Re: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)

Francois Romieu
2012-09-21T18:13:26Z

Thanasis <thanasis@asyr.hopto.org> :
[...]
> 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 ?

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Ueimor