Compiling Kernel....network not working

Robert Dege rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU
Mon Dec 1 21:45:40 EST 2003


When running Gentoo, I had a similar problem.  It ended up being an issue
with ACPI.  Try passing the parameter pci=noapci in your boot string.

-Rob

> I am trying to compile the 2.4.22 kernel and I have completed the
> compile before and was successful in getting the network to operate.
> However for the last 3 compiles I have not been able to get it to work.
> On bootup it shows eth0 with the tulip driver and no errors. For the
> networking section i have the following
> (Y) DHCP support
> (Y) Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
> (Y) DECchip Tulip(dc21x4x) PCI Support
> (Y) EtherExpressPro/100 support (eepro100, origninal Becker driver)
>
> I have gotten it working in previous kernel compiles but this one doesnt
> want to work. I simply have a tulip based network card...it worked
> before the kernel compile but died after. Any help would be great...
>
> -Frank
>
>



Dege

I'm just not up2date on my al-kee-hol-*hic* lingo
Although, I do have that slurring part down ;)



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