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| -rw-r--r-- | net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net-misc/e1000/Manifest | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net-misc/e1000/files/README.Gentoo | 28 |
4 files changed, 52 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog b/net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog index 2054eeb2507a..ff61617ebcdf 100644 --- a/net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog +++ b/net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@ # ChangeLog for net-misc/e1000 # Copyright 2002-2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc.; Distributed under the GPL v2 -# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog,v 1.13 2004/02/03 12:15:07 mholzer Exp $ +# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-misc/e1000/ChangeLog,v 1.14 2004/03/01 07:42:08 mholzer Exp $ + + 01 Mar 2004; Martin Holzer <mholzer@gentoo.org> e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild, + files/README.Gentoo: + improved low-end switches compatiblity. Submitted by + Dennis Nienhüser <fragfred@gmx.de> in 43306. *e1000-5.2.30.1 (03 Feb 2004) diff --git a/net-misc/e1000/Manifest b/net-misc/e1000/Manifest index 4914742a07ac..1dd1c6b193b6 100644 --- a/net-misc/e1000/Manifest +++ b/net-misc/e1000/Manifest @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ -MD5 8a783e2f93c16c4077d2cfddc1dda1cf ChangeLog 1707 -MD5 c2788433f30fe41e4c834856cc469e93 e1000-5.2.20.ebuild 1066 MD5 685cab07fee48c1ac7c2a6ede5ffa32e e1000-5.2.22.ebuild 1067 -MD5 ab36aa4046c7ad0f60d7349d9acbb132 e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild 1069 +MD5 c2788433f30fe41e4c834856cc469e93 e1000-5.2.20.ebuild 1066 +MD5 8360054a21c364fd832a05fc21949145 e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild 1464 +MD5 1b187fb99d7d97ff232631cdb842bd0b ChangeLog 1907 +MD5 77270d006917b099ca5e4684c80abf0f files/digest-e1000-5.2.30.1 66 +MD5 0b6de6b5497b7f4ed7f2469565a3e28e files/README.Gentoo 1002 MD5 5a0d0eea9a3155b09fb3177c6f646d8b files/digest-e1000-5.2.20 64 MD5 48bc3d8e4999566aa077df43475f4854 files/digest-e1000-5.2.22 64 -MD5 77270d006917b099ca5e4684c80abf0f files/digest-e1000-5.2.30.1 66 diff --git a/net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild b/net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild index f043f2e90ce5..b035dd32767a 100644 --- a/net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild +++ b/net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Copyright 1999-2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc. # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 -# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild,v 1.1 2004/02/03 12:15:07 mholzer Exp $ +# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-misc/e1000/e1000-5.2.30.1.ebuild,v 1.2 2004/03/01 07:42:08 mholzer Exp $ DESCRIPTION="Kernel driver for Intel Pro/1000 ethernet adapters." HOMEPAGE="http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/1000/index.htm" @@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ src_unpack() { src_compile() { check_KV cd "${S}/src" - make KSRC=/usr/src/linux clean e1000.o + + # workaround needed for some ethernet controllers to work with low end switches + if [[ ${USE_INCOMPATIBLE_SWITCH} ]] + then CFLAGS_EXTRA="CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DE_1000_MASTER_SLAVE=1" + else CFLAGS_EXTRA="" + fi + + make ${CFLAGS_EXTRA} KSRC=/usr/src/linux clean e1000.o } @@ -34,8 +41,11 @@ src_install() { insinto "/lib/modules/${KV}/kernel/drivers/net" doins "${S}/src/e1000.o" doman e1000.7 - dodoc LICENSE README SUMS e1000.spec ldistrib.txt + dodoc LICENSE README SUMS e1000.spec ldistrib.txt ${FILESDIR}/README.Gentoo einfo "" einfo "In case you have problems, loading the module, try to run depmod -A" einfo "" + einfo "If you experience problems with low-end switches, read" + einfo "/usr/share/doc/${PF}/README.Gentoo.gz for a possible workaround" + einfo "" } diff --git a/net-misc/e1000/files/README.Gentoo b/net-misc/e1000/files/README.Gentoo new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..91cfb1b9a115 --- /dev/null +++ b/net-misc/e1000/files/README.Gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Workaround for some cards and low end switches +============================================== + +There is a known problem with some cards and low-end switches where the +ethernet controller is not able to establish a link (see README). In case +you are experiencing this problem, try the following: + +# Stop networking for e1000 +$ /etc/init.d/net.eth0 stop +$ rmmod e1000 + +# compile e1000 with workaround +$ USE_INCOMPATIBLE_SWITCH="yes" emerge e1000 + +# load e1000 with parameters limiting its speed +$ echo "alias eth0 e1000" > /etc/modules.d/e1000 +$ echo "options e1000 Speed=10 Duplex=2,1" >> /etc/modules.d/e1000 +$ update-modules + +# Start networking again +$ modprobe e1000 +$ /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start + +This assumes /etc/conf.d/net is set up correctly and your kernel is +configured without support for e1000 (neither as module nor compiled in) +as it is needed for net-misc/e1000 to work. +eth0 has to be replaced with the adapter you are using. You might need +different settings for Speed and Duplex. |