Error inserting 3c589_cs in Mandrake 10

I have a 3Com 3C589C PCMCIA Combo NIC that I am trying to get working
in my newly installed Mandrake 10 on a Compaq Armada 1750 laptop.
After a few turnarounds when i tried to enter config switches in
/etc/modules.conf I am back with the file in pristine state with only
this line at the end:
alias eth1 3c589_cs

When the PC boots up I get this message on the console right after the
pcmcia driver loads:
Starting pcmcia: cardmgr[735]: socket 0: 3Com 589 Ethernet [OK]
cardmgr[735]: + FATAL: Error inserting 3c589_cs
(/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.ko.gz):
Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
(I got this using a digital camera because it speeds out from the
screen so fast...)

Question:
What does the message mean and what unknown symbol does it find that is
no good???
The modules.conf file looks like this:

probeall usb-interface usb-uhci
alias eth0 eepro100
alias eth1 3c589_cs

(eth0 is OK but the network cable is disconnected since I want to get
the PCCARD NIC working so I can get rid of the docking unit where eth0
is located).

TIA
Bo B

bosseb wrote:
> I have a 3Com 3C589C PCMCIA Combo NIC that I am trying to get working
> in my newly installed Mandrake 10 on a Compaq Armada 1750 laptop.
> After a few turnarounds when i tried to enter config switches in
> /etc/modules.conf I am back with the file in pristine state with only
> this line at the end:
> alias eth1 3c589_cs
>
> When the PC boots up I get this message on the console right after the
> pcmcia driver loads:
> Starting pcmcia: cardmgr[735]: socket 0: 3Com 589 Ethernet [OK]
> cardmgr[735]: + FATAL: Error inserting 3c589_cs
> (/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.ko.gz):
> Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
> (I got this using a digital camera because it speeds out from the
> screen so fast...)

Have a look at dmesg, either:

dmesg | less

or

less /var/log/dmesg

The screen message tells that there is more in dmesg.

Also the system log (/var/log/messages) may contain information.

It seems that your driver module is not compatible with your
kernel in use. Are the from the same compilation or package?

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Tauno Voipio
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