Linux kernel 2.0.35 and Intep EEPro 10+/100B/100+

[Scott Boyd]

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On Sat, 26 Sep 1998, Nikica Petrinic wrote:

> Dear Scott,
> 
> Thanks for replying.
> 
> At the time I posted the question I was still very much in the dark on
> this issue. Not much more light now either.
> 
> Before I recompiled the kernel I checked if I was using the right module
> in /etc/conf.modules. It did include eepro100. It didn't work though.
> 
> The reason why I recompiled the 2.0.35 kernel was to make use of the 
> second processor (SMP). This was the first time I ever tried 
> recompiling the kernel and was very careful with 'make xconfig'. However,
> I wasn't successful with modules so I squeezed all I thought I needed 
> into zImage.
> 
> This is what I did:
> 1) installed RedHat v5.1 of sunsite
> 2) downloaded and installed 2.0.35 kernel upgrade including sources
>    (eepro100 would not work)
> 3) edited /usr/src/linux/Makefile to un-comment SMP=1
> 4) downloaded latest eepro100.c (cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov:/linux/drivers/eepro100.c)
> 5) run 'make xconfig' to include relevant drivers (SCSI and eepro)
>    (I can send you /usr/src/linux/.config if needed)
> 6) changed lilo.conf and run lilo
> 7) rebooted
> 
> Everything worked but EEPro.
> 
> I downloaded eepro-diag and mii-diag (following the suggestions from
> ftp://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/linux/drivers/eepro100.html). These
> could see the card but I didn't know what to do with the information
> the diags provided.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> I am not sure I know what this 'netatalk' is either. I don't get anything
> if I type 'ps | grep netatalk'. Does that mean I am not running it?
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Nik
> 
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> Nikica Petrinic
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> Department of Engineering Science
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Stone <sstone@ume.pht.co.jp>
> To: Nikica Petrinic <nikica.petrinic@eng.ox.ac.uk>
> Cc: linux-eepro100 <linux-eepro100@cesdis1.gsfc.nasa.gov>
> Date: 26 September 1998 03:09
> Subject: Re: Linux kernel 2.0.35 and Intep EEPro 10+/100B/100+
> 
> 
> >On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Nikica Petrinic wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Donald,
> >> 
> >> I would appreciate if you could help.
> >> 
> >> We have a Dell PowerEdge 2300 with Intel Ether Express Pro 10+/100B/100+
> >> network card (82557 chip) which refuses to work properly with RedHat v5.1.
> >> 
> >> When I booted from the RedHat v5.1 boot floppy in order to
> >> download and install RedHat it all worked well (so I thought).
> >> 
> >> I successfully installed everything and rebooted. The network card
> >> didn't pick-up. I turned the machine off and on again and the
> >> network was there again. I checked if there was a hardware problem
> >> with the network card by booting DOS and using Intel's utility
> >> software to probe the card. It was reported OK.
> >> 
> >> I upgraded kernel to 2.0.35 (RedHat official updates) and made sure I
> >> selected the right driver (make xconfig). Recompiled. Rebooted.
> >> No sign of life from the network card. Turned the machine off and
> >> on - nothing.
> >
> >well, as soon as you recompiled that kernel, you stopped using Redhat's
> >official release.  The 'official' way is to install their kernel RPMs and
> >then load the eepro100 driver module.  I have a machine here with 2.0.35
> >and an eepro100-B card and it works - make sure you're not running
> >netatalk, though, since that will, after an hour or so, deactivate the
> >card due to too many TX timeouts.
> >
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------
> >Scott M. Stone <sstone@pht.com, sstone@turbolinux.com>
> >               <sstone@pht.co.jp>
> >Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
> >Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)
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> >
> >
> 
> 

Scott Boyd
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