2.4.19 build and network failure?

[Hysteria]

I am trying to build my first kernel on Redhat 7.3.96 and have had reasonable success barring one thing. My network card won't work (kinda necessary huh ;) . All other devices and filesystems work. When I do a lsmod under the new kernel it shows the sis900 adapter but it is not being configured on boot it says failed. BTW I am using dhcp for net configuration. Thanks

[mdwatts]

Have you enabled all the necessary networking support?

You at least need

#
# Networking options
#
CONFIG_UNIX=y
CONFIG_INET=y

And then of course the driver/module support for your ethernet card.

[sharth]

I had 2.4.19 screw up on my network card. Give 2.4.18 a whirl, might be a rpoblem with the kernel source. Doubtful, but maybe.

[Hysteria]

Both of those settings are enabled and the network card is showing when I do a lsmod. 2.4.19 works for me in mandrake but I'll try using my config script on 2.4.18 when I get home and see if it works.

[Lorithar]

your problem is more likely order of operations. Check your startup scripts and ensure that the module is loaded *before* dhcpd starts...

[Hysteria]

Well, I tried compiling 2.4.18 and the same thing happened. Where are these scripts I need to look at? I sthere anything other than the card driver and tcp that need to be enabled in the kernel to allow it to work?

[sharth]

Well, another thing that I would give a whirl is trying pump -i eth0

[Hysteria]

Thought some of you might be willing to look at some of the configuration file and see if I messed something up. I have worked backwards from my original config file that is in redhat 7.3.96.

# Networking options
#
CONFIG_PACKET=y
CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP=y
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
# CONFIG_NETFILTER is not set
# CONFIG_FILTER is not set
CONFIG_UNIX=y
CONFIG_INET=y
# CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set
# CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
# CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set
# CONFIG_ARPD is not set
# CONFIG_INET_ECN is not set
# CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set
# CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
# CONFIG_KHTTPD is not set
# CONFIG_ATM is not set
# CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q is not set

#
#
#
# CONFIG_IPX is not set
# CONFIG_ATALK is not set


#
# Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
#
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
# CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL is not set
# CONFIG_SUNGEM is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set
# CONFIG_LANCE is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set
# CONFIG_AT1700 is not set
# CONFIG_DEPCA is not set
# CONFIG_HP100 is not set
# CONFIG_NET_ISA is not set
CONFIG_NET_PCI=y
# CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set
# CONFIG_ADAPTEC_STARFIRE is not set
# CONFIG_AC3200 is not set
# CONFIG_APRICOT is not set
# CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set
# CONFIG_TULIP is not set
# CONFIG_TC35815 is not set
# CONFIG_DE4X5 is not set
# CONFIG_DGRS is not set
# CONFIG_DM9102 is not set
# CONFIG_EEPRO100 is not set
# CONFIG_FEALNX is not set
# CONFIG_NATSEMI is not set
# CONFIG_NE2K_PCI is not set
# CONFIG_8139CP is not set
# CONFIG_8139TOO is not set
CONFIG_SIS900=m
# CONFIG_EPIC100 is not set
# CONFIG_SUNDANCE is not set
# CONFIG_TLAN is not set
# CONFIG_VIA_RHINE is not set
# CONFIG_WINBOND_840 is not set
# CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set