Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761894AbYCAVDU (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:03:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758455AbYCAVDN (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:03:13 -0500 Received: from adsl-67-120-171-161.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([67.120.171.161]:44027 "HELO linuxace.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1758354AbYCAVDM (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:03:12 -0500 Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:03:11 -0800 From: Phil Oester To: Clem Taylor Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: e1000 driver not loading in 2.6.24.3 on x86_64 (worked in 2.6.24-rc7) Message-ID: <20080301210311.GA10273@linuxace.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1526 Lines: 40 On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 03:42:58PM -0500, Clem Taylor wrote: > I'm trying to move from 2.6.24-rc7 to 2.6.24.3 on a x86_64 desktop > machine. With 2.6.24.3, the e1000 driver (compiled in, not a module) > does not claim the device. In 2.6.24-rc7 it works just fine. > > The ethernet device shows up in lspci in both kernels, but the driver > doesn't seem to probe the card in 2.6.24.3 > > 2.6.24-rc7: > loop: module loaded > Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.20-k2 > Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation. > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:04:00.0 to 64 > e1000: 0000:04:00.0: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x1) 00:16:76:c9:33> > e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection Note the difference between the above line start (e1000) and this one: > e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 0.2.0 > e1000e: Copyright (c) 1999-2007 Intel Corporation. > 2.6.24.3: > loop: module loaded And note the absence of e1000 here: > e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 0.2.0 > e1000e: Copyright (c) 1999-2007 Intel Corporation. > Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2 In other words, you need the e1000 driver but don't have it. Phil -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/