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<P><FONT face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2>Fedora Core 2<BR>Fresh install 1/16<BR>Dell Latitude CPi<BR><BR>Network Card: 3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556 B</FONT></P><FONT face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="verdana, arial, helvetica" size=2>GREETINGS --
<P>After fighting with RH9 trying to resolve dependency issues and other software problems, I made the jump to Fedora. I installed Core 2 because someone mentioned Core 3 has some problems.<BR><BR>Here's the problem:<BR>When I start the system I get a Failure on eth0 trying to load the network device. The system detects the card as a 3c574_cs but says the device is not present.<BR><BR>I can remove the device in the Network Manager and then restart the system. When it re-detects the card it identifies it as a "3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556B" in the Network Manager. I then have connectivity. However if I restart the system from that point, the card is then re-detected as a 3c574 as before and will not function.<BR><BR>I have searched the net for an updated Linux driver for this device and none appears to exist (besides the one included in my distro).<BR><BR>Is there any way to force the system to keep the "3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556B" device which works?<BR><BR>The card does work fin!
e in RH9.<BR><BR>I did find a related thread at LinuxQuestions.org thread <A href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?postid=248517">http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?postid=248517</A><BR>which begins to address this issue, however there is no resolution on this thread.<BR><BR>Any help is much appreciated.</FONT></P></DIV>
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