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Re: building a new e1000 module...

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:32:49 -0800
"Steve Iribarne" <steve.iribarne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm building a 2.6 linux kernel.  I found out that the 2.6.10 kernel
> that I am using, uses an old e1000 driver.  So I downloaded the latest
> and read the README.  It stated that I need to build this as a module.

This is a bit ambiguous, are you talking about the latest e1000 driver
from Intel
(http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?strState=LIVE&ProductID=983&DwnldID=4833)
or the latest kernel?


> at this point I noticed that it doesn't make my e1000 module (even
> though I have the source code in the right place) drivers/net/e1000 

If you're using the Intel provided driver, you should build it outside
the kernel tree.

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fm

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