Attachment 49155 Details for Bug 115600

Patching the kernel for SiS191 chipset support

readme_SiS191.txt (text/plain), 1.79 KB, created by Timur Mehrvarz on 2005-09-08 07:40:40 UTC

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Creator: Timur Mehrvarz

Created: 2005-09-08 07:40:40 UTC

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>//** Install sis190 module into linux kernel. **//
>
>1. Install Linux
>
>2. Download Linux kernel 2.6.9 or latter version from http://www.kernel.org. The follwing examples are based on linux-2.6.9.
>
>3. copy the kernel source to the location /usr/src/linux-2.6.9.
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>4. cp sis190.c /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/drivers/net
>
>5. Edit the file "/usr/src/linux-2.6.9/drivers/net/Kconfig".
>    a. Serach for the string "config SIS900"
>    b. Add the following item below the item of SIS190.
>
>config SIS190
>        tristate "SiS 191/190 PCI Gigabit/Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
>        depends on NET_PCI && PCI
>        select CRC32
>        ---help---
>          Say Y here if you have a SiS 191/190 PCI Gigabit/Fast Ethernet adapter.
>
>          To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
>          will be called sis190.  This is recommended.
>
>6. Edit the file "/usr/src/linux-2.6.9/drivers/net/Makefile".
>    a. Search for the string "obj-$(CONFIG_SIS900) += sis900.o".
>    b. Insert "obj-$(CONFIG_SIS190) += sis190.o" to next line.
>
>7. cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.9
>
>8. Input the command 'make menuconfig'. Then the Linux Kernel configuration menu will be popped.
>    a. Select "Device Drivers -->", "Networking support -->", "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) -->".
>    b. Goto the item "SiS191/190 PCI Gigabit/Fast Ethernet Adapter support".
>    c. Press space key to make this item marked with <M>.
>    d. Save and exit the kernel configuration menu.
>
>9. Make kernel and modules. Input the command 'make bzImage modules modules_install install'.
>
>10. Reboot and Select the boot item "2.6.9".
>
>
>//** Probe sis190 module **//
>
>1. Input the command 'rmmod sis190'.
>
>2. Input the command 'modprobe sis190'.
>
>3. Input the command 'ifconfig eth0 <ip_addr>'.
>    a. <ip_addr> is the IP address of sis190.
>    b. example: 'ifconfig eth0 192.168.209.1'.

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