linux-kernel - Re: 8139cp/too support not accessible?

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Message-ID: <5a4c581d0806120403n410b8deam627f4623d9b22a71@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:03:56 +0200
From:	"Alessandro Suardi" <alessandro.suardi@...il.com>
To:	"Elijah Anderson" <kd0bpv@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 8139cp/too support not accessible?

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Elijah Anderson <kd0bpv@...il.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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