Re: 2.4 kernel, sis900 module, won't work

From: André Carezia (andre_at_carezia.eng.br)
Date: 08/30/03

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    Em Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:40:26 -0400 (EDT), Geoffrey Prewett
    <prewett@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> escreveu:

    > Hi,
    >
    > I recently bought a Sony GRT-170 laptop and have been trying to
    > install Debian on it. I have been successful in getting 2.2.20
    > (3.0r1) to both boot and have network (sis900) support.
    > Unfortunately, 2.4 kernels refuse to work. modprobe sis900 works
    > great, but the network simply does not work; DHCP fails and pinging
    > from a static ip address fails. (The same config commands work in
    > 2.2.20) I tried kernels ranging from 2.4.0 to 2.4.22 and nothing
    > works, compiling them myself and using stock Debian kernels. I have
    > also tried 2.4.5 with just about everything turned off and still no
    > luck.

    Just to be sure: you issued the commands below, right?

     # modprobe sis900
     # /etc/init.d/networking restart

    What is the output of ifconfig? 

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André Carezia
Eng. de Telecomunicações
Carezia Consultoria - www.carezia.eng.br
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