Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 21:52:18 -0800
From: varrunashok
To: clfs-dev
Subject: [Clfs-dev] etho device does not exist
hello everybody!
I have successfully built clfs based on book clfs-1.1.0 and its running
on x86 ULV celeron board.
However.....
when i type ifconfig etho does not appear at all onlt the lo:loop back
interface comes.
while booting i get the startup message as eth0 :device does not exist.
the ethernet driver used in the board is RTL8100BL. i am using kernel
2.6.23-rc2
anybody has any idea how to make the ethernet work?
thanking you,
varrun ashok
Quick answer;
Should be supported by the 8139too module (or possibly r8169)...did you
compile the kernel with these modules? Is the module loading? (ie; do 'insmod
8139too' or
'insmod r8169' -- check output of 'dmesg' for result) If this works, the driver
is not autoloading -
did you enable module autoloading during kernel configuration? If you did and
it doesn't
auto-load, the device itself might not be referenced by the driver (see
below)...if manual
loading works, add the working module name to /etc/sysconfig/modules...
Long answer;
make sure you have the latest pci-ids file installed
check output of 'lspci -n' -- find the vid/pid for that device
check linux-2.6.23-rc2/drivers/net/8139too.c (or r8169.c) -- make sure the
device vid/pid is listed.
If it isn't listed in the code, send the driver maintainer a note letting them
know about the fact
you have a rtl8100bl with an unlisted vid/pid identity
Be aware that it's next to impossible to help you with -your- hardware, if you
supply no
hardware specifics....ie; the output of dmesg would be a big help here, and the
output
of lspci is also helpful. This is to say, quoting 'rtl8100bl' means very little
-- that's just
the model designation, and doesn't reflect the actual chipset/version of
chipset used.
Don
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