I have a fairly brand new install of FC3 with all the latest
patches. I replaced the on-board video with a Radeon 9200, today.
When I came back up, the machine couldn't find the network card.
It comes up inactive and it says it does not appear to be present
if I try to activate it with the Network Configuration utility. If
I remove it from the configuration in the same utility, Kudzu
doesn't redetect it. If I select New\Ethernet Connnection, the
list appears and seems to include the NIC, but if I re-add it and
reconfigure it, I get back to the same error. I had changed a
couple of video related BIOS settings when I put the RADEON in,
and I just changed those back, but still the same. I'm sure this
is something in my FC3 configuration because if I boot into
Windows, the card comes up just fine. Help!
I solved this by deleting it in the Network Configuration utility, and shutting down, removed the card, then restarted; Kudzu detected it was gone and removed it; I rebooted back to the desktop, then shut down and reactivated the NIC (it's a built-in configured on/off with BIOS settings); when I came back up, Kudzu recognized it and let me configure it.
Since this happenned right after installing the new video card, is it safe to suspect that the new video card created an IRQ or other resources conflict?
-- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
