Recently I had problems with the rtl8139 and the 8139too kernel modules
with Bering 1.2 on a Axiom Single Board Computer.  After looking at the
leaf-user group I noticed that others were having similar problems,
e.g. kernel panics.  Since I did not have the option of using a
different NIC (all the slots in the industrial-type case are in use and
the NIC was integrated on the SBC) I decided to attempt the solve the
problem.

Long story short (my two previous, lengthy posts were rejected because I
was using the wrong "From" address) this problem is solved if one
downloads the new rtl8139 driver from Scyld and compiles it with the
2.4.20 kernel source.  You have to download the 2.4.20 kernel source if
you are using the stock Bering woody UML development environment that is
available for download.  The stock UML environment has the 2.4.18 kernel
source and will not build a usable kernel module for Bering 1.2 (the
hardware MAC and ethernet broadcast addresses will not be correctly
read).

I can contribute a working rtl8139 kernel module if anybody is
interested.

-jd



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