On 9/13/09, Nikos Chantziaras <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble >> I had with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this. >> >> I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig" >> and took the default action on everything (none of which seemed >> related to this problem). It boots okay and recognizes everything >> except my network interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel >> chipset thingies:) >> >> Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel: >>> 07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 >>> Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d) >>> 07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 >>> Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d) >> The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual >> attempt to do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the >> interfaces do not exist. >> >> Anybody else seen this or can give guidance? >> >> Umm. I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces >> are supported by the config option CONFIG_EEPRO100=y >> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file. Eeeek! Is my system now >> unsupportable? > > It's CONFIG_E100: > > Symbol: E100 > Prompt: Intel(R) PRO/100+ support > Defined at drivers/net/Kconfig:1462 > Depends on: NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && NET_PCI && PCI > Location: > -> Device Drivers > -> Network device support (NETDEVICES) > -> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) (NET_ETHERNET)
Yes, a different(?) driver is to be used apparently (code duplication reductions?): "e100: add support for 82552 10/100 adapter" http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_30 -- Arttu V.
