Re: 2.2.x kernel and PCI eth0 problem - the answer
Thanks Jor-el,
I upgraded dhcpcd and netbase and it works like a charm. The fact that 2.2
kernels require an upgrade is documented in the release notes section on
www.debian.org. (Yes I am embarrassed - I should have caught that myself)
Thanks also to Paul Wade, who also dropped me a helpful note, with other
diagnostic techniques.
Namaste
Rupert B.
At 08:02 AM 03/08/99 -0500, Jor-el wrote:
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>Rupert,
>
> I assume that you are running Slink. Have to installed the upgrade
>versions of the packages that are required for your to be running the
>2.2.x kernels? I belive the net-tools package is one of the packages that
>need to be ugraded, so I am not at all surprised to hear that networking
>is failing for you.
>
> There is a URL available somewhere on the Debian website which
>tells you about the packages that need to be upgraded. Unfortunately, I do
>not have a URL handy - so you'll have to search.
>
>Regards,
>Jor-el
>
>Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My
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>that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
> -- Flannery O'Connor
>
>On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Rupert Brooks wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have configed and compiled both the 2.2.10 and 2.2.5 kernels, and my
>> ne2000 clone PCI ethernet card does not work with either.
>>
>> With my 2.0.34 kernel, the card worked fine. The module ne2k-pci loaded
>> without a hitch and dhcpcd configured the ip information flawlessly. (
>> I use an ADSL connection which requires DHCP to be used to set up the IP
>> address.)
>>
>> I have tried both kernels with NE2000 support compiled in. In this
>> case, the card appears to be recognized on startup, but DHCPCD does not
>> create new files when it runs. DHCPCD does not report any errors
>> either. ifconfig without arguments shows the loopback device. Ifconfig
>> listing all devices lists the eth0 device and it looks ok, but none of
>> the IP information is configured. Note that I have also used dhcpcd
>> eth0 to try and force dhcp to use the ethernet card.
>>
>> If I configure the kernel to use loadable module support for the
>> ethernet card, then the module ne2k-pci won't load. When using insmod
>> to try to load it, it will complain aboutn several symbols not being
>> resolved. From their names they look like the ethernet card hooks in
>> the kernel.
>>
>> After that lengthy description - I have a couple questions
>>
>> Does anyone out there have a ne2000 PCI ethernet card working under a
>> 2.2.x kernel?
>> If so, did you have to do anything wierd to get it to work?
>> I am not sure what is not working, because there have been so few error
>> messages. Can anyone recommend some diagnostic tests?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Rupert Brooks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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