just for kicks, have you tried booting to the live CD, setting up net with net-setup ( I think that's a valid command) then doing lsmod to see what module the cd kernel is using?
On Thursday 20 March 2003 09:48 pm, Brian Doob wrote: > I'm attaching the output of "cat /proc/pci" to this message, and it > contains an ethernet section similar to yours. The ne2k driver did > not work (it said there was no ne2k when I did a modprobe). I have > tried compiling 8139too statically into the kernel, with no success. > I'll try rtl8139 and the LiveCD sources on the weekend. Thanks > again, Stroller. > > -Brian > > On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 01:44, Stroller wrote: > > Brian Doob said: > > > OK, here is some more information I have gathered from my > > > machine. seem > > > In /usr/src: > > > lrwxrwxrwx linux -> linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r1 > > > uname -r: > > > 2.4.20-gentoo-r1 > > > These modules exist:everything > > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r1/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o > > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r1/kernel/drivers/net/8139cp.o > > > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r1/kernel/drivers/mii.o > > > > Ok... looks like the modules have been compiled fine, then. Just to > > be really anal, can you check the check the dates of these files, > > and they match the date of compilation. Which should match the date > > in `uname -a`. You seme to know what you're doing as per compiling > > kernels, tho', so I'm sure these are probably right. > > > > > This is the output from lsmod: > > > Module Size Used by Not tainted > > > 8139too 14600 0 > > > mii 2016 0 [8139too] > > > > > > What do the "Used by" "0" fields mean? > > > > Erm... I assume it means "this module is used by X number of > > devices". > > > > This thread is reaching the limitations of my humble competence - > > AFAICT you're doing everyything the same as me. > > > > Could you please: > > > > # cat /proc/pci > > PCI devices found: > > Bus 0, device 0, function 0: > > Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host > > bridge (rev 3). Master Capable. Latency=32. > > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe3ffffff]. > > Bus 0, device 1, function 0: > > PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge > > (rev 3). Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=136. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 0: > > ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 2). > > Bus 0, device 7, function 1: > > IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 1). > > Master Capable. Latency=32. > > I/O at 0xf000 [0xf00f]. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 2: > > USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 1). > > IRQ 11. > > Master Capable. Latency=32. > > I/O at 0x9000 [0x901f]. > > Bus 0, device 7, function 3: > > Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 2). > > IRQ 9. > > Bus 0, device 9, function 0: > > Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > > RTL-8029(AS) (rev 0). > > IRQ 11. > > I/O at 0x9400 [0x941f]. > > > > <most relevant bit> > > > > Bus 0, device 10, function 0: > > Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 16). > > IRQ 10. > > Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=32.Max Lat=64. > > I/O at 0x9800 [0x98ff]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xec000000 [0xec0000ff]. > > > > </most relevant bit> > > > > Bus 1, device 0, function 0: > > VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP > > (rev 4). IRQ 9. > > Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=16.Max Lat=32. > > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe8000000 [0xe9ffffff]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4003fff]. > > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe5000000 [0xe57fffff]. > > > > I'm stuck, so I was just about to start asking dumb questions about > > hardware (is the card known to be good? does it work under another > > o/s in this machine? & c &c). But I just reviewed your previous > > posts - I see that `modprobe 8139too` worked for this card from the > > LiveCD. > > > > I only have 2 suggestions, although I don't warranty the time you > > waste trying them: ;-] > > - Have you tried compiling using the same sources as the LiveCD..? > > There's an article in this week's Gentoo Newsletter which has links > > to tell you which sources these are. Don't forget to change the > > symlink in /usr/src/ - Have you tried the compiling the 8139 > > options into the kernel itself, rather than as a loadable module..? > > - Hmmn... one more idea... maybe you could try the older rtl8139 > > module..? Or loading the ne2k-pci module..? I *think* the 8139 > > chipset <makes Holy Sign> (I'm not actually sure your RTL8100BL > > card is a 8139) should be ne2k compatible. > > > > Keep us posted, > > > > Stroller. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
