[gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[gentoo-user] Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Kevin O'Gorman]

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I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble I had
with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this.

I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig" and took
the default action on everything (none of which seemed related to this
problem).  It boots okay and recognizes everything except my network
interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel chipset thingies:)

Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel:

07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
100 (rev 0d)
07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
100 (rev 0d)

The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual attempt to
do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the interfaces do not exist.

Anybody else seen this or can give guidance?

-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Kevin O'Gorman]

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On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble I had
> with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this.
>
> I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig" and took
> the default action on everything (none of which seemed related to this
> problem).  It boots okay and recognizes everything except my network
> interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel chipset thingies:)
>
> Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel:
>
> 07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
> 100 (rev 0d)
> 07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
> 100 (rev 0d)
>
> The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual attempt to
> do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the interfaces do not exist.
>
> Anybody else seen this or can give guidance?
>
> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces are
supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
unsupportable?



-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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[gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com
> <mailto:kogorman@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble
>     I had with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this.
>
>     I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig"
>     and took the default action on everything (none of which seemed
>     related to this problem).  It boots okay and recognizes everything
>     except my network interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel
>     chipset thingies:)
>
>     Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel:
>>     07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1
>>     Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
>>     07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1
>>     Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
>     The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual
>     attempt to do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the
>     interfaces do not exist.
>
>     Anybody else seen this or can give guidance?
>
> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces
> are supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
> unsupportable?

It's CONFIG_E100:

Symbol: E100
    Prompt: Intel(R) PRO/100+ support
      Defined at drivers/net/Kconfig:1462
      Depends on: NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && NET_PCI && PCI
      Location:
        -> Device Drivers
          -> Network device support (NETDEVICES)
            -> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) (NET_ETHERNET)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Arttu V.]

On 9/13/09, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
> On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com
>> <mailto:kogorman@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I'm just trying kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 and having the same trouble
>>     I had with 2.56.30-r4, so now I need to ask if I'm alone in this.
>>
>>     I copied my .config from my 2.6.28-gentoo-r5, did "make oldconfig"
>>     and took the default action on everything (none of which seemed
>>     related to this problem).  It boots okay and recognizes everything
>>     except my network interfaces (on the motherboard, but they're Intel
>>     chipset thingies:)
>>
>>     Here's what "lspci" says about them on the good kernel:
>>>     07:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1
>>>     Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
>>>     07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1
>>>     Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
>>     The 2.6.30-gentoo-r6 kernel does not bring them up, and a manual
>>     attempt to do so in /etc/init.d errors out with a claim the
>>     interfaces do not exist.
>>
>>     Anybody else seen this or can give guidance?
>>
>> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces
>> are supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
>> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
>> unsupportable?
>
> It's CONFIG_E100:
>
> Symbol: E100
>     Prompt: Intel(R) PRO/100+ support
>       Defined at drivers/net/Kconfig:1462
>       Depends on: NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && NET_PCI && PCI
>       Location:
>         -> Device Drivers
>           -> Network device support (NETDEVICES)
>             -> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) (NET_ETHERNET)

Yes, a different(?) driver is to be used apparently (code duplication
reductions?):

"e100: add support for 82552 10/100 adapter"

http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_30

-- 
Arttu V.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am Sonntag 13 September 2009 13:04:37 schrieb Arttu V.:
> On 9/13/09, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
> > On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:kogorman@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces
> >> are supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
> >> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
> >> unsupportable?
> >
> > It's CONFIG_E100:
> >
> Yes, a different(?) driver is to be used apparently (code duplication
> reductions?):
> 
> "e100: add support for 82552 10/100 adapter"

Yep. It's these kind of changes that make me go through make menuconfig once 
after major version upgrades.

BTW: There's no need for "make oldconfig" in this case.

Bye...

	Dirk

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Dale]

Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> Am Sonntag 13 September 2009 13:04:37 schrieb Arttu V.:
>   
>> On 9/13/09, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
>>     
>>> On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:kogorman@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the interfaces
>>>> are supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
>>>> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
>>>> unsupportable?
>>>>         
>>> It's CONFIG_E100:
>>>
>>>       
>> Yes, a different(?) driver is to be used apparently (code duplication
>> reductions?):
>>
>> "e100: add support for 82552 10/100 adapter"
>>     
>
> Yep. It's these kind of changes that make me go through make menuconfig once 
> after major version upgrades.
>
> BTW: There's no need for "make oldconfig" in this case.
>
> Bye...
>
> 	Dirk
>
>
>   

If it helps, my hard drive chipset changed, gave me a kernel panic the
first time, then after that the sound didn't work.  It took me two tries
to get the kernel working. 

Like everything else, its just progress.  LOL

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel 2.6.30 gets no network

[Kevin O'Gorman]

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On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 4:36 AM, Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@online.de>wrote:

> Am Sonntag 13 September 2009 13:04:37 schrieb Arttu V.:
> > On 9/13/09, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
> > > On 09/13/2009 01:48 PM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> > >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@gmail.com
> > >> <mailto:kogorman@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >> Umm.  I just looked at the .config files, and it appears the
> interfaces
> > >> are supported by the config option  CONFIG_EEPRO100=y
> > >> which is not even present in the 2.6.30 file.  Eeeek! Is my system now
> > >> unsupportable?
> > >
> > > It's CONFIG_E100:
> > >
> > Yes, a different(?) driver is to be used apparently (code duplication
> > reductions?):
> >
> > "e100: add support for 82552 10/100 adapter"
>
> Yep. It's these kind of changes that make me go through make menuconfig
> once
> after major version upgrades.
>
> BTW: There's no need for "make oldconfig" in this case.
>
> Maybe things have changed since the dark ages when I started using Gentoo.
Back then, occasional mayhem would ensue if you tried using an old .config.
Sometimes.  So I'm keeping this habit -- it also gives me a heads-up about
new features.


> Bye...
>
>        Dirk
>
>


-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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