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treed
08-29-2002, 05:16 PM
Hi all

I need to build modules my 2.4.16 kernel. I am trying to install ethernet support for an intel 82562et. I have been to the
www.scyld.com/expert/modules.html website. This helped me out some it installed the eepro100.o file but the module is not installed automatically in /lib/*/*/. I have when I run make clean
make dep make bzImage make modules and make modules_install it errors out at make bzImage. It then gives me the error that the driver.o file in 120 to 201. In other words its finding to definitions of the file. I looked didn't see two defintions the the driver.c file. I am running redhat 6.2 I can not update the kernel not the distro so please don't tell me to do that. :) I would love the help or suggestions of any one thanks
mdwatts
08-29-2002, 06:48 PM
Originally posted by treed
I am running redhat 6.2 I can not update the kernel not the distro so please don't tell me to do that.

You cannot update the distro OR the kernel?

Are you downloading the eepro100 driver to use with the 2.4.16 kernel?

The 2.4.16 kernel already includes support for the eepro100.
treed
08-29-2002, 08:09 PM
yes i downloaded info from the websites mentioned
the system was working fine until I had to do some tweaking and next thing you know no lilo no nothing. So I reinstalled. The 6.2 distro does have support for the 845g motherboard as an option
I looked at the kernel 2.4.16 and compared it to 2.4.19 to find this out .
treed
09-10-2002, 03:29 PM
The solution to question I posted was this


mkdir /tmp/netdrivers
cd /tmp/netdrivers
ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/netdrivers.tgz
tar -xfvz netdrivers.tgz
make
make install

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Please read Makefile. you make have to some changes if you get
unresolved symbols

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Also I added this line to my modules.conf or conf.modules file
this is located in /etc

alias eth0 eepro100


this is the driver that worked with my network card so the a gernic line would be as follows

alias eth0 driver

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This info was found at http://ww.scyld.com/updates.


I hope this helps anyone

Thanks