de4x5 driver: driver freezes system

de4x5 driver: driver freezes system

[Nikolaus Filus]

Hi,

I'm a maintainer (one of several :) of a little linux distribution called
rocklinux (www.rocklinux.org) and tried to make a fits-for-everyone kernel,
but got some booting problems with the de4x5 driver.
When compiling the driver into the kernel and no appropriate card is
installed in the system the booting stops and the computer freezes. I tested
this with kernel 2.4.16 and .18 on my Toshiba laptop and reported by other
users. I would like to provide more information, when needed - just say what

I also tried to contact the maintainer mentionod in the driver itself, but
the mail returns.

Nikolaus Filus

Re: de4x5 driver: driver freezes system

[Jeff Garzik]

Nikolaus Filus wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm a maintainer (one of several :) of a little linux distribution called
>rocklinux (www.rocklinux.org) and tried to make a fits-for-everyone kernel,
>but got some booting problems with the de4x5 driver.
>When compiling the driver into the kernel and no appropriate card is
>installed in the system the booting stops and the computer freezes. I tested
>this with kernel 2.4.16 and .18 on my Toshiba laptop and reported by other
>users. I would like to provide more information, when needed - just say what
>  
>

Does the tulip driver not work for you?

You can try the version in the kernel, or an older version at 
http://sf.net/projects/tulip/

    Jeff

Re: de4x5 driver: driver freezes system

[Nikolaus Filus]

On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 06:15:43PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>Nikolaus Filus wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm a maintainer (one of several :) of a little linux distribution called
>>rocklinux (www.rocklinux.org) and tried to make a fits-for-everyone kernel,
>>but got some booting problems with the de4x5 driver.
>>When compiling the driver into the kernel and no appropriate card is
>>installed in the system the booting stops and the computer freezes. I tested
>>this with kernel 2.4.16 and .18 on my Toshiba laptop and reported by other
>>users. I would like to provide more information, when needed - just say what
>
>Does the tulip driver not work for you?

It's not a problem of working or not working, but this driver freezes a
system when compiled into the kernel and no such card is present. That
shouldn't happen. There isn't even any hint during booting, that would point
to the driver, when something goes wrong.

Nikolaus

Re: de4x5 driver: driver freezes system

[Jeff Garzik]

On Sat, Jun 01, 2002 at 10:34:03AM +0200, Nikolaus Filus wrote:
> On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 06:15:43PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >Does the tulip driver not work for you?
> 
> It's not a problem of working or not working, but this driver freezes a
> system when compiled into the kernel and no such card is present. That
> shouldn't happen. There isn't even any hint during booting, that would point
> to the driver, when something goes wrong.

"de4x5" != "tulip"

Does the tulip driver work for you?  You were talking about de4x5.

	Jeff