[ltp] Kernel 2.4.20 and Realtek8139 with PCMCIA
Adam Southerland
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 02 Jun 2003 13:47:22 -0300
I made a few modifications to the config (Removed stuff I don't have...)
I started compiling at 10am and at 11:45a it is still compiling - lol
Here is a question... What is the difference between compiling NICs as
Modules or into the Kernel?
I know modules are outside and allow the kernel to be smaller... What
advantage do you have with compling the stuff into the kernel? (Ok, NIC
Drivers might have been a bad 'example' - I'd just like an idea of the
difference)
Thanks again!
Adam
----Original Message Follows----
From: Dan Sawyer <dansawyer@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Subject: Re: [ltp] Kernel 2.4.20 and Realtek8139 with PCMCIA
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:09:43 -0700
Adam,
I sent you my .config file.
modprobe loads dependencies.
Dan
Adam Southerland wrote:
>How is your PCMCIA setup?
>
>Are you still using the PCMCIA-cs-3.1.24 (or whatever version?)
>
>I added a line -> if uname -r != '2.2.19' then Don't load the
>pcmcia-cs-3.1.24
>
>The new kernel has built in PCMCIA support and that is what I have been
>attempting to use... Shoule I just disable that and go back to the previous
>package? (I have been working with 2.2.19 and 2.4.20 constantly so I have
>been modifing startup scripts based on versions...)
>
>Also, does the mii.o get loaded when you run -> /sbin/modprob 8139too
>or does it have to be ran by itself?
>
>Thanks!
>Adam Southerland
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>Adam,
>
>I am running 2.4.20 on a thinkpad. I use
>
>/sbin/modprobe 8139too
>
>to load the driver. There is a dependence on mii.o as well.
>
>I can't speak to irq 0. That seems strange.
>
>Below is the module list
>
>Module Size Used by Tainted: PF
>ppdev 6828 0 (autoclean)
>nfs 80920 2 (autoclean)
>ide-cd 33700 0 (autoclean)
>cdrom 33728 0 (autoclean) [ide-cd]
>cs46xx 62896 0 (autoclean)
>ac97_codec 13672 0 (autoclean) [cs46xx]
>soundcore 6468 3 (autoclean) [cs46xx]
>8139too 18088 1
>mii 3912 0 [8139too]
>vmnet 23496 4
>parport_pc 19044 0
>parport 37152 0 [ppdev parport_pc]
>vmmon 27540 0
>nfsd 80112 8 (autoclean)
>lockd 58704 1 (autoclean) [nfs nfsd]
>sunrpc 81564 1 (autoclean) [nfs nfsd lockd]
>autofs 13364 0 (autoclean) (unused)
>apm 13284 2
>ds 8712 2
>yenta_socket 12960 2
>pcmcia_core 54880 0 [ds yenta_socket]
>iptable_filter 2412 0 (autoclean) (unused)
>ip_tables 14872 1 [iptable_filter]
>nls_iso8859-1 3516 1 (autoclean)
>nls_cp437 5116 1 (autoclean)
>vfat 13100 1 (autoclean)
>fat 38808 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
>mousedev 5524 1
>keybdev 2944 0 (unused)
>hid 22244 0 (unused)
>input 5792 0 [mousedev keybdev hid]
>usb-uhci 26380 0 (unused)
>usbcore 77504 1 [hid usb-uhci]
>ext3 70368 3
>jbd 51796 3 [ext3]
>
>
>Adam Southerland wrote:
>
>>Good Day!
>>
>>I Installed the new Kernel 2.4.20 and now I can't get my Realtek 8139
>>PCMCIA Nic to work...
>>
>>The CardBus receives an IRQ of 0 and the NIC inherits this IRQ =(
>>
>>Anyone know how to make this work with Thinkpads?
>>
>>btw...
>>I have an IBM Thinkpad 760XL
>>current working kernel is 2.2.19 with the PCMCIA-cs-xxxxx and the
>>realtek_cb.o driver...
>>
>>I have seen information that I need to use the 8139too.o driver and this
>>would work except my IRQ is 0. I have worked on this for 3 days...
>>Constant compiling and stuff (Pentium 166MMX takes a while to compile =)
>>hehe
>>
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