Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Arttu V.]

On 9/13/09, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> wrote:
> On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com
>> <mailto:kogorman@×××××.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble
>>     I had with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this.
>>
>>     I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig"
>>     and took the default action on everything (none of which seemed
>>     related to this problem).  It boots okay and recognizes everything
>>     except my network interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel
>>     chipset thingies:)
>>
>>     Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel:
>>>     07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1
>>>     Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
>>>     07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1
>>>     Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
>>     The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual
>>     attempt to do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the
>>     interfaces do not exist.
>>
>>     Anybody else seen this or can give guidance?
>>
>> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces
>> are supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
>> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
>> unsupportable?
>
> It's CONFIG_E100:
>
> Symbol: E100
>     Prompt: Intel(R) PRO/100+ support
>       Defined at drivers/net/Kconfig:1462
>       Depends on: NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && NET_PCI && PCI
>       Location:
>         -> Device Drivers
>           -> Network device support (NETDEVICES)
>             -> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) (NET_ETHERNET)

Yes, a different(?) driver is to be used apparently (code duplication
reductions?):

"e100: add support for 82552 10/100 adapter"

http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_30

-- 
Arttu V.