Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:06:01 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Broadcom 5700/5701 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters |
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Frank Elsner wrote: > > I'm currently using kernel 2.4.9-21 from RH, after updating my RH 7.2. > > I want to build a custom kernel 2.4.17 but > the "Broadcom 5700/5701 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" (which I need) > isn't in the source. Obviously an addon from RH. > > Why isn't the driver in the main kernel tree ?
Cuz the driver is a piece of crap, and BroadCom isn't interested in working with the open source community to fix up the issues.
DaveM and I should have something eventually, which will make the RH-shipped driver irrelevant.
Jeff
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