Re: recompile 2.6.27.3 - now DHCP doesn't work

Thank you for this -- you refer to a .config from 2.6.27.x -- do you mean that you create the .config new and you have to rebuild it totally from scratch? Normally when I uncompress the tarball I just import (copy over) the config from another kernel build -- I'd really not do all that again if I can avoid it. I've even run both an old (2.6.25.x or 2.6.26.3) config against a new config from 2.6.27 through diff -y and none of the changes seem significant enough to justify having to do it again from scratch .... :(

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 2:05 PM, storm66@club-internet.fr <storm66@club-internet.fr> wrote:

Hello,

I do have some problems with the 2.6.27 kernel and I have to "rebuild"
the .config
from scratch using the 2.6.27 .config and putting all my configuration
things in.
After tthat it works !

JP Pozzi

On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 23:51 -0400, Massimo Savino wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm having a bit of trouble with my latest kernel source build,
> 2.6.27.3. It compiles without problem, but when I boot, I lose all
> network capability, and it even throws my Windows box off the
> network.
>
> Normally I have a DHCP internal router, and I usually end up with an
> IP of 192.168.2.X . However on the new kernel I have an internet
> address assigned of 169.x.x.x, and of course I can't connect.
>
> The thing I can't figure out is how this happened. Usually I just take
> my old config, re-run it, and save it with a new name (version), and
> that's the end of that.
>
> I'm wondering though -- does this 2.6.27 kernel have something new I
> should be aware of? Otherwise I really can't think of what might be
> causing the non-connectivity...
>
> I am using an eVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 board, with built-in ethernet
> (forcedeth??). If anyone would like to see some configs, just let me
> know and I'll attach.
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you can suggest.
> Mass
>