Running Redhat 4.2 /2.0.30/Tyan Titan Pro/2 PPro/128 meg edo/Adaptec
2940UW/9 gig UW/scsi cd & tape/3com 3c900 "Boomerang":10baseT, thin,
AUI/SB awe64/Matrox Milen 8mb.
Now, 2.0.30 works fine, but I wanted to try out 2.1.57 cause of the more
robust SMP? and fixes for aic7xxx/SB. I dutifuly upgraded all packages
that 2.1.57 suggested EXCEPT NFS (don't use it), procps-1.2.2 (couldn't
get it to compile for anything) and the new net-tools (assume I only need
it for ipv6).
Now, I did a mkproper, make config, make dep, make clean, make install,
make modules, make modules_install. (usuall sequence f or a complete
kernel recompile) I then noticed that in /boot, that module-info still
pointed to module-info-2.0.30, and there was no module-info-2.1.57
created. It was odd, so I deleted the module-info link so that when i
rebooted, the kernel wouldn't get confused. The only modules I configured
as modules are the appletalk stuff (for running netatalk).
BTW, the 2.1.57 modules were in thier correct place in /lib/modules.
Ok, I do a lilo, reboot, and watch. Screen scolls and I get a coupla of
module errors.
I get can't load module mt (I think I understand this on.. I was using
some raid software off and on in 2.0.30 and still had the raid stuff in my
startup scripts - din't compile it into the new kernel)
but the following messages totally confuse me:
can't load module ipv4
can't load module eth0
Everything seems to work fine, cept I (obviously) have no ethernet and or
net connection. The puzzling thing is that I didn't config ANY modules
except the appletalk stuff (which btw, seems to load fine).
as far s ethernet config, I have the 3com stuffed configed (as I side
note.. how the hell DO you config a 3c900? on 2.0.30 i say yes to 3com and
yes to the 3c509/3c579 support and 3c590 series (592/595/597) "Vortex"
support and it just "works" I assume this is NOT the correct way to do
things.. what IS the correct way for a 3c900?)
Anyways, I thank everyoen for thier time, and hopefully wait for a helpful
response :)
Wayde Milas