[eepro100] update eepro100 driver

[Wei Keong]

Hi,

I would like to know how to update the eepro100 driver by compiling
together with the kernel.

Please help me out as my servers are giving a lot of problems lately.

Rgds,
Wei Keong


On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Wei Keong wrote:

> Hi Donald,
>
> I would like to update my system (kernel 2.4.18, loadable modules not
> enabled) eepro100 driver. I did not manage to update using the rpm method
> or the method below.
>
> I am thinking of putting the source files of netdrivers.tgz into the
> kernel source and recompile the kernel.
>
> Will this work?
> Is there any changes need to be made on the source files?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Rgds,
> Wei Keong
>
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Donald Becker wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Graeme Robinson wrote:
> >
> > > I'm new to the list and due to the lack of a search engine on the list
> > > archives I'm posing this question here.  Is there a module for this Intel
> > > Pro card 82562ET?
> >
> > Yes.  It uses the eepro100 driver
> >    http://www.scyld.com/network/eepro100.html
> >       ftp://www.scyld.com/pub/network/eepro100.c
> >
> > You can load the updated driver with
> >
> > mkdir /tmp/netdrivers/
> > cd /tmp/netdrivers/
> > ncftp ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/netdrivers.tgz
> > tar xfvz netdrivers.tgz
> > make
> > make install
> >
> > If the card is not detected your card might have an unusual PCI ID set.
> > If so, send the output of 'lspci'.
> >
> > > The card is onboard an Intel chipset motherboard (D845).
> > > I had heard problems with these onboard NICs had been overcome but not
> > > with my installed server. Can anyone point me to a module that might work?
> >
> > Be certain to run 'eepro100-diag -ee' first to clear the sleep mode:
> > http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html
> >   ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/diag/
> >
> >
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