From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: axel.azerty@netcourrier.com
Cc: Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ethernet support on ibook G4 differs from 2.4 to 2.6
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:49:33 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1089312572.5355.55.camel@gaston> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mnet3.1089300645.12400.axel.azerty@netcourrier.com>
On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 12:30, axel.azerty@netcourrier.com wrote:
> Hello
> I have a little problem with ethernet support on an Apple ibook G4 and I m not sure it s a bug.
> Using linux 2.6 with the driver Sun GEM works fine without problem.
> Using the same driver (as the old is mentionned "OBSOLETE") in 2.4 doesn't work. dmesg doesn't mention it at all.
> Only the old "GMAC (G4/iBook ethernet) support (OBSOLETE, use Sun GEM)" works.
>
> I ve attached my .config.
>
> Please CC me, if someone answers, since I m not subscribed to the list.
The 2.4 version has not been updated for the new PCI IDs I suppose... the "old"
driver use a different probing mecanism based on open firmware that happen to
still work.
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-07-08 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-08 15:30 axel.azerty
2004-07-08 18:49 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-07-08 15:07 axel.azerty
2004-07-08 15:06 axel.azerty
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=1089312572.5355.55.camel@gaston \
--to=benh@kernel.crashing.org \
--cc=axel.azerty@netcourrier.com \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox
all inboxes | Powered by JetHome®