Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] r8169 network driver fails to load in DL 1.2.15

[Heiko Z. <he...@zu...>]

Quoting Geir Inge <gei...@gm...>:

> Thank you for your response.
>
> Is this the version I should test:
> http://devil-linux.linjection.org/devel/testing/devil-linux-1.3.6-2008-08-05-i586.tar.bz2
> ?

Yes try that one

> I did not find a SMP release of DL 1.3 but that is probably not
> important right now.

All 1.3 releases are SMP

>
> Installing the 1.3.6 release on a usb stick with the included
> install-on-usb script gives the same problems as the 1.5.12 release
> (run on a ubuntu hardy machine) :
>
> 1) selecting lilo as the bootloader, the script fails:
>
> Do you want to edit the lilo menu file  (y/n) n
> cp: cannot stat `/boot/boot.b': No such file or directory
> Install failed!
> syncing and unmounting (this could take a while)
>
> 2) selecting syslinux as bootloader, the script fails:
>
> Installing syslinux MBR
> 0+1 records in
> 0+1 records out
> 404 bytes (404 B) copied, 0.00895628 s, 45.1 kB/s
> installing SysLinux boot sector
> umount: /tmp/syslinux.mnt.4674.0: device is busy
> umount: /tmp/syslinux.mnt.4674.0: device is busy
> Install failed!
> syncing and unmounting (this could take a while)
>
> Selecting grub (no serial), the script fails (work ok on the 1.2.15
> release) with:
>
> Configuring Grub boot sector and menu...
> Do you want to edit the grub menu file  (y/n) n
> Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
> ./install-on-usb: line 119:  5069 Segmentation fault      $grub_shell
> --batch --device-map=$device_map  > /dev/null <<-EOF
> root $root_drive
> setup $force_lba $install_drive
> quit
> EOF
>
> Should we move to the develop mailinglist ?

That may be best.
Not sure about this one and I won't be able to look at it anytime soon.

> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Heiko Zuerker <he...@zu...> wrote:
>> Quoting Geir Inge <gei...@gm...>:
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> I am trying to set up devil linux on a Intel D945GCLF motherboard
>>> (mini itx format, atom cpu).
>>>
>>> DL has no problem booting and configuring my second network card
>>> (intel pci card), but fails to load the r8169 module for the on-board
>>> RTL8101E LAN adapter.
>>>
>>> Booting with a 2.6.25 kernel on the same motherboard, loads the
>>> realtek driver without any  
>>> problems.http://devil-linux.linjection.org/devel/testing/devil-linux-1.3.6-2008-08-05-i586.tar.bz2
>>>
>>> output from lspci (on DL):
>>>
>>> 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E
>>> PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
>>>
>>>
>>> modprobe r8169 gives the following error:
>>>
>>> /lib/modules/2.4.36.6-grsec/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.o: init_module:
>>> No such device
>>> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
>>> including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>>>       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
>>> /lib/modules/2.4.36.6-grsec/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.o: insmod
>>> /lib/modules/2.4.36.6-grsec/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.o failed
>>> /lib/modules/2.4.36.6-grsec/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.o: insmod r8169 failed
>>>
>>> There is no record of this operation in dmesg or syslog (syslog is empty)
>>>
>>> Please advice
>>
>> Looks like the 2.4 Kernel doesn't like your card.
>> Try using DL 1.3 (beta, but stable), it is based on the 2.6 Kernel and
>> may just work.
>>


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Regards
   Heiko Zuerker
   http://www.devil-linux.org


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