As it turns out, 2.2.16 from ftp.kernel.org has the RTL net driver marked
as experimental, which I discovered after going through the menuconfig
"Config.in" scripts. Ray also told me this (Thanks Ray). It's not a
readhat thing, it's a kernel thing.
Thanks, though! ;)
...Mike
At 07:14 PM 23/08/2000 -0300, you wrote:
>At 15:24 23/08/00 -0400, Mike Dickson wrote:
> >Strange that it doesn't show up in menuconfig for 2.2.16 I downloaded 20
> >minutes ago. I wonder why...
>
>Possibly you have either:
>1. A not-from-redhat copy of the kernel source that is for some reason
>missing this driver, or more likely
>
>2. You have not said yes on at least one of the config options required for
>ethernet support (and as such have no option to compile network device
>drivers since you can't use them).
>
>I have the kernel source for 2.2.16 installed from the
>kernel-source-2.2.16-3 rpm package and it's present in my config menu.
>
>I can send you the whole config file for one of my boxes if you want,
>although it will be set to compile that as a module, since I mostly use
>Linksys (tulip chipset) cards. Also if you're not using exactly the same
>source code package my config file may fail to produce a usable kernel on
>your machine.
>--
>
>Who is this General Failure, and why is he reading my hard disk?
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Redhat-list mailing list
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
_______________________________________________
Redhat-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
