Bug 34881

Summary:	nforce-net package does not compile against kernel 2.6
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Tiago Freire <tiago.freire>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	x86-kernel (DEPRECATED) <x86-kernel>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	major
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Tiago Freire 2003-12-02 05:13:06 UTC

I have read about patches for nforce network drivers to work with the kernel
2.6, but so far they are not present in the nforce-net ebuild. This is really
blocking me from using the kernel 2.6 in my environment. Also, I have read
somewhere (kerneltrap?) that there is a new reverse-engineered, Open Source
driver for nforce NIC. Can you please make it easier for us to test drive the
new kernel 2.6? BTW, congrats for the great work. 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Run using kernel 2.6 (beta11)
2.Try to emerge nforce-net
3.Bummer. emerge fails

Actual Results:  
emerge does not finish succesfully

Expected Results:  
I should have a shining new ultra-stable kernel module for the NForce NIC for
the kernel 2.6

Comment 1 Brian Jackson (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-02 11:26:08 UTC

I haven't heard of any patches for nvnet. But if you look into gentoo-dev-sources, it has the forcedeth driver which is working for me here.