I don't know if this can help, but with 2.4.x kernel I had been having similar problems until I compiled the drivers for my NICs (a RealTek 8139 on my desktop and a ether100 on my laptop) statically in the kernel, not as module. This solved the problem!
Vittorio Charles Baker [debian-user] <10/12/01 05:40 -0800>: > > --- William P Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been trying to upgrade both a woody box and a > > sid box to a 2.4 kernel > > (2.4.16 and 2.4.14 respectively). I use make-kpkg > > and everthing seems to > > work fine but I don't have a network when I reboot > > into the new kernel. It > > looks like the nic module loads but I cannot ping > > anything. If I go back to > > the old kernel still installed on the system I have > > network connectivity > > just fine. I am using dhcp in both places so maybe > > that is an issue. I am > > installing it like this: > > > > Running dslelect and getting > > kernel-source-2.4.14.tar.bz2 > > bunzip2 and untar the source > > menuconfig > > make-kpkg -rev cusotm.1 kernel_image > > dpkg --install newkernelimage.deb > > > > Then I reboot. Any help on this would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > <<SNIP>> > > I have been having similar problems using the stock > kernel packages on my laptop. I haven't even tried > compiling my own custom kernel for 2.4.x yet. > > > ===== > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hacking is a "Good Thing!" > See http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
