfig -a will show the MAC addresses of the interfaces. That
> will help you work out which is which!
>
> P.P.S. There are less ugly ways to achieve this, but the above is
> probably simples.
Thanks again, Richard

I shall try what you suggest tomorrow. I am too sleepy now to think very 
logically! What you say make a lot of sense.

regards
Duncan

		
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