Staley W. Mims, III wrote:
> I just patched my kernel up to 2.2.16 due to the recent security
> news regarding the kernel exploit. In the Slackware 7.0 distro,
> there is a module for the rtl8139 NIC. The patches don't support
> this card.
The 2.2.16 kernel -- the base kernel from Linus -- includes
drivers/net/rtl8139.c. Did you configure the driver into your kernel?
You shouldn't have to add it from an external source.
> Does anyone know if re-compiling the kernel with "Set version
> information on all symbols for modules" included will allow
> the module compiled for the 2.2.13 kernel to work in the 2.2.16
> version.
This will definitely not work.
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PS: Jogger-egg.com is running an rtl8139. Works good for me.
