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. -- fm -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
