Hello!

I'm evaluating a new compact firewall computer with an onboard Realtek 8139B chip.  I 
downloaded a new copy of the Dachstein firewall and the rtl8139.o module from 
http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/files/kernels/Dachstein-small/modules/ .  I then copied 
the module to the floppy (yes, into modules.lrp) and modified /etc/modules to include 
the following modules:

pci-scan
rtl8139
<bunch of ip modules>

According to modules.dep, the only module rtl8139 depends on is pci-scan.  After 
rebooting, though, I had no eth0.  I tried loading the module by hand:  here's what I 
got:

#insmod rtl8139.o
Using rtl8139.o
insmod: can't handle sections of type 1647181921
insmod: Could not load the module: Success

cat'ing /proc/modules does not list the module, though it does list pci-scan.  
/proc/interrupts doesn't list it, either.  Incidentally, there is no proc/pci.

Further testing:  I ran Realtek's configuration and diagnosis tool:  it worked fine.  
I was not able to test on the wire, but everything else worked fine.  Also, I tried 
using a 3c595 (putting the module between the pci-scan and rtl8139 modules) and it 
worked just fine, too.

I can't figure out where to go from here.  I don't know what it means when insmod 
can't handle sections of type xxx, and I can't find any other Realtek modules to try.  
I did try the one from the Realtek website, but it didn't like my kernel.  I've used 
half a dozen or so NIC's with Dachstein before, and they have all worked flawlessly:  
even a Token Ring card worked without error!  :)  

I would appreciate any help you might be able to give me.

Timothy J. Massey




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