Bug 115600

Summary:	lack of support for gigabit ethernet based SiS 191/190
Product:	[openSUSE] SUSE LINUX 10.0	Reporter:	Timur Mehrvarz <blackdir>
Component:	Kernel	Assignee:	Andreas Jaeger <aj>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Preview 4
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86-64
OS:	SUSE Other
URL:	http://www.sis.com/download/download_step2.php?id=155884&agree=1&Image7911.x=42&Image7911.y=6
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Found By:	Beta-Customer	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---
Attachments:	Patching the kernel for SiS191 chipset support

Description Timur Mehrvarz 2005-09-07 14:27:46 UTC

The shipped kernel lack of support for my gigabit ethernet card embedded on my
ASUS motherboard (K8s-MX) based on SiS 191/190 chipset.

As SiS is now shipping a GPL driver for that chipset
(http://www.sis.com/download/download_step2.php?id=155884&agree=1&Image7911.x=42&Image7911.y=6)
it would be nice to see it supported in the shipped kernel.

regards,
Timur

Comment 1 Timur Mehrvarz 2005-09-08 07:40:40 UTC

Created attachment 49155 [details]
Patching the kernel for SiS191 chipset support

Actually patching the kernel for SiS191/190 support is quite easy; just

- 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.

- 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.

Comment 2 Olaf Kirch 2005-09-12 07:43:51 UTC

I'm awfully sorry, but I don't think we are able to accept new features 
into our kernel inbetween release candidates. 
Maybe for 10.1 - but frankly I would very much prefer if SIS would get 
their driver included upstream. 
 
Assigning to Andreas Jaeger.

Comment 3 Andreas Jaeger 2005-09-12 09:04:56 UTC

That driver should go into Linux 2.6.14 first.

For 10.0 it's too late.