Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 May 2005 17:19:27 +0200 | From | Jouke Witteveen <> | Subject | Re: Compile third-party module into the kernel |
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Can I use this patch: http://developer.momonga-linux.org/viewcvs/trunk/pkgs/kernel/momonga-linux-2.4.20-3c90x.patch?rev=3 on the Debianized source 2.4.27 (rev 8)?
- Jouke
On 5/10/05, Jouke Witteveen <j.witteveen@gmail.com> wrote: > In the readme file from the drivers in question is stated: > --- > > To load the 3C90x driver module on a Kernel 2.4 (or above) system, > > place an "alias" in the file named /etc/modules.conf. > > For older systems, the file name may be conf.modules. > --- > This is the only time the 2.4 branch gets metioned. > From this I can conclude that the driver does support the 2.4 branch > but it is not build for this specific linux kernel. > How to compile it into the kernel is not described however. > > In an older version of the driver > (http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linux/3c90x-1.0.0i.tar.gz) > a patch for the 2.2 series kernel source is included. > How should I patch the 2.4.27 kernel source to include the 3c90x? > > > On 5/10/05, kylin <fierykylin@gmail.com> wrote: > > is third party soft writen for the specific linux kernnel ? > > > > On 5/9/05, Jouke Witteveen <j.witteveen@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm about to compile my new 2.4.27 (Debian Sarge) kernel. There is > > > only one hurdle left to take. > > > For my 3C905C-TX-M I wan't to use the latest vendor driver since I > > > heard the famous 3c59x is not optimal for that card. The driver of > > > choice is: http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/linux/3c90x-102.tar.gz. > > > How do I compile this source (3c90x.c and 3c90x.h) directly into the > > > kernel (not as a module)? And how as a module inside a > > > my-kernel_modules.deb like ALSA > > > get's compiled? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Jouke > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > > > -- > > we who r about to die,salute u! > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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