Re: tlug: 2.2.0 interesting bug

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Takeshi Hakamada wrote:

> From: Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990128103942.25407v-100000@example.com>
> > 
> > If you turn on the CONFIG_PC110_PAD option in the 2.2.0 kernel (directly
> > into the kernel,  not a module), networking will fail miserably.  If you
> > have an Intel eepro100 board, it will hard lock the machine.
> > 
> > If you can get it to boot, you can modprobe your network driver, but cat
> > /proc/interrupts will show a pc110_pad on the IRQ that was assigned to
> > your network card...
> 
> Thanks Scott!
> 
> I tried to build and boot 2.2.0 kernel on my machine(with eepro100)
> yesterday and encountered the same problem. I was not able to specify
> the cause of the boot failure.
> I have to rebuild the kernel with modularized eepro100 driver.

no, you need to build with a modular pc110_pad driver or disable it
entirely.  This has nothing to do with the eepro100 driver actually.

> 
> > Anyway, sorry if this was posted on the linux-kernel list, but I'm
> > gambling that most people here aren't on it :)
> 
> No. I don't subscribe linux-kernel list and your mail is really
> helpful.
> 
> Takeshi
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux English / Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc. (http://www.turbolinux.com)


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