Re: 8139cp/too support not accessible?

[Elijah Anderson <kd0bpv@gmail.com>]

Thank you. That worked.

Sorry about the confusion, I just didn't know where else to ask. For 
future reference, what's a better list to ask for that sort of question?

Alessandro Suardi wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Elijah Anderson <kd0bpv@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey List,
>>
>> I will admit right off the bat that I'm new to interacting directly with the
>> kernel, much less building one.
>>
>> The issue I'm having is that my ethernet card requires either the 8139cp or
>> 8139too module. I don't remember which one, so I want to modularize them
>> both. Problem is, using $make xconfig; I can't select it. I have the
>> interface set to show me all the options, but the modules I need are grayed
>> out and I can't change the value.
>>
>> Using $make config; It doesn't show them, even if I say Y to "Prompt for
>> development and/or incomplete code/drivers"
>>
>> Is there a way to manually select those drivers for modularization, or am I
>> just missing a step somewhere?
>>
>> Thank you.
> 
> That's not really a kernel issue... however, since I have
>  that configuration (both drivers modular) at home, I
>  know it works :)
> 
> You probably haven't selected NET_PCI, which is the
>     entry described by
> 
>  "EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers"
> 
> The drivers you want depend on the above entry being selected.
> 
> --alessandro
> 
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