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