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SubjectRe: Compile third-party module into the kernel
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
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