Re: [gentoo-user] Another Install Issue

[Mick]

On Sunday 16 Oct 2011 17:08:45 CJoeB wrote:
> On 10/16/11 11:29, Matthew Finkel wrote:
> > On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM, CJoeB <colleen.beamer@×××××.com
> >
> > <mailto:colleen.beamer@×××××.com>> wrote:
> >     > Also: Are the modules actually loaded before you unload them? Use
> >     > `modprobe -vr broadcom tg3`. If there is no output, the module
> >     > was not loaded.
> >
> >     Prior to unloading the modules, output from 'modprobe -vr broadcom
> >     tg3' is
> >
> >     rmmod /lib/modules/2.6.39-gentoo-r3/kernel/drivers/net/tg3.ko
> >
> > Hi Colleen,
> >
> > Looks like broadcom isn't loading at boot. Also, I'm not too familiar
> > with broadcom, but why must you load two modules? I found [1] which
> > sound like your problem (possibly the site you mentioned earlier)
> > which references a similar problem when tg3 is loaded before broadcom.
> > You may have already tried this, but have you tested changing the
> > order in /etc/conf.d/modules?
> >
> >
> > [1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=110026
> >
> > - Matt
>
> Tried changing the order of module loading.  Didn't change anything!
>
> :-(  But this was a good idea that I never thought of!

OK, that leaves the other 2 options I suggested in earlier message.

BTW have you tried the latest stable kernel?  It may have been patched by now.
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Regards,
Mick