Install 3com nic fails via netconfig 1

[jelf]

I am trying to install a second 3com nic card onto a SCO 5.0.4 system using netconfig.

When I try to Add new hardware the following error is displayed:


No network adapters are installed on the system at the moment.

This may be due to an aborted install/removal of an old dlink card.

Does anybody know how I can force an install or what may be causing this error.

Cheers


John

 

[Driftwood30]

Not all 3COM NIC cards are SCO Unix compatible. Check SCO web site if this card is a compatible hardware

 

[pcunix]

You mentioned a dlink card.

You may need to find that in the /etc/conf/ stuff and remove it manually.

http://pcunix.com/Unixart/linkfail.html

covers that sort of thing. Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[Royt]

If it is a 905 series nic then you will probably need to add new drivers to both 5.0.4 and 5.0.5. I had this in early 2001 for the 905C-TX card, 5.0.6 was OK.

Roy

 

[jelf]

Thanks for the help.

My problem seems to be that removal of the dlink nic did not complete fully and has left some references to /dev/net1 the second nic on the system.

Does anybody know of a way of removing these manually before I rebuild the kernel.


Thanks


John

 

[pcunix]

Huh?

I gave you a reference for that right here in this thread. Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[jelf]

Sorry Tony

I missed the link. I am looking at it now.


Thanks

John

 

[scoutnwv]

Roy:
I am having the same problem with a real Mutt Sco system.
I have so much proprietary stuff on it it's unreal.
I read the posts, I can'f find the source for the 3C905 you mentioned.

 

[pcunix]

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/openserver5/drivers/ Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[scoutnwv]

Found this site
ftp://stage.caldera.com/pub/drivers/
Looks like a hit for me.

 

[scoutnwv]

Thanks Gang!