Bug#450836: installation-reports: Does not allow ethernet over firewire

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 12:53:31PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Thursday 15 November 2007, Frans Pop wrote:
> > Those should all be set for powerpc and should also be available during
> > installation. Please check:
> > - whether these modules are present
> > - whether they are loaded automatically or not
> > - if not, whether loading them manually gives you firewire support
> >
> > If the new firewire stack does not work for powerpc, that will have to be
> > discussed with the kernel team.
> 
> It looks as if the new stack just does not have any Ethernet support (yet?).
> I also no longer have a firewire Ethernet device on my x86_64 system.
> 
> This is confirmed on:
> http://wiki.linux1394.org/JujuMigration
> 
> That same page lists several issues with the new stack when compared to the 
> old one and also has the following recommendation:
> ! <!> Regarding Linux 2.6.22 and 2.6.23, the best advice to Linux
> ! distributors (kernel packagers) as well as to regular users is: Build only
> ! the old IEEE 1394 drivers.
> 
> Please activate the old stack again.

the new stack is very promising,
we will reconsider later if no eth1394 shows up,
for now that's just a minor regression.

see discussions on d-kernel,
nobody spoke up when the anncouncement about missing eth1394 was declared.

best regards

-- 
maks