From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268210AbUGXAzv (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:55:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268211AbUGXAzv (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:55:51 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:11717 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S268210AbUGXAzu (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:55:50 -0400 Subject: Re: [FC1], 2.6.8-rc2 kernel, new motherboard problems From: Lee Revell To: Nuno Monteiro Cc: Gene Heskett , Linux Kernel ML In-Reply-To: <20040722184938.GA5232@hobbes.itsari.int> References: <40FF4A15.7040100@charter.net> <200407220652.39575.gene.heskett@verizon.net> <200407220849.10594.gene.heskett@verizon.net> <20040722184938.GA5232@hobbes.itsari.int> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1090630549.1471.17.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:55:49 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 14:49, Nuno Monteiro wrote: > On 2004.07.22 13:49, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet > > Controller (rev a1) > > Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp: Unknown device 2301 > > > However, this, nor the xconfig helps, still don't indicate which > > driver I should be using, or where to get it if its not in the > > kernel's tree yet a/o 2.6.8-rc2. So thats the next piece of data I > > need. > > Hi Gene, > > > I believe you'll need forcedeth.c for this one. It's called "Reverse > Engineered nForce Ethernet support", under Device Driver -> Networking -> > Ethernet 10/100 Mbit. Wow, nVidia won't release the specs for a *10/100 ethernet controller*? Having to reverse engineer a network driver is ridiculous in this day and age. I can understand binary-only graphics drivers, there is a lot of valuable IP in there, but this is a freaking network card. What do they expect people to do? Maybe some bad press would set them straight. Lee