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HELP HELP .... please INCLUDE pcnet32 driver to the Midori IA image ..

New MessageHELP HELP .... please INCLUDE pcnet32 driver to the Midori IA image .. (modified 0 times) geo_fr
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Hi

I failed on all kernel compilation, but I don't know why ....

I don't want an impossible thing !!! I just want the pcnet32 driver into the Kernel ...

Is anyone could done this ????


PLEASE ... PLEASE .... don't let me fall !!

(I only failed to compil the kernel , but the midori compilation works fine
I know we are 4 or 5 how have Clipper but the standart midori image works well on it ..)


--== Geo ==--
03-21-2003 11:07:56

New MessageRE:HELP HELP .... please INCLUDE pcnet32 driver to the Midori IA image .. (modified 0 times) radarman
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You don't have to completely recompile the kernel - there are binary level images that support the PCnet32 chip in the clipper. I have one, I just haven't had the time to play with it. I'll poke around this weekend, and see if I can get the clipper ethernet going with it.

I would love to have this working as well, as xmms doesn't window very nicely over the USB ethernet devices. Too much graphic data I suppose. Now, if I could only find more clippers...

03-26-2003 10:53:01

New MessageRE:HELP HELP .... please INCLUDE pcnet32 driver to the Midori IA image .. (modified 0 times) geo_fr
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OK ...

I've include the pcnet32.o module from RH7.3 (kernel 2.4.20) in the midori image,
and compil it with a kernel 2.4.20 (from Bob Dougherty)

I could 'modprobe' the module and mount the ethernet card (ifconfig eth0 up)
I configure the ip adress and test internaly : it works !


BUT I can't ping others computers in my LAN ...

What did I forget ???

Thanks


--== Geo ==--
03-27-2003 16:33:25

New MessageRE:HELP HELP .... please INCLUDE pcnet32 driver to the Midori IA image .. (modified 0 times) geo_fr
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I forget an information
here is my routing table :

192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U
default 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U

did I forget something ?


--== Geo ==--
03-27-2003 17:00:33

New MessageRE:HELP HELP .... please INCLUDE pcnet32 driver to the Midori IA image .. (modified 0 times) radarman
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The first thing I see wrong is that you are trying to specify an address of 0 - which you can't do, as this is the same as broadcast (.255) So, you might try setting your IP address to 192.168.0.1. Note, you can make the network portion 0 (192.168.0.1 is ok - 192.168.1.0 is NOT ok) Keep in mind, this example is only valid for a class C network, but the principle applies to any TCP/IP network

Your netmask looks OK for a class C network (255.255.255.0), but it doesn't appear that you have configured a gateway. On my network, the gateway router is at address 192.168.1.254, but strictly speaking, a router is just another device - so it can have an address anywhere between .1 and .254. Without this information, the system won't know where to forward packets destined for foreign networks - though it should see other machines on the local 192.168.0.x network just fine.

Lastly, I'm not sure what you meant with the 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 - that's a class A network mask, and the 127.0.0.0 would map to the localhost broadcast address. I'm pretty sure this is not what you meant. Also, localhost usually *is* defined, but not with ifconfig - it is defined in /etc/hosts, and is usually 127.0.0.1. Since you are building on a Linux system, check out it's network configuration - it won't be exactly the same, of course, but it should be similar.

As a reference, my systems are configured as:

IP: 192.168.1.1 -> 192.168.1.8
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway router: 192.168.1.254

Hope that helps, though it sounds like you have the biggest chunk done.

BTW - what all did you install in your copy of Midori, and could I get a copy of your buildkit?

03-27-2003 18:31:04

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