On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 12:51:15AM -0500, dick thompson wrote: > I have looked all through the info and the best I can find is that Etch > uses version 2.6.18 of the Linux kernel. Since the stable version was > put out there in the early part of Jan 2008, that seems like a very old > version to be releasing. Am I right that this is the version in use? > If so that does not support my ethernet connection and I will have to > look elsewhere for a Linux to use. > > My ethernet adapter is an ATTANSIC Gigabyte L1 (also released since the > takeover of ATTANSIC by ATHEROS as the ATHEROS Gigabyte L1. From what I > have been able to find out the earliest kernel supporting this adapter > is the 2.6.22. That is the reason I am asking as I would like to take a > good look at Debian but if I can't connect to the ethernet with it then > it is useless to me. This is also the problem I have with PCLinuxOS as > it also uses this version of the kernel. Ubuntu, Sabayon, Slackware, > etc all use more recent versions so I can use them but I really am > trying as many distros as I can to find the one I want to stick with.
If you have such new HW, you need to be able to recompile new kernel by yourself to be safe side. Curently, Debian unstable/sid has 2.6.22-3-amd64 (2.6.22-6 in testing/lenny): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/lib/modules/2.6.22-3-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/atl1$ modinfo atl1.ko filename: atl1.ko version: 2.0.7 license: GPL description: Attansic 1000M Ethernet Network Driver author: Attansic Corporation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jay Cliburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> srcversion: 72817DF5514C46E3458C9C3 alias: pci:v00001969d00001048sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: mii vermagic: 2.6.22-3-amd64 SMP mod_unload parm: int_mod_timer:Interrupt moderator timer (array of int) parm: flash_vendor:SPI flash vendor (array of int) Hmmmm... looks like we have everything for you. But use of sid or testing comes with some risks. You should learn Debian well: http://people.debian.org/~osamu/pub/getwiki/html/ch03.en.html If you are newbie, I suggest you to get old PCI or PC card ethernet card and lern sysyem under stable distros. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
