Problems with Dell Inspiron 2500 and kernel 2.4.18 and 19

[Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org>]

Hi

I was trying to upgrade to kernel 2.4.18 or 19 from 17. The problem is
that for both the newer kernels my network card doesn't work. I used the
same config file (that I loaded into xconfig) when I built the kernels.

Have anybody here with Insiron 2500 or that uses the eepro100 driver
experienced this?


With kernel 2.4.17:

eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html
eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V. Savochkin <saw@saw.sw.com.sg> and others
eth0: OEM i82557/i82558 10/100 Ethernet, 00:20:E0:6E:72:1B, IRQ 5.
  Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around.
  Board assembly 727095-002, Physical connectors present: RJ45
  Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
  General self-test: passed.
  Serial sub-system self-test: passed.
  Internal registers self-test: passed.
  ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x04f4518b).
  Receiver lock-up workaround activated.

with kernel 2.4.18 or 19:

eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker http://www.scyld.com/network/eepro100.html
eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V. Savochkin <saw@saw.sw.com.sg> and others
eth0: Invalid EEPROM checksum 0xff00, check settings before activating this device!
eth0: OEM i82557/i82558 10/100 Ethernet, FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, IRQ 5.
  Board assembly ffffff-255, Physical connectors present: RJ45 BNC AUI MII
  Primary interface chip unknown-15 PHY #31.
    Secondary interface chip i82555.
  General self-test: passed.
  Serial sub-system self-test: passed.
  Internal registers self-test: passed.
  ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x04f4518b).

Preben