Hi. I got this address from the MAINTAINERS file in the linux kernel tree. I apologize if this is sent to you in error. I'm unable to get networking (just lo, actually, as I have no use for ethernet at this time) working with a 2.4.5 kernel (either unpatched, or patched with patch-2.4.5-ac4 or -ac3). The machine totally freezes whenever it tries to bring lo up, either via an Sxxnetwork script in /etc/rc.d/init.d , or after booting up via ifconfig at the command line. I'm unable to ctrl-c out of it, and I can't even open up a second VT when this happens, which leads me to believe it's a kernel problem. I have no problems at all with the 2.4.1 kernel, however. My hardware is the following: AMDK6-2 400MHz DFI P5BV3+ motherboard with 256 MB RAM. Matrox G100 AGP video card One WD 8.4G IDE hard drive. External modem. My gcc version is egcs-2.91.66, and binutils is binutils-2.9.5.0.22-6. All other required programs satisfy the requirements in the kernel's Changes file. I have the relevant lines from my kernel .config file below. I can post the contents of my network setup files or module setup files if requested. Thanks for any help. Jamie Kufrovich ------------------------------------------ CONFIG_X86=y CONFIG_ISA=y CONFIG_UID16=y CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_KMOD=y CONFIG_MK6=y CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG=y CONFIG_X86_XADD=y CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM=y CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y CONFIG_NET=y CONFIG_PCI=y CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y CONFIG_PCI_NAMES=y CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y CONFIG_PCMCIA=y CONFIG_CARDBUS=y CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_SYSCTL=y CONFIG_KCORE_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y CONFIG_PM=y CONFIG_APM=y CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE=y CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT=y CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS=y CONFIG_PARPORT=y CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=y CONFIG_PARPORT_1284=y CONFIG_PNP=y CONFIG_ISAPNP=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y CONFIG_PACKET=y CONFIG_NETLINK=y CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y CONFIG_NETFILTER=y CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG=y CONFIG_UNIX=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=m CONFIG_IDE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODES=y CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_DUMMY=m CONFIG_BONDING=m CONFIG_EQUALIZER=m CONFIG_TUN=m CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y CONFIG_EL1=m CONFIG_EL2=m CONFIG_ELPLUS=m CONFIG_EL3=m CONFIG_3C515=m CONFIG_VORTEX=m CONFIG_LANCE=m CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC=y CONFIG_WD80x3=m CONFIG_ULTRA=m CONFIG_SMC9194=m CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL=y CONFIG_NI52=m CONFIG_NI65=m CONFIG_DEPCA=m CONFIG_HP100=m CONFIG_NET_ISA=y CONFIG_E2100=m CONFIG_EEXPRESS=m CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO=m CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS=m CONFIG_HPLAN=m CONFIG_ETH16I=m CONFIG_NE2000=m CONFIG_NET_PCI=y CONFIG_PCNET32=m CONFIG_APRICOT=m CONFIG_CS89x0=m CONFIG_TULIP=m CONFIG_DE4X5=m CONFIG_DGRS=m CONFIG_EEPRO100=m CONFIG_NATSEMI=m CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=m CONFIG_8139TOO=m CONFIG_SIS900=m CONFIG_EPIC100=m CONFIG_SUNDANCE=m CONFIG_TLAN=m CONFIG_VIA_RHINE=m CONFIG_WINBOND_840=m CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL=m CONFIG_NET_POCKET=y CONFIG_ATP=m CONFIG_DE600=m CONFIG_DE620=m CONFIG_ACENIC=m CONFIG_HAMACHI=m CONFIG_SK98LIN=m CONFIG_PPP=y CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=y CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY=m CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=m CONFIG_IRDA=y CONFIG_IRLAN=m CONFIG_IRNET=m CONFIG_IRCOMM=m CONFIG_IRTTY_SIR=m CONFIG_IRPORT_SIR=m CONFIG_DONGLE=y CONFIG_NSC_FIR=m CONFIG_WINBOND_FIR=m CONFIG_TOSHIBA_FIR=m CONFIG_VT=y CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL=y CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y CONFIG_PRINTER=y CONFIG_I2C=y CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT=m CONFIG_I2C_PHILIPSPAR=m CONFIG_I2C_ELV=m CONFIG_I2C_VELLEMAN=m CONFIG_I2C_ALGOPCF=m CONFIG_I2C_ELEKTOR=m CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=m CONFIG_BUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_LOGIBUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE=m CONFIG_MOUSE=y CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y CONFIG_NVRAM=m CONFIG_RTC=m CONFIG_DRM=y CONFIG_QUOTA=y CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS=y CONFIG_FAT_FS=y CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y CONFIG_JOLIET=y CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m CONFIG_UDF_FS=y CONFIG_UFS_FS=m CONFIG_NFS_FS=y CONFIG_NFSD=y CONFIG_SUNRPC=y CONFIG_LOCKD=y CONFIG_SMB_FS=m CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y CONFIG_SMB_NLS=y CONFIG_NLS=y CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
