Re: MCP73 Ethernet not supported by forcedeth module

[baldyeti <e_fax_t@hotmail.com>]

I don't know about staying with 2.6.18,
but I've got etch installed & working with
this nvidia chipset and a 2.6.23 kernel
(see http://mirror.home-dn.net//d-i/)
Another easy possibility is to install a
2.6.24 kernel from the "Etch and a half"
project (http://wiki.debian.org/EtchAndAHalf)

On 10/06/2008 11:16, George Chelidze wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Recently I've got a mainboard with MCP73 chipset (don't have model info, 
> however I can provide it later if required) and would like to use 
> onboard network card. I have installed 2.6.18-6 and seems it's forcedeth 
> module doesn't support this chipset. The following link was very helpful:
>
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=73925
>
> however, driver mentioned in this thread also didn't work.
>
> I have downloaded kernel sources starting from 2.6.21 up to 2.6.25 and 
> found that this chipset is supported in 2.6.23 and above. I tried to 
> compile forcedeth.c found in 2.6.23 according to instructions found in 
> above thread but got compile time errors which means this driver is not 
> compatible with my kernel headers.
>
> I don't like to change my kernel, I'd like to build the correct version 
> of forcedeth.c for my instock kernel, but I can't find any.
>
> Is there any backported forcedeth.c driver for 2.6.18-6 kernel which 
> supports MCP73 chipset?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> George