I have had trouble with each new version of the 2.4.x kernel on my Debian/Alpha machine. Now I know why it is failing, but I will need help to fix it.
Quite by accident, the ethernet card was disabled from the .config after a clean "make oldconfig" from a working 2.2.19 kernel. This worked fine without any problems. However, I quickly realized that there was no ethernet card enabled. The machine has a Digitial Fast Etherworks DE500-AA network card. The 2.2.19 kernel config selects the "Generic DECchip & Digital Etherworks" selection and works great. However, this selection with any 2.4.x kernel (now I know) fails (after a period of time). I have also tried the "DECchip Tulip" and "DEPCA, DE..." selections. The tulip card also works for a period of time, but fails. DEPCA doesn't work at all (so it never causes the system to fail and crash). Yes, the system fails with a hard crash which causes a file-system check on boot. Fortunately, I have always recovered on the reboot. Also, I use the knfsd option. Is this working for the Alpha ? I think I may have read where this could be a problem. I also use automount. Any help is appreciated -- James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory [EMAIL PROTECTED] - work [EMAIL PROTECTED] - home
