Kernel 2.6.0-1-109 -> not auto loading sk98lin for 3c940 LOM

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On Jan 2, 2004 at 17:51, Eric Beyer in a soothing rage wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I have been experimenting with the 2.6 kernels from
>http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.6/ and have found that for some reason
>during boot the kernel is not auto loading the sk98lin module for my
>3c940 LOM. I have a ASUS P4P800 motherboard and everything seems to work
>when booting the 2.4.22-1.2135 kernel (with the exception of sound which
>is a whole different issue...). 
>
>Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions I might try other than my
>temporary work around by adding "modprobe sk98lin" to rc.local? I assume
>that it still reads modules.conf so having "alias eth0 sk98lin" should
>have done the trick as it has on the 2.4.22-1.2135 kernel.
The 2.6 kernels use /etc/modprobe.conf. Amend that to suit.

N.Emile...
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