* John Zaitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-08-01 07:59]: > Just as an update for anyone else who might be using the broadcom card. > It turns out that the tigon3 driver in 2.4.21 actually works. So now I > have succesfully done a basic install using the broadcom card.
VERY nice to know. Thanks. > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 02:16:20PM -0500, John Zaitz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > First I must say that FAI is a wonderful piece of software and, although > > I have just started using it, I can see its power for setting up groups of > > hardware. > > > > I have just received some new Dell 1750's with the BroadCom NetXtreme > > onboard gigiabit nics and am attempting to rebuild a kernel with the broadcom > > drivers compiled in rather than as a module for use as the fai kernel. I haven't try to use their kernel-patch but I have successfully made an initrd solution where I load their module before mounting the nfsroot. If you still care I can mail you the details. Jacob > > Unfortunately the kernel compile fails. I have tried using the tigon3 > > driver but this throws an error: "problem retrieving invariants of chip". > > I have attached the last couple lines of the kernel compile output as > > well as the config I am using. Perhaps someone has been successful with > > getting the latest broadcom driver compiled into the kernel rather than > > as a module? > > > > My other option is to go the PXE -> dhcp -> tftp route using an initrd. > > To date I have been unable to get the module to actually load during > > boot. In this case I do know that the initrd image is being transfered > > (as noted in the tftpd log) to the box but the module fails to load. > > To create the ramdisk I am running: > > > > mkinitrd -o initrd.img /lib/modules/2.4.20.fai.custom > > > > then adding bcm5700 to /etc/mkinitrd/modules > > > > > > Thanks for any help and/or pointers. > > > > John > > > > > -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fingerprint: 9315 DC43 D2E4 4F70 3AA8 F8F0 9DA0 B765 F5C8 7D26
