From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261899AbTJRWmr (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:42:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261901AbTJRWmr (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:42:47 -0400 Received: from [38.119.218.103] ([38.119.218.103]:42919 "HELO mail.bytehosting.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261899AbTJRWmn (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:42:43 -0400 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: drunk@conwaycorp.net via digital.bytehosting.com X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.20rc3 (Clear:RC:1:. Processed in 0.047185 secs) Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:42:40 -0500 From: Nathan Poznick To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Network module (de4x5) wont load Message-ID: <20031018224240.GA11644@wang-fu.org> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200310190028.57264.basneder@tdlnx.student.utwente.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200310190028.57264.basneder@tdlnx.student.utwente.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thus spake Bas Nedermeijer: > Hello, >=20 > i tried the kernel-2.6.0-test7 and -test8, but my network driver doesnt s= eem=20 > te load properly, the system hangs after it reports the driver is in "100= =20 > mbit" mode. I'm using the de4x5 module, and i have the=20 > module-init-tools-0.9.15-pre2 to load my modules. I'm not sure the proble= m is=20 > in the module loading, becausing compiling the module in kernel also hang= s=20 > the system. This same thing happens on my Alpha (4 x EV45, 512mb RAM). The system will boot fine so long as I never bring up networking... The driver scans for and finds the devices, but as soon as the system attempts to bring up an interface, it locks up. On someone's suggestion, I had tried the -test5 version of de4x5.[ch] (along with some reverted changes in Space.c), but it had the same effects. --=20 Nathan Poznick Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection. - Frank Moore Colby --8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/kcHgYOn9JTETs+URAuzHAJ4ufcXjnZbj9iXyy9NzsdYfhv3Q4wCfVLuA ii2ewJHeKENiW+il6NPgEN0= =8IJf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+--