From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757424Ab2IUSN0 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:13:26 -0400 Received: from violet.fr.zoreil.com ([92.243.8.30]:58979 "EHLO violet.fr.zoreil.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754692Ab2IUSNZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:13:25 -0400 Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:54:55 +0200 From: Francois Romieu To: Thanasis Cc: Bjorn Helgaas , LKML , Hayes Wang Subject: Re: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02) Message-ID: <20120921175455.GA28255@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> References: <505B522F.9090808@asyr.hopto.org> <505B5C11.1050503@asyr.hopto.org> <20120920232030.GA9224@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <505BF437.4090506@asyr.hopto.org> <20120921152828.GA24364@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <505C98C7.20302@asyr.hopto.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <505C98C7.20302@asyr.hopto.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organisation: Land of Sunshine Inc. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Thanasis : [...] > Hmm, think I got it ... Here is what I put there: > > ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.19 up ; ping -c 3 192.168.0.1 If it fails with the r8169 driver included in the 3.5 tree, that's what you can use, yes (you may add a second ping with -q -f -l and more packets to wrap the descriptor rings quickly as well). [...] > In order to run the following steps, should I be running (should I boot) > the system with the 2.6.38-8 or the 3.5.4 kernel? 2.6.38-8 > What kernel source trees do I need to have under /usr/src ? Please take a look at the Makefile: [...] KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build It's more a matter of "what do I have under /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build ?" (namely your 2.6.38-8 tree or a symlink to it). > Do I need to run make clean/mrproper beforehand? As long as it matches your running config, no. > Does it matter which source tree the /usr/src/linux symlink points to ? See above ? -- Ueimor