Re: LAN down after installing kernel 2.4.24-1-k7

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Marc Shapiro (<mshapiro@sunlitsurf.com>) wrote:

> I am running Sarge, and have been using kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4.  I want
> to install a newer kernel and decided on 2.4.24-1-k7 (my box has an
> Athlon 2000+).  After the install, however, I am unable to access the 
> other box on my home LAN.  The relevent errors at boot (as far as I 
> can tell) are:  
> 
> Configuring network interfaces...SIOCSFADDR: No such device
> eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
>
> [...]
>
> I am using the built-in ethernet port on the SIS Motherboard.

<http://www.google.de/search?q=sis%20ethernet%20linux
20module&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>

Try the sis900 module.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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