On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:33:04AM -0400, Mike Savage wrote: > The RedHat-supplied kernel employs the Intel version of the driver, e100.0, > for your NIC. The vanilla kernel, which the vserver is most like as no > modules/drivers patches are applied against it AFAIK, supplies the original > open source driver, eepro100.o, by Donald Becker.
both drivers are usually available, one from intel called e100, and the other from D.Becker called eepro100 ... I would prefer the intel driver, because it is actively maintained ... > So, change this line... > > alias eth0 e100 > > To this... > > alias eth0 eepro100 > > ...in /etc/modules.conf if you are always going to boot into your vserver > kernel. > > Dual booting between the stock RedHat kernel and the vserver kernel would > require some additional finesse in order to get your NIC to work without > intervention at boot time. hmm, not if you compile the eepro100 into the kernel (which means not as module) best, Herbert > Hope that helps, > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph S Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Re[2]: [vserver] eth0 fail to start > > > > Please find /etc/modules.conf below... > ============================================== > alias eth0 e100 > alias usb-controller usb-uhci > alias sound-slot-0 es1370 > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L > >/dev/null 2>&1 || : > pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null > 2>&1 || : > ============================================== > > Thanks, > Joseph > > > > > > From: Mike Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 06/06/2003 21:40 Please > respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: RE: Re[2]: [vserver] eth0 fail to start > > > > > What does the contents of your /etc/modules.conf file look like? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph S Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re[2]: [vserver] eth0 fail to start > > > > I do not see eth0 with ifconfig command. It is not working. > I did not complie the kernel after downloading from web. How can I get the > .config file. I do not have one in /usr/src/linux-2.4. By the way, I am > using RedHat 9.0. Thanks. Joseph > > > > > > From: Guillaume Plessis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/06/2003 18:07 Please > respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: [vserver] eth0 fail to start > > > > > Joseph S Chung wrote: > > I am not sure. It is Intel 82557/8/9 Ethernet Pro 100. How can I > > check? Thanks, Joseph > > There are many way do to this : > > 1/ Check that the following options are marked "=y" or "=m" in the .config > file used during your kernel compilation: CONFIG_NET_PCI CONFIG_EEPRO100 in > case of "=m", you ahve to check that the modules is loaded during the system > boot > > 2/ check that you get eth0 when you lauch "ifconfig -a" > > 3/ ... > > Best regards > > Gui > > > > > >
