[realtek] new version of d-link DFGE-530TX+ does not work?

Erik Steffl steffl@bigfoot.com
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:56:56 -0700


  thanks a lot, at least I have hope now. I downloaded the latest
version 0.9.16, compiled using KINCLUDES=/usr/src/linux/include (no
erors or warnings) but when I try to use it I've got unresolved symbols.
I am using kernel 2.4.2 - do I need 2.4.3?

  here's the output of modprobe and  uname:

jojda:/home/erik# modprobe 8139too
/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: unresolved symbol
alloc_etherdev
/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: unresolved symbol
pci_release_regions
/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: unresolved symbol
pci_request_regions
/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: insmod 8139too failed
jojda:/home/erik# uname -a
Linux jojda 2.4.2 #1 Sun Mar 25 21:57:11 PST 2001 i686 unknown
jojda:/home/erik#  

	erik

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> You need a newer version of the 8139too driver, which in your case
> simply adds a new PCI id to an internal table, which lists all PCI ids
> compatible with the 8139 driver.
> 
> The 8139too driver update can be downloaded from
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/
> 
> Or obtained from Linus' testing patch 2.4.4-pre5, against kernel 2.4.3,
> at
> ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/
> Or obtained from Alan Cox's patchkit, patched against kernel 2.4.3, at
> ftp://ftp.us.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/
> 
> All users of 8139too who were seeing problems should definitely update
> to version 0.9.16, which includes several fixes for longstanding
> problems.
> 
>         Jeff
> 
> --
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> Building 1024     |  combination -- but the combination is locked up
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