----- Original Message ----- From: "Roberto Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:03 PM Subject: Re: nvnet module not working after kernel (and module) recompile
> --- SYNeR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribi�: > > Hi all, > > > > I upgraded from 2.4.20 --> 2.4.21, so far my nvidia.o (video driver) module > > is working. > > Although, I did make && make install for my nvnet (onboard LAN adapter > > driver) module. > > I added nvnet to /etc/modules , added "alias eth0 nvnet" to > > /etc/modules.conf, and rebooted.. > > > > My settings are correct in /etc/networking/interfaces, as these are the same > > settings i used before the kernel > > upgrade. After the reboot, lsmod shows nvnet is running.. but it seems when i > > try to run "ifconfig", it just appears > > to lock up. tryinging to ping a box on my LAN fails, too. > > > > What I explained what i did above is what it says in the README for my > > nforce2 motherboard linux drivers.. This, I'm pretty sure, is how I did it > > last time. > > > > Am I missing something? > > > > Thanks, > > > > SYNeR > > > > > > Make sure that when you 'make-kpkg <options here> kernel_image kernel_headers' > that you have that kernel_headers target in there. Then install the kernel > headers themselvs along with the kernel image. Once the headers are installed > creat a symlink to the directory by 'ln -sf kernel-headers-2.4.21/ > linux-2.4.21' > > Once that is done, reboot and then 'make && make install' in the nforce/ > directory. I'm not sure why, but the Makefile for the nforce drivers relies > on the modversions.h file which is only in the kenel headers. It will also > only build the module for the currently running kernel (without modifying the > Makefile). > > HTH, > > -Roberto > > ___________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versi�n GRATIS > Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y m�s... > http://messenger.yahoo.es > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I didn't do the debian method of kernel upgrading, I simply grabbed the 2.4.20 source tgz, and created /usr/src/linux-2.4.20 source tree (/usr/src/linux being a symlink)... So shouldn't the headers be part of that. Also, wouldn't the make && make install of the nvnet driver have failed if the headers weren't installed? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
