Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Interface Install

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

Quoting Andrzej Odyniec <an...@ma...>:

> Brad,
>
> According to your lspci printout, you have probably 8 ethernet ports on two
> four-head ethernet cards based on two-head Intel chips and this need
> separately compiled igb driver not included in standard kernel. DL contains
> igb driver, but in version 1.3.19.3 from 2009-03-19. Maybe this old driver is
> improper for so new devices, as your Portland?
>
> So you can try compile your own DL with replaced sources from
> igb-1.3.19.3.tar.gz to maybe last stable igb-3.2.9.tar.gz and test this new
> driver with your cards. If result will be positive, probably this driver will
> be renewed in standard DL distribution.
>
> Igb driver sources are on sourceforge:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/igb%20stable/

Currently DL is using the kernel drivers, not the ones provides by Intel.
But you're absolutely right, updating the Intel drivers and using them  
may solve the problem.

I kicked off a test compile with the 3.0.4 kernel, we'll see how far I get...

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