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From: Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] nForce4 eth driver not working...
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:21:01
Message-Id: 49C165F6.6030108@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] nForce4 eth driver not working... by Neil Bothwick
1 Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:35:14 +0100, Jarry wrote:
3 >> I have a strange problem with my motherboard (nForce4 chipset):
4 >> Installation CD finds eth0 and brings it up (with whatever driver).
5 >> Now I'm trying to compile my kernel, and even if I select all gbit
6 >> ethernet cards, it does not work:
7 >
8 > Run lspci -k (or lspci -v) from the live CD to see which module it is
9 > using.
10
11 lspci -v (no "-k" option for this version)
12 00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev f3)
13 Subsystem: Assustek Computer Inc. K8n4-e or A8n-e Mainbord
14 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
15 Memory at d4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
16 I/O ports at b000 [size=8]
17 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
18
19 There is nothing more in the output, concerning ethernet.
20 How can I see from this output, which module is it using?
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23 Justin wrote:
24 > Try forcedeth.
25
26 I do not see this in kernel config. I suppose it is experimental driver,
27 (which I turned off). Is it safe to use it?
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30 Jarry
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Re: [gentoo-user] nForce4 eth driver not working... Justin <justin@×××××××××.net>