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So I installed a new kernel, and I no longer have ethernet support, apparently. Is there any way to check to module in an existing kernel so I can compile it with the new one?
Of couse, this is going to dump out all the modules that are loaded, and that's likely a bunch. It would be faster to drop your NIC brand/madel into google and see what Linux uses to drive it.
When you say "installed a new kernel", do you mean from source or from a package? It may be as simple as modprobe tulip; /etc/init.d/network restart. If that fixes it, you need to tell the kernel to load that module on boot. I have *no* idea how to do that on your system as I've not seen a slack box since before version 3.
If you built your kernel from source, you need to rebuild it with tulip selected as a module.
Here it is # CONFIG_AC3200 is not set
# CONFIG_APRICOT is not set
# CONFIG_B44 is not set
# CONFIG_FORCEDETH is not set
# CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set
# CONFIG_DGRS is not set
# CONFIG_EEPRO100 is not set
CONFIG_E100=m
CONFIG_E100_NAPI=y
# CONFIG_FEALNX is not set
# CONFIG_NATSEMI is not set
# CONFIG_NE2K_PCI is not set
# CONFIG_8139CP is not set
CONFIG_8139TOO=y
CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO=y
# CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER is not set
# CONFIG_8139TOO_8129 is not set
# CONFIG_8139_OLD_RX_RESET is not set
Thats a part of mine its under Ethernet 10 or 100bit
Tulip family network device support
Once you get everything working cp the .config someplace and then when you want to install a new kernel you can use the config you know that works as a starting point and go from there.
Last edited by comprookie2000; 11-29-2004 at 03:53 PM.
Originally posted by comprookie2000
Here it is # CONFIG_AC3200 is not set
# CONFIG_APRICOT is not set
# CONFIG_B44 is not set
# CONFIG_FORCEDETH is not set
# CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set
# CONFIG_DGRS is not set
# CONFIG_EEPRO100 is not set
CONFIG_E100=m
CONFIG_E100_NAPI=y
# CONFIG_FEALNX is not set # CONFIG_NATSEMI is not set
# CONFIG_NE2K_PCI is not set
# CONFIG_8139CP is not set
CONFIG_8139TOO=y
CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO=y
# CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER is not set
# CONFIG_8139TOO_8129 is not set
# CONFIG_8139_OLD_RX_RESET is not set
Thats a part of mine its under Ethernet 10 or 100bit
Tulip family network device support
Once you get everything working cp the .config someplace and then when you want to install a new kernel you can use the config you know that works as a starting point and go from there.
I need to find that piece of code. I can't find it!!!!
Maybe I'm lookin gin the wrong place, but how do I compile the Natsemi module into the kernel, or failing that, to enable it to be loaded as a module?
Did you see this: its under Ethernet 10 or 100bit
Tulip family network device support
What kernel 2.4 or 2.6 enable it as a module,if you don't see it there is no need to compile the kernel you are not going to get lucky!
You can copy your old kernel config file (Slack stashes them in /boot, generally) to <new kernel dir>/.config and then run make oldconfig then you can make menuconfig or whatever to enable extra stuff. Make oldconfig may take awhile though going from 2.4 -> 2.6.
I meant to take the configs I already had from that 2.6.5 install and change the few things I need to get the video working. I just had to make another bzImage. Unfortunately, I can't get video working!!!! What would prevent video from working? I pretty much went by Shilo's thread, the long one where he tell what he does for every option. Could it be the frame buffering? It boots fine, but no video..... I have to reboot blind.
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