Compiled kernel-2.4.26-gentoo-r13 with genkernel. At boottime there is
an error message for 8139cp. According to "dmesg" this driver is not the
right one and the situation is remedied with 8139too and the
installation works just fine.

My question is: is there some place (file) where I could replace the
"8139cp" with "8139too" so that the error messages would disapper at
boottime? Or is this due to the kernel probing at certain order anyway?

I suppose this problem does not appear if the kernel is created "by
hand" with "make menuconfig"?

Mikko

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:22:14 +0200
Mikko Kolehmainen <mikko.kolehmainen@uku.fi> wrote:

> Compiled kernel-2.4.26-gentoo-r13 with genkernel. At boottime there is
> an error message for 8139cp. According to "dmesg" this driver is not the
> right one and the situation is remedied with 8139too and the
> installation works just fine.
>
> My question is: is there some place (file) where I could replace the
> "8139cp" with "8139too" so that the error messages would disapper at
> boottime? Or is this due to the kernel probing at certain order anyway?
>
> I suppose this problem does not appear if the kernel is created "by
> hand" with "make menuconfig"?
>
> Mikko

Hi
Maybe, it could be in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 you should replace it.

Fred

Jerrek wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:22:14 +0200
> Mikko Kolehmainen <mikko.kolehmainen@uku.fi> wrote:
>
>
>>Compiled kernel-2.4.26-gentoo-r13 with genkernel. At boottime there is
>>an error message for 8139cp. According to "dmesg" this driver is not the
>>right one and the situation is remedied with 8139too and the
>>installation works just fine.
>>
>>My question is: is there some place (file) where I could replace the
>>"8139cp" with "8139too" so that the error messages would disapper at
>>boottime? Or is this due to the kernel probing at certain order anyway?
>>
>>I suppose this problem does not appear if the kernel is created "by
>>hand" with "make menuconfig"?
>>
>>Mikko
>
>
> Hi
> Maybe, it could be in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 you should replace it.
>
> Fred
Thanks, but its not there (no modules listed there).

Mikko

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:03:45 +0200, Mikko Kolehmainen wrote:

>> Hi
>> Maybe, it could be in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 you should replace it.
>>
>> Fred
> Thanks, but its not there (no modules listed there).

try adding the 8139too to the /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4
you may also try adding a file of any name to
/etc/modules.d/
with:
alias eth0 8139too
P.S.
All even by genkernel kernels are made "by hand" in gentoo i.e. you may
change the config - it's just a tool, which like in case of all of them
iti is good to check man and docs and/or at least --usage --help

Mikko Kolehmainen wrote:
> Compiled kernel-2.4.26-gentoo-r13 with genkernel. At boottime there is
> an error message for 8139cp. According to "dmesg" this driver is not the
> right one and the situation is remedied with 8139too and the
> installation works just fine.
>
> My question is: is there some place (file) where I could replace the
> "8139cp" with "8139too" so that the error messages would disapper at
> boottime? Or is this due to the kernel probing at certain order anyway?

Try blacklisting it, by placing typing:

echo '8139cp' >> /etc/hotplug/blacklist

It's a messy workaround, as you have mentioned below...

> I suppose this problem does not appear if the kernel is created "by
> hand" with "make menuconfig"?

I think that's the best solution. You can also get a menuconfig when
running genkernel by typing:

genkernel --menuconfig all

or

genkernel --xconfig all

The second step requires you to have X up and running. I have done it a
few times, and have turned bits and pieces of the kernel on and off... I
prefer typing (and keep in mind my choices are based on the
2.4.26-gentoo-r13 kernel):

genkernel
--kernel-config=/etc/kernels/kernel-config-x86-2.4.26-gentoo-r13
--menuconfig all

All that appears on the one line... Like that I can reuse the selections
I've made in the past when I upgrade / recompile kernels...

HTH,

....Ric
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