Bug 101620 – Couldn't get the integrated nic, Intel PRO/100 VE to work on Dell Dimension 5100

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Hans Svensson 2005-08-07 02:23:11 UTC]

compiled kernel, 2.6.11-hardened-r15,  with <*>  Intel(R) PRO/100+ support but
the nic didn't start. Got a new driver from Intel, e100-3.4.14, that worked.

Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 Micheal Marineau (RETIRED) 2005-08-07 12:26:21 UTC]

And of course Intel doesn't provide a changelog with it's version of the driver
so it's hard to say what was done to add support for your card. I'm assuming
that this is an issue with the mainline and not the hardened tree, could you
test with a vanilla kernel (preferably 2.6.12-rc5 or rc6) just to make sure.

[Comment 2 Micheal Marineau (RETIRED) 2005-08-07 12:27:47 UTC]

(In reply to comment #1)
> test with a vanilla kernel (preferably 2.6.12-rc5 or rc6) just to make sure.

Err, oops, I mean 2.6.13-rc

[Comment 3 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) 2005-08-23 07:35:05 UTC]

Please reopen when you test with newer kernels

[Comment 4 Hans Svensson 2005-08-23 13:57:11 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Please reopen when you test with newer kernels

I tried the included e100 driver with 2.6.12-rc6 gentoo-sourcesand and it worked
with the integrated nic on my Dell so please include this driver with the
hardened rc16.

/Hans