Bug#363490: module sk98lin cannot be assigned to eth0
reassign 363490 linux-2.6
retitle 363490 [amd64] module sk98lin cannot be assigned to eth0
thanks
On Wednesday 19 April 2006 14:49, Georg Colle wrote:
> Comments/Problems:
> The module sk98lin needed by the network HW was not loaded
> automatically. Choosing it from the list that showed after the
> automatic loading failure had no effect.
> Changing to the VT2, inserting ist manally by "modprobe sk98lin" and
> inspecting the list put out by lsmod showed that ist was loaded.
> But in /proc/net/sk98lin/ there was not the expected Document "eth0" -
> there was nothing at all.
> I guess that the driver module could not be assigned correctly to the
> lan interface.
I have no idea what this issue is about, but it looks like a kernel issue.
I hope the kernel package maintainers can help you out.
> As I found out trying to install the i386 daily-build-image (loaded
> down on April 17 at 10:11pm), there is a working sk98lin module loading
> automatically.
> Perhaps it is worth while taking its source code and compiling it in an
> amd64 environment?
Not really as amd64 and i386 kernels are compiled from the same source.
Can you please provide the output of 'cat /proc/version/' after booting
the installer and switching to VT2? If possible both for the i386
installation CD and the amd64 one.
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