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RE: building a new e1000 module...
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Florin Malita [mailto:fmalita@xxxxxxxxx]
-> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:18 AM
-> To: Steve Iribarne
-> Cc: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx
-> Subject: 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?
->
Sorry.. I am using the latest e1000 driver from Intel.
->
-> > 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.
Ok.
Thanks.
-stv
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