AW: Compiling kernel for amd 8131 chipset

AW: Compiling kernel for amd 8131 chipset

[Miro Dietiker, MD Systems]

>> I couldn't find any thread about this topic.
>> Surprisingly if I start "knoppix 3.91 with 2.8.11" the chipset is
being
>> detected (lspci)

><joke>
>Apparently support for the 8131 was added sometime before 2.8.11 kernel
>release.
></joke>

*rofl* sure 2.6.11 @ knoppix's ;)

>> Do you have any idea for doing that?

>Take knoppix's .config and compile latest 2.6 using it (with "make
>oldconfig" step as usual).

So i did, using the same kernel 2.6.11 as knoppix 3.91
this time without applying the patch from amd for 8131 and also without
the patch of bc5704

Wow! System works! *excited*

Now I'm trying to compile 2.6.14 and enjoy my brand net servers :-)

Thanx! - Miro

AW: Compiling kernel for amd 8131 chipset

[Miro Dietiker, MD Systems]

Back again: Kernel 2.6.12.6 works well for my system.
Compiling the most ~similar 2.6.14 selections as 2.6.12.6 is not
recognizing the 8131 chipset.
(I'm using default values for all new modules)

lsmod shows mostly the same result.

Any suggestion or reasons for "no longer supported 8131"?

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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Denis Vlasenko [mailto:vda@ilport.com.ua] 
Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. November 2005 17:04
An: Miro Dietiker, MD Systems
Betreff: Re: Compiling kernel for amd 8131 chipset

On Tuesday 08 November 2005 17:48, Miro Dietiker, MD Systems wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> I've got a Tyan 2891 Barebone here and tried to compile kernel with
> support for AMD 8131 PCI-X Controller
> (Since via this controller a network-chip bcm5704 is connected
on-board)
> 
> Link to chipset overview:
>
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_903
> 4%5E9504,00.html
> Link to patch:
>
http://cdrom.amd.com/21860/updates/opteron_drivers/linux/amdshpc-1.1.9.t
> ar.gz
> This patch is described to be for 2.6.11.9 but I'm not able to compile
> support for my 8131 (and sure the NIC as effect)
> I tried multiple Kernels (such as 2.6.14, 2.6.12, 2.6.11.9)
> 
> My last try (2.6.14) resulted in the error message:
> insmod amdshpc.ko
> amdshpc: Unknown symbol reparent_to_init
> insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.14/...': -1 Unknown symbol
in
> module

Most probably you have module/kernel version mismatch.

> I couldn't find any thread about this topic.
> Surprisingly if I start "knoppix 3.91 with 2.6.11" the chipset is
being
> detected (lspci)

<joke>
Apparently support for the 8131 was added sometime before 2.8.11 kernel
release.
</joke>

> Do you have any idea for doing that?

Take knoppix's .config and compile latest 2.6 using it (with "make
oldconfig"
step as usual).
--
vda