----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [STN] Compile new modules for STN? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:53 AM > Subject: RE: [STN] Compile new modules for STN? > > > > Follow-up: > > > > Here's my game plan: > > > > I compiled the new SOHOware (tulip) driver based on the source files > > they provided. I tried substituting it for the existing STN tulip.o > > driver (just for grins-and-giggles). As expected, not only did it not > > work, it did not work in the big way. (froze system) This is to be > > expected since they are based on different kernel revisions. > > > > Since I do not have a system running based on the kernel revision that > > STN uses, (I -do- have the RH 6.n and 7.n versions though), I figure > > that the best I can do is try to "update" STN to the new kernel. (so we > > can create modules for it if we wish. . .) > > > > I downloaded the tar-ball for the "free" version to examine it. I am > > going to try to see exactly how it is put together - and what has to be > > done to > > > > (a) update to the latest kernel (using RH 7.0's new kernel as my target) > > > > (b) compile new ".o" modules for it based on that kernel build. > > > > Ultimately, what I want to do is to be able to provide, or provide > > instructions on how to create, a new kernel, ramdisk, and other things > > needed to make STN run. Hopefully, they could be substituted for the > > existing items in the production STN install, which would allow us to > > use the existing commercial STN install to build updated systems. > > > > I am still researching this - and will post my results here when I know > > more. > > > > Jim > > > > Jim Harris wrote: > > > OK, Here's my contribution to the "Stupid Question of the Month" club: > > > > > > I just picked up a bunch of new 100-Base-t NIC's (SOHOware Auto 10/100 > > > Ethernet PCI Card - Model SFA110A) > > > > > > Pretty darn good cards - and cheap too! > > > > > > Fortunately, they support Linux > > > Part of what they give you is a "revised" tulip.c source file to compile > > > > > > for your version of Linux. They alledge that the "stock" tulip driver > > > does not work - and I have proved this to be true, both with both RH 7.0 > > > > > > and STN. They give detailed instructions on how to re-compile the > > > driver, etc. etc. etc. When the smoke clears, you should be set to go. > > > > > > I would also like to do this for STN, so that I can use these cards with > > > > > > my STN gateway..... Is this possible? How? (and so forth) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Jim > > > > ============================================================ > > MyFree.com: The best selection of topics on the net...AND IT'S > > ALL FREE!! 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