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Hi,

I am trying to install Silan 92031 Fast Ethernet Adapter on my Linux System (RHEL5). I am not able to load its driver. I tried doing the steps mentioned in the Driver CD, but it did not work.

The same Lan card is working fine in Win XP.

Could somebody help me with this. As I am a beginner in Linux, I am not able to find out what is the problem.

Below is the readme file for the driver installation. However I am not able to load the driver with these steps.
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** Silan SC92031 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter **
** **
** LINUX driver **
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Introduction:
=============
The instructions are for linux driver installation. You must
compile the source code to generate sc92031.o and use insmod command to
insert sc92031.o as module.
Contents of the Subdirectory:
=============================
readme.txt This file.
sc92031.c The linux core driver source code file
Makefile Makefile for generating driver object file

Kernel Supported
================
This driver support linux kernel version 2.4.x/2.5.x now.
Installation
============
1) Create a temporary directory:
# mkdir /temp
2) Change to the temporary directory:
#cd /temp
3) Copy driver (sl_linux.tgz) from CD-ROM to the temporary directory, and follow the commands:
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
# cp /mnt/sl_linux.tgz /temp
4) untar the archive file:
# tar xzvf sl_linux.tgz
# cd sc92031

5) Compile the driver source files and it will generate sc92031.o, and
copy it to correct driver installation path (The installation directory
is different in different kernel versions. In 2.4.x kernel, the path is
/lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/kernel/drivers/net/, and in 2.2.x kernel,
the path is /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/net/)
# make install
6) Check configuration file (/etc/modules.conf or /etc/conf.modules,it
depend on your Linux distribution) for loading kernel modules. Make sure
there is the following content in the configuration file, where # is
interface number :
alias eth# sc92031

7) Reboot now:
shutdown -r now
Install your driver module (If the driver module is in the wrong place,
an error message will appear, and say that can't find the driver
module):
insmod sc92031.o
Use ifconfig command to assign the IP address, where # is network
interface number:
ifconfig eth# <IP>
9) Check the interface works:
ping <remote_host_IP>
Uninstallation
==============
Please enter the following commands to uninstall your driver:
# make uninstall
Module Parameter:
=================
The following parameters can be set when we install the driver module. You can add this parameters when
you execute 'insmod' command to install the driver
# insmod sc92031.o work_node =0x00
work_mode
work_mode is used for setting the speed and duplex mode of NIC.Value is as followed:
AUTOSELECT 0x00
M10-HALF 0x01
M10-FULL 0x02
M100-HALF 0x04
M100-FULL 0x08

If you want to use other modes,it can be changed by the following steps:
# ifdown eth0
# rmmod sc92031
# insmod sc92031.o work_mode= ****

My name is pravin kharat I am from mumbai. nice to see same sirname. what r u doing? pls post reply .I am RHEL5 user. I am a windows system admin. I am looking for the solution will post reply as soon as i get it

Regards

Pravin

Hi
What error did u get when u tried to install driver.