Re: [Astlinux-users] Add drivers 0.4

[Manuel <lis...@gm...>]

Kristian,

Your patch not Works. When system boot the NIC is detected but DHCP fail =
to
get an IP address. I have put a static IP and tried to make a ping. I =
see
leds in NIC and switch flashing but not receive any packet. I don=92t =
known
where is the problem but following your patch I have compared de 2 =
r8169.c
files from trunk and 0.4. I have seen many different and I have make a =
patch
to include all the changes. When try to compile in 0.4 give some errors =
and
not compile de module. I don=92t know what will be my next step. This =
night
it's possible I try again with trunk.

Darrick,
If you like you can remove the patch from svn or make an image including =
it,
what you prefer.


Kristian & Darrick thanks for all your efforts to help me,

--
Manuel



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Kristian
Kielhofner
Enviado el: lunes, 12 de marzo de 2007 17:26
Para: AstLinux Users Mailing List
Asunto: Re: [Astlinux-users] Add drivers 0.4

On 3/12/07, Darrick Hartman <dha...@dj...> wrote:
> Manuel wrote:
> > Darrick,
> >
> > I am again with my problems. Please, can you guide me how can I =
install
the
> > drivers for my NIC in AstLinux? Not in details only a orientation. =
This
> > weekend I have tried to make a package with the drivers from Realtek
without
> > success. In the drivers not appears a configure file only a makefile =
and
I
> > have tried several thinks but not works. My Linux knowledge is very
limited.
> > I am really very frustrated. If I use trunk the image file not boot. =
If
use
> > 0.4 I need to install a NIC and remove the ISDN card.
> >
> >
> Manuel,
>
> If I recall this was a realtek driver?  0.4 branch builds r8169 kernel
> module by default if you use either the i586 or VIA image.
>
> Did you try modprobe 8169?
>
> Can you do an lspci -v > file.txt then attach file.txt to an email to =
me
> so we can see exactly what hardware you are working with?  Also please
> supply the motherboard brand and model.
>
> Also tell us what specific astlinux image you are using?  If this is =
an
> image you built yourself, please try the i586-RC2 image available =
here:
> http://www.djhsolutions.com/astlinux
>
> Darrick
>

Darrick,

  Manuel's problem is that his card's PCI ID is too new for the driver
in 2.6.16.12.  He has already sent me the output of lspci and we have
confirmed that it does work with newer kernels.

Manuel,

  0.4 is the stable branch of AstLinux.  We are not going to change
kernel versions in the stable branch.  I have just committed a kernel
patch for the r8169 driver for 2.6.16.12 in the 0.4 branch that adds
the PCI IDs from the r8169 driver in 2.6.20.

  This is a trivial patch and it should not effect the quality of the
0.4 branch.  The next releases that Darrick releases should have this
patch.

--=20
Kristian Kielhofner

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