Easiest Way To Get ULi Ethernet DriverWorking

[Sam Varshavchik]

Robert L. Cochran writes:

> However, this module has been in the Fedora kernels since at least the 1637 
> release. Can I just download a new kernel, install it with 'rpm -ivh', 
> reboot and get my ethernet running. Then I can do a 'yum update' to 
> download/update all the other things.

'rpm -ivh' will check for any missing dependencies.  If it goes ahead and 
installs the kernel, you're all set.

> If this is correct, I'll need just the updated kernel and glibc packages, 
> right? Those will satisfy all the dependencies for the moment?

Correct.  If the new kernel requires a glibc update, install the glibc 
update with rpm -U, then the new kernel with rpm -i.

> Or would it be easier to compile the module alone and hope the ULI device 
> requires no other kernel changes?

Nope, this is much more complicated.

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