Messages in this thread |  | | From | Paul Gortmaker <> | Subject | Re: offshore RTL8029 chip | Date | Sat, 15 Feb 1997 22:03:54 +1000 (EST) |
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> > "A month of sundays ago Paul Gortmaker wrote:" > > Once again, Linux v2.0.x (x>22) will detect RealTek 8029 cards out > > of the box as long as you compile the driver into the kernel. If you > > want an autodetecting module, or have another PCI ne2000 clone that > > is not a RealTek, then please go see: > > > > http://rsphy1.anu.edu.au/~gpg109/ne2000.html > > It certainly was not plain to me from your page, wonderful though it > is! > > On your page, you say: > > PCI NE2000 Cards and the v2.0 Kernel > > All of the above cards are supported with the v2.0 kernel as well, but > you have to apply a patch to the kernel source first. > > which seems to me to "mean" that pci ne2000 cards in general and the > realtek chip in particular are not supported by the vanilla 2.0.* > kernel. Could you perhaps change the wording to make it clear that you > are talking about _modules_?
I incorrectly assumed that those with working configs wouldn't be reading. Someone else was kind enough to already note your complaint, and it has since been changed as follows:
The default v2.0 kernel only knows about the RealTek cards, and even then will only autodetect them when the driver is built into the kernel and not used as a loadable module. However, all of the above cards are supported and autodetected with the v2.0 kernel after you apply a <a href="ne2k-pci-diff">patch</a> to the kernel source first.
You may have to hit a reload button on your web browser to see the change.
Paul.
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