Frozen on 'bringing up eth0 interface'

[Josh Estelle]

I found my problem was simply an IRQ conflict, my soundcard was using the
same IRQ that the ethernet card was trying to use.  So I configured it all
correctly now.

Thanks for eveyrone's help

Josh

Josh Estelle wrote:

> hi folks,
>
> i'm running linux mandrake 6.0, kernel 2.2.9.
> i want to recompile my kernel mainly to add sound support, but also to
> use the lastest kernel (2.2.12)
> after recompiling my machine boots to the 'brining up eth0 interface'
> line and freezes there.  Nothing will break out of the freeze,
> ultimately I have to do a power reset.
>
> I tried compiling the eepro100 driver as a module rather than directly
> into the kernel, when this booted it gives a 'delaying eth0
> initialization' error, then when i use 'insmod' and 'modprobe', and
> 'ifconfig' to bring up the module and then the interface it freezes on
> the 'ifconfig eth0 up' step.
>
> I thought perhaps the problem related to the following which is
> mentioned on the website:
> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html
>
> START QUOTE:
> The EEPro100 board always uses the same IRQ as an Adaptec 2940
> The preferred solution is to put each device on its own IRQ line. But
> some motherboards, notably the Intel PR440FX, don't permit this. To use
> both at the same
> time requires a slight modification of the 2940 driver: remove the
> SA_INTERRUPT flag to the request_irq() call. This is required whenever
> the 2940 driver must
> share an IRQ with any other device.
> END QUOTE.
>
> I then tried compiling the kenrel without SCSI support but still the
> same problem.  I still have a lot of things to try but I can't seem to
> pin poitn where exactly th eproblem is.  perhaps it isn't even
> specifically related with the eepro100 card/driver.  this was my next
> place to look so... if anyone can help boy would it be appreciated.
>
> thanks again,
> sincerley,
> josh estelle