On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 08:56:28PM -0500, Denis wrote: > Hello and Happy New Year!
Happy new year to every members here. > I was just updating from kernel linux-2.6.24-gentoo-r7 to > linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r7 using the "oldconfig" method, and I cannot get > the new kernel to load my network. The use of 'oldconfig' when upgrading from a previous .z kernel (as in 2.6.z) is a bad idea. There are too much changes between such upgrades. Please retry a compilation from scratch. > I have Intel network hardware that > runs on the E1000 driver, which I generally compile right into the > kernel - never had any problem. For some reason, the > linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r7 kernel leaves me netless. I try to start the > "net.eth0", and it says 'please verify your hardware driver' or > something to that extent. Has anyone else encountered this problem? If compiled as a module, check if it is loaded. Then, check if the driver is working using the 'ifconfig -a' command (upgrade sys-apps/net-tools if avaible). If the module can't load or if it isn't working when loaded, post your 'dmesg' and 'emerge --info' outputs. > I just compiled linux-2.6.25-gentoo-r9, and everything runs fine - no > network problems at all! Ok. What about the 2.6.28 series ? -- Nicolas Sebrecht
