From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: axel.azerty@netcourrier.com
Cc: Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ethernet support on ibook G4 differs from 2.4 to 2.6
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:49:33 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1089312572.5355.55.camel@gaston> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mnet3.1089300645.12400.axel.azerty@netcourrier.com>
On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 12:30, axel.azerty@netcourrier.com wrote:
> Hello
> I have a little problem with ethernet support on an Apple ibook G4 and I m not sure it s a bug.
> Using linux 2.6 with the driver Sun GEM works fine without problem.
> Using the same driver (as the old is mentionned "OBSOLETE") in 2.4 doesn't work. dmesg doesn't mention it at all.
> Only the old "GMAC (G4/iBook ethernet) support (OBSOLETE, use Sun GEM)" works.
>
> I ve attached my .config.
>
> Please CC me, if someone answers, since I m not subscribed to the list.
The 2.4 version has not been updated for the new PCI IDs I suppose... the "old"
driver use a different probing mecanism based on open firmware that happen to
still work.
Ben.
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2004-07-08 15:30 ethernet support on ibook G4 differs from 2.4 to 2.6 axel.azerty
2004-07-08 18:49 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
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2004-07-08 15:07 axel.azerty
2004-07-08 15:06 axel.azerty
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