Bug 115600 - lack of support for gigabit ethernet based SiS 191/190
Summary: lack of support for gigabit ethernet based SiS 191/190
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: SUSE LINUX 10.0
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Version: Preview 4
Hardware: x86-64 SUSE Other
: P5 - None : Normal
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Assignee: Andreas Jaeger
QA Contact: E-mail List
URL: http://www.sis.com/download/download_...
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Reported: 2005-09-07 14:27 UTC by Timur Mehrvarz
Modified: 2005-09-12 09:04 UTC (History)
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Patching the kernel for SiS191 chipset support (1.79 KB, text/plain)
2005-09-08 07:40 UTC, Timur Mehrvarz 		Details
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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.