[RVK]

Hi everyone!

I have a p4s8x with an onboard sis 963 NIC. I recently installed Redhat 8, only to find out it wasn't configuring the NIC correctly, so I couldn't access the internet.

I searched the redhat site and found this link :

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77258

It says I have to recompile a newer kernel because the CD version only supports SiS <= 962

It also has 2 files attached, sis900.h and sis900.c

Apparently it says those 2 files will fix the problem with Kernel 2.4

I may be getting confused here.

I am VERY new to linux and recompiling a newer kernel is quite intimidating. Is there a more simple solution to my problem? Perhaps as simple as copying those 2 files somewhere?

Thanks a lot!!

-R

 

[gotissues68]

You have a couple options, neither of which will let you just put files somewhere and be done with it

First you can just compile the module itself (thats the .c and .h files)

You'd use something like gcc blah.c
and it will spit out a .o file which is the object code or "driver" for a piece of hardware.

You then put it in /usr/src/linux/kernel/drivers/net and update /etc/modules.conf to call it on bootup.

or you upgrade/recompile your kernel

 

[RVK]

Well, I tried recompiling my kernel and failed miserably! :no:

So I'm going to try your other method which makes more sence to me......

If I understand you correctly, i put both sis900.c and sis900.h in the same directory and then run gcc sis900.c then it will give me a .0 file and that's all I need???

I don't need to put the .c or the .h some where special for this to work?

Thanks!

-R

 

[gotissues68]

Yep, sorry if my earlier reply was a bit cranky.. suffering from severe sleep deprivation this week! I don't want to continue the horror story of receiving support for linux from some cranky nasty guy!

Anyways you'll need to make a directory (doesn't matter where really) and then place the 2 files .. the dot C file is the actual source code that "is" the driver and the dot h file is the header file which includes things the C file needs to build correctly.

run gcc nicdriver.c <replace with file name
and assuming gcc requires no special arguments, it should spit out a dot o file, the object file which is the actual driver (they're called modules in linux speak) and then place the dot o file in /usr/src/whatever redhat calls their kernel source directory/drivers/net

and then edit /etc/modules.conf and add a line which reads like the others to reference that module.

 

[RVK]

Ok I'm having problems compiling, I'm getting all sorts of weird messages.

Would you mind giving it a try??

both files are available here :

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla...ug.cgi?id=77258


thanks again!

-R

 

[gotissues68]

I can't compile it for you, for a couple reasons.

Different kernel versions
My platform may be different from yours
the location of required header files
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Try and post the errors you're getting so we can try and help you. Chances are its a matter of compile time options that you need to invoke before it will compile, if there's a readme, that should point you in the right direction.