On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:33:04AM -0400, Mike Savage wrote:
> The RedHat-supplied kernel employs the Intel version of the driver, e100.0,
> for your NIC.  The vanilla kernel, which the vserver is most like as no
> modules/drivers patches are applied against it AFAIK, supplies the original
> open source driver, eepro100.o, by Donald Becker.

both drivers are usually available, one from intel 
called e100, and the other from D.Becker called eepro100 ...

I would prefer the intel driver, because it is actively
maintained ...

> So, change this line...
> 
> alias eth0 e100
> 
> To this...
> 
> alias eth0 eepro100
> 
> ...in /etc/modules.conf if you are always going to boot into your vserver
> kernel.
> 
> Dual booting between the stock RedHat kernel and the vserver kernel would
> require some additional finesse in order to get your NIC to work without
> intervention at boot time.

hmm, not if you compile the eepro100 into the kernel
(which means not as module)

best,
Herbert

> Hope that helps,
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph S Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:21 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Re[2]: [vserver] eth0 fail to start
> 
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> 
> Please find /etc/modules.conf below...
> ==============================================
>   alias eth0 e100
>   alias usb-controller usb-uhci
>   alias sound-slot-0 es1370
>   post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L
>   >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>   pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null
>   2>&1 || :
> ==============================================
> 
> Thanks,
> Joseph
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mike Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/06/2003 21:40 Please
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> 
> What does the contents of your /etc/modules.conf file look like?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph S Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:03 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re[2]: [vserver] eth0 fail to start
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> 
> I do not see eth0 with ifconfig command. It is not working.
> I did not complie the kernel after downloading from web. How can I get the
> .config file. I do not have one in /usr/src/linux-2.4. By the way, I am
> using RedHat 9.0. Thanks. Joseph
> 
> 
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> From: Guillaume Plessis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/06/2003 18:07 Please
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> 
> Joseph S Chung wrote:
> > I am not sure. It is Intel 82557/8/9 Ethernet Pro 100. How can I 
> > check? Thanks, Joseph
> 
> There are many way do to this :
> 
> 1/ Check that the following options are marked "=y" or "=m" in the .config
> file used during your kernel compilation: CONFIG_NET_PCI CONFIG_EEPRO100 in
> case of "=m", you ahve to check that the modules is loaded during the system
> boot
> 
> 2/ check that you get eth0 when you lauch "ifconfig -a"
> 
> 3/ ...
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Gui
> 
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