On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Nicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s-...@laposte.net > wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 08:56:28PM -0500, Denis wrote: > > > Hello and Happy New Year! > > Happy new year to every members here. > > > I was just updating from kernel linux-2.6.24-gentoo-r7 to > > linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r7 using the "oldconfig" method, and I cannot get > > the new kernel to load my network. > > The use of 'oldconfig' when upgrading from a previous .z kernel (as in > 2.6.z) is a bad idea. There are too much changes between such upgrades. > Please retry a compilation from scratch. > > > I have Intel network hardware that > > runs on the E1000 driver, which I generally compile right into the > > kernel - never had any problem. For some reason, the > > linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r7 kernel leaves me netless. I try to start the > > "net.eth0", and it says 'please verify your hardware driver' or > > something to that extent. Has anyone else encountered this problem? > > If compiled as a module, check if it is loaded. Then, check if the > driver is working using the 'ifconfig -a' command (upgrade > sys-apps/net-tools if avaible). > If the module can't load or if it isn't working when loaded, post your > 'dmesg' and 'emerge --info' outputs. > > > I just compiled linux-2.6.25-gentoo-r9, and everything runs fine - no > > network problems at all! > > Ok. What about the 2.6.28 series ? > > -- > Nicolas Sebrecht > > > I always do a genkernel --menuconfig (or --xconfig) --splash --install all and then wander here and there in the menu tree. lspci -k and lsmod are good companions. Have an excellent new year! Francisco -- "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - George Bernard Shaw
