Bug#259350: kernel-image-2.6.7-powerpc: internal eth0 not detected (bmac module)
On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 11:20:17AM +0200, Jens Schmalzing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Bernhard Reiter writes:
>
> > As a user that upgrades I run into that problem.
> > Debian has a reputation of making upgrades smooth.
>
> You are not upgrading, you are installing a new package.
No, he is upgrading from a 2.4 to a 2.6 kernel. The fact that the
packages have separate names is just an artifact of our packging
practices.
> > Giving some hints to easy that pitfall is user friendly.
>
> Send me a patch for the documentation in the package and I will
> consider including it.
That said, the real problem is probably a bug in either discover or
hotplug or whatever is used to load modules.
Bernhard, what module discovering package have you installed ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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