genkernel all did not build alx driver required for my Metabox Prime-X P870KM-G. Adding the module and modprobe alx fixed the issue immediately. localhost /usr/src/linux # diff .config.old .config 2288c2288 < # CONFIG_ALX is not set --- > CONFIG_ALX=m lspci -v 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 (rev 10) Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device 0875 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16 Memory at de400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] I/O ports at d000 [size=128] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [c0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/16 Maskable+ 64bit+ Capabilities: [d8] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=16 Masked- Kernel driver in use: alx Kernel modules: alx 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 (rev 10) Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device 0875 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 Memory at de300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] I/O ports at c000 [size=128] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [c0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/16 Maskable+ 64bit+ Capabilities: [d8] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=16 Masked- Kernel driver in use: alx Kernel modules: alx
You can pass your own kernel config to genkernel, and for less common hardware, you should probably do so. Less common: the ALX driver was added to the kernel on 2013/jun/17, shortly after v3.10-rc6, in and you're the first person to ask for the driver to be built :-)
Bug has been closed via the following commit: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/genkernel.git/commit/?id=1107e0e46dc09f5b424bcbb0751b60aa70652502 commit 1107e0e46dc09f5b424bcbb0751b60aa70652502 Author: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2017-09-04 02:45:08 +0000 Commit: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2017-09-04 02:45:08 +0000 arch/x86*: enable CONFIG_ALX. Fixes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629580 Signed-off-by: Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> arch/x86/arch-config | 1 + arch/x86_64/arch-config | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
