problem getting nic to work

[fizz]

1. During boot, i get alot of devfs messages about probeall not working
WARNING: /etc/modules.devfs line 26: ignoring bad linbe starting with 'probeall'

2. Even though i compiled module support in the new kernel for my nic 'via-rhine', and added it to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.5, and it shows in lsmod, but NOT ifconfig.

This is a onboard nic for a via chipset.
Any assistance would be great
thanks


Kernel 2.6.0-test4 btw

[vertex]

Could you post your dmesg output? If you are inserting your kernel modules manually, the output from that too.

[fizz]

i give up, ive been in irc for 3 hours, trying everything under the sun
genkernel works, if i recompile to remove dri, nic stops working again.


via-rhine.c:v1.1.19-2.5 by donald becker

when i do modprobe via-rhine
no output

[fizz]

ive tried with it as a module, or compiled directly into kernel
ive tried with 2.4 and 2.6

[fizz]

if i boot livecd nic works
i do lsmod
i see
emu10k1
ac97_codec
sound
soundcore
via-rhine
mii <-- says via-rhine next to it in [ ]
floppy
serial
isa-pnp
cloop
usb-storage
hid
uhci
ehci-hcd
usbcore


Now on my normal boot, i do modprobe via-rhine
it shows in lsmod, but wont start eth0

[fizz]

what would mii be? i cant find it in kernel config, this might be part of the problem?

[fizz]

on the livecd
dmesg shows
eth0: VIA VT6102 Rhine-II at 0xe800, 00:e0:4c:a2:27:a5, IRQ 11.
eth0: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x786d advertising 05e1 link 45e1.
eth0: Setting Full duplex based on M11 #1 link partner capability of 45e1.

I hope this helps, this is driving me absolutly nuts

[fizz]

Ok, i tried adding all modules, although i now have mii, it doesnt say used by [Via-Rhine] like it does on the livecd when its working.

[fizz]

more.. after reviewing demsg further i noticed lots of PCI IRQ queries that failed, and mentioned to try noapci, so i added that to my grub.conf on the kernel line as well as doing pci=noapci but in dmesg i still get those warnings. I know im getting closer.

[fizz]

does this make since, i added pci=noapic in grub, one kernel will boot, and the other locks up. and Now magically my nic works in the one kernel.

[stormrider]

i also have a via-rhine and it took me 2 days to get it work correctly. for me the solution was to make it as module. otherwise even modprobe said module not found. (2.4.20).
also i had problems with ide-scsi (sg) which also wanted to be compiled as modules.
i own a gecom x5force and also sound is pain in the ass
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[fizz]

I finaklly got it working in 2.4, what i needed to do was add pci=noapic to grub.conf, and voila! However it WILL NOT work on 2.6 for the life of me.