> 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
> 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! :) Well, it looks like you're doing everything right as far as loading the module. That leaves the possibility of a corrupt download (can you check the exact file length? You may be hitting the classic mime-type problem), a broken rtl8139.o, or a broken insmod. Since I haven't had other complaints about using 8139 based cards, or other strange problems with insmod, I think you've got a problem with file corruption. It's most likely the download of the rtl8139.o module, but it's also possible your disk image could be bad (maybe a bad spot on the floppy or something), or possibly bad RAM in your computer (run memtest86 to check this). If all of the above are dead-ends, report back, and I'll have to do some serious head-scratching. Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
