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The tl;dr version is to copy
/lib/modules/2.6.24-26-generic/kernel/drivers/dca/dca.ko from the linux-
image-2.6.24-26-generic_2.6.24-26.64_amd64.deb to the root of the most
current initrd. [1]
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As a follow-up, my assertion was incorrect- It's not that the
initrd/kernel are mismatched, although the symptoms are similar, it's
that a dependency for igb-next.ko is missing in the latest netinstall
media for hardy: dca.ko. This is all too clear when you examine dmesg
output after a full night sleep: "igb_next: Unknown symbol dca_*". This
was mentioned by an earlier commenter but I overlooked the post.
You can also verify this by using modinfo to check the module dependency:
$ modinfo igb-next.ko | grep depends
depends: dca
In order to get igb-next.ko loaded and the kernel to recognize the Intel
82576 ethernet card properly, we need to do some modification of the
initrd.
The following steps will create patched Hardy netinstall media that will
recognize the Intel 82576 ethernet card. Do not forget to use the appropriate
kernel for the initrd this process creates.:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-amd64/20070308ubuntu40.13/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux
$ sudo mkdir -p destroot/lib/modules/2.6.24-26-generic/kernel/drivers/dca/
$ wget
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-amd64/20070308ubuntu40.13/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz
$ zcat initrd.gz | ( cd destroot && sudo cpio -i )
$ wget
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36450254/linux-image-2.6.24-26-generic_2.6.24-26.64_amd64.deb
$ dpkg --fsys-tarfile linux-image-2.6.24-26-generic_2.6.24-26.64_amd64.deb |
sudo tar -xOf - ./lib/modules/2.6.24-26-generic/kernel/drivers/dca/dca.ko >
destroot/lib/modules/2.6.24-26-generic/kernel/drivers/dca/dca.ko
$ ( cd destroot && find . -print0 | sudo cpio -0 -H newc -o ) | gzip -c >
initrd.gz.patched
sudo is needed so that cpio can create the device files /dev/console and
/dev/null in your buildroot and for consistent file permissions.
[1] I linked this file incorrectly in post #41, should NOT have been
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-
amd64/20070308ubuntu40.13/images/netboot/ubuntu-
installer/amd64/pxelinux.0 but instead
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-
amd64/20070308ubuntu40.13/images/netboot/ubuntu-
installer/amd64/initrd.gz . I apologize for the confusion.
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Hardy: igb support for Intel 82576
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