Re: Eth0 still doesn't work under 2.4.9
SOLVED! I just compiled the eepro100 support statically in the kernel
(not as a module)!
Ciao
Vittorio
Vittorio [debian-user] <12/09/01 10:14 +0000>:
>
> At last, after an extenuating series of failures I've been able to
> compile a tailored 2.4.9 kernel for my laptop under debian potato,
> using many of the options I had been using when compiling the 2.2.19
> one.
>
> Now, it happens that while my 2.2.19 kernel at boot time recognizes
> the eth0 card (an eepro100, built as a module) and I can issue either
> ifconfig or ifup without problem, the new 2.4 kernel doesn't seem to
> recognize it (compiled as a module) giving the following well known
> error:
>
> potato#ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1
> SIOCSIFADDR:no such device
> eth0:unknown interface:no such device
>
> If I issue 'modprobe eepro100' 'ifconfig' works properly but 'ifup
> eth0' goes on failing saying:
>
> ifup: interface eth0 already configured
>
> As a further check (but I don't know if it is relevant!),in
> /var/log/messages I find the following:
>
> <snip>
> PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf0478, last bus=1
> PCI: Using configuration type 1
> PCI: Probing PCI hardware
> Unknown bridge resource 2: assuming transparent
> PCI: Discovered primary peer bus 04 [IRQ]
> PCI: Using IRQ router PIIX [8086/7110] at 00:07.0
> Limiting direct PCI/PCI transfers.
> <snip>
>
> And issuing lspci I get:
>
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (rev 03)
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (rev 03)
> 00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
> 00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
> 00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
> 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
> 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
> 00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro Audiodrive (rev 10)
> 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 09)
> 00:09.1 Serial controller: Lucent Microelectronics: Unknown device 0445
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x (rev 64)
>
>
> Vittorio
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