Hi,

Then I wouldn't use some of the foul language that you have picked up. You need to look at the LQ rules. It would be nice if you did not bold everything.

For your network problem. What errors are you getting? What have you attempted? What kernel version? System information? I would suggest that you look at the next two links;

Thank you for the well put comment onebuck (mostly for pointing minimal to the forum rules).

As for the network problem, as onebuck stated, what have you tried? You said your local ip address is: 213.189.169.145 Is that the ip address of your computer, or is that the ip of a router you are going through? What do you get if you type 'ifconfig -a' in a terminal window (without the ''s)? Thats a start I suppose. Another thing I have noticed is that if you get an ip address, sometimes DNS servers don't cooperated well with linux. So if you get an IP address, but you still cant go anywhere the DNS server is possibly your problem. In order to fix this I manually edit my /etc/resolv.conf and put 'nameserver 4.2.2.2' at the top of the file.

I think this is a good start. More info would be appreciated.

DragonM15

First i want to apologize about my language....and i will start to read the LQ rules.I will try to read and get mutch more information about my network problems( a little re-search).And i hope i cand help also around here...I love chating on forums and helping people(if i can).Wish u all a nice day or night)...here it`s 3:06 in the morning)))Bye Bye

Try running `netconfig` as root to configure your network. I am assuming you simply didn't know how to configure it -- if you encounter problems when using netconfig, or if netconfig simply does not produce a working network configuration, please post the output of the following commands as root:

an obvious thing that you must have checked i think...If you got dual boot with xp... you could jot down the configs! yeah as T3Slider you run netconfig from the terminal. other possible ways i didnt try but are rather too stupid to me... run an ubuntu livecd as for it will always recognize your settings before hand...

just some rather obvious brainstorms.. boot to XP was how i got my net working.

oky....i restarted in linux and....did a ifconfig -a.....i got this message:

ifconfig -a

Link encap local host LoopBack
inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask 255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: 1/128 Scoop:Host
U1 LoopBack Running NFU:16436 Metric
Rxpockets: 0errors:0dropped:0anserws:frame:0
Txpockets: 0errors:0dropped:0anserws:canri 0
Collissions: 0txq
Rxbytes :0 (o.o b) Txbytes (0.0 b0



sorry about the writhing but....i had to wrote it on my own))....after i tried again the netconfig comand and decidet to try out the DHCP thing also....but the same thing...

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 213.189.169.145
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 213.189.169.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.68.193.110
212.68.193.196
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.68.193.113


i really have no ideea what i can do...



System Info: http://www.twenga.co.uk/prices-Pavil...op-PC-244940-0


so if somebody has any ideas i would be pleased....Agai i`m sorry i haven`t sleepe for abou 2 day`s))))so my writing is stil bad))...

alright, the problem is that your ethernet card is not being recognized. As t3slider stated you need to do an lspci, see the brand/name of your ethernet card, check your kernel config to see if your ethernet card is set as a module. If it is, then you can run 'modprobe moduleforyourethernetcard' Otherwise you might have to recompile your kernel for support for your ethernet card.

Hope this helps a little,
DragonM15

P.S. in order to copy things from a terminal window, select the text, and then go to your firefox window, or text editor and click both mouse buttons at the same time. Or in some cases pressing the middle mouse button works also. This 'pastes' the text your previously selected.

root@slax:~# lspci -vv
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL PCI Express Root Port (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: fa000000-fcffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000efffffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [88] Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL PCI Express Root Port
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [a0] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s, Port 2
Link: Latency L0s <256ns, L1 <4us
Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16
Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
Slot: Number 32, PowerLimit 75.000000
Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
Slot: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power-
Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [140] Unknown (5)

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at fdff8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
Link: Supported Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown, Port 0
Link: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
Link: ASPM Disabled CommClk- ExtSynch-
Link: Speed unknown, Width x0
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [130] Unknown (5)

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
Region 4: I/O ports at ff00 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19
Region 4: I/O ports at fe00 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
Region 4: I/O ports at fd00 [size=32]

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 17
Region 4: I/O ports at fc00 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: Memory at fdfff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdefffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GH (ICH7DH) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
Region 4: I/O ports at fb00 [size=16]

00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA RAID Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: I/O ports at fa00 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at f900 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at f800 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at f700 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at f600 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at fdffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19
Region 4: I/O ports at 0500 [size=32]

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7500 LE] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 034b
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at fb000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Expansion ROM at fcfe0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
Device: Latency L0s <256ns, L1 <4us
Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
Link: Latency L0s <256ns, L1 <4us
Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 128 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting

02:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW323 (rev 70) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (3000ns min, 6000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at fdeff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME+

02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5006X 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Unknown device 5001
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at fdee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-

02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) LAN Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 2a50
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: Memory at fdefe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 1: I/O ports at ef00 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-

root@slax:~#



root@slax:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_seq_dummy 6788 0
snd_seq_oss 32896 0
snd_seq_midi_event 10112 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50640 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 10508 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 42784 0
snd_mixer_oss 18048 1 snd_pcm_oss
ipv6 254496 20
pcmcia 34988 0
pcmcia_core 36500 1 pcmcia
capability 7304 0
commoncap 9344 1 capability
lp 13736 0
parport_pc 27812 0
parport 34760 2 lp,parport_pc
pcspkr 6528 0
psmouse 39048 0
zc0301 48004 0
compat_ioctl32 5248 1 zc0301
videodev 29184 1 zc0301
v4l1_compat 17668 1 videodev
v4l2_common 18688 2 zc0301,videodev
serio_raw 9220 0
i2c_i801 11408 0
evdev 11904 1
ata_generic 9220 0
intel_agp 25116 1
agpgart 31432 1 intel_agp
shpchp 33172 0
sg 30364 0
snd_hda_intel 20248 0
snd_hda_codec 209152 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm 72068 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 22532 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 47204 9 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd _timer
soundcore 9824 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 11528 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
root@slax:~#



root@slax:~# route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
root@slax:~#[code]

hope this will hhelp:P

Try typing `modprobe e100` as root and then post the output of `ifconfig -a` afterward. You may wish to run `netconfig` afterwards if the proper network interface is found in ifconfig output. If loading the e100 module detects an interface, you could add the following line to /etc/rc.d/r.modules-$(uname -r)

I really need some sleep...(..i iwll try to sleep like 4 hours and when i will wwake up i iwll try the things and post the actions after....10ks to all..Really Like it in this forum...Cheers

IT workssssssssssss......pfff 10ks man))i only used the modprobe e100 command and it worked))...I`m so happy now...thak`s sooo mutchhh.Love u guy`s

You will need to add 'e100' to /etc/modules , otherwise whenever you restart that module will again be disabled. If it is in /etc/modules it will be enabled upon boot. I know that is true with Slackware 10.1/2. My Slackware 12.1 box is at home, and I am at work. Just a thought.

Hope this helps,
DragonM15

Nevermind, t3slider already covered it. What can I say, its a Friday and I am tired. Sorry for the double post.

DragonM15

P.S. I believe there are 2 ways to enable modules, one is editing /etc/modules, and the other is adding a line to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules, is one way "better" than the other? Probably the rc.modules... Also, I dont have an rc.modules-$(uname -r). But I am currently on Slack 10.2. Is that new to Slack 12?

If I remember correctly the rc.modules-kernel_revision was introduced with Slackware 11 kernel 2.4.33.3.

The memory's not what it used to be though !