eth0 problems

[Paul Howarth]

Maciek R. wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 14:19 +0000, Paul Howarth wrote:
> 
> 
>>Why? /etc/modprobe.conf is a regular file and not part of the kernel itself.
>>
>>Which kernel driver does your card use?
> 
> 
> If so, here it is:
> 
> alias eth0 bcm5700
> alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx
> options snd-card-0 index=0
> install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx
> && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-via82xx { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1
> || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-via82xx
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
> alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
> 
> What I do not understand is the differnce between uname -m and uname -i.
> -m gives i686 and -i gives i386.
> 
> I installed driver for i386.

You need to install the driver built specifically against the kernel you 
are running. So if you're running an i686 kernel, you need the i686 
driver for that kernel. The rpm command I showed earlier will show what 
architecture your kernel RPMs are.

Paul.