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From: Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:48:10
Message-Id: 9acccfe50909130348w461b33a0vac09c299fe23b519@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network by Kevin O'Gorman
1 On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble I had
4 > with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this.
5 >
6 > I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig" and took
7 > the default action on everything (none of which seemed related to this
8 > problem). It boots okay and recognizes everything except my network
9 > interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel chipset thingies:)
10 >
11 > Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel:
12 >
13 > 07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
14 > 100 (rev 0d)
15 > 07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
16 > 100 (rev 0d)
17 >
18 > The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual attempt to
19 > do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the interfaces do not exist.
20 >
21 > Anybody else seen this or can give guidance?
22 >
23 > Umm. I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces are
24 supported by the config option CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
25 which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file. Eeeek! Is my system now
26 unsupportable?
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31 Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>