 | | | Intel E/1000 driver | Intel E/1000 driver 2003-09-16 - By Taylor, ForrestX
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MW Mike Weiner (5028) wrote:
> I am having some issues with a module I need to load for an intel e1000
> interface using RedHat 7.3 linux-2.4.18-3. For some reason, the new imaged
> machines that I am trying to bring up will not load that module nor
> initialize the interface, so I am stuck with a single 10/100 interface.
> [root@(protected) root]# insmod e1000
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.18-3smp/kernel/drivers/addon/e1000/e1000.o
> Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.18-3smp/kernel/drivers/addon/e1000/e1000.o
> will taint the kernel: non-GPL license - BSD with patent grant
> See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted
> modules
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-3smp/kernel/drivers/addon/e1000/e1000.o: init_module: No
> such device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
> You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg [root@(protected)
> Does anyone have any quick solutions they might suggest to get this module
> to load correctly? Or any other suggestions?
> Thank you in advance
> Michael Weiner
It is probably a newer e1000. Try the latest kernel for 7.3
(2.4.20-something).
Forrest
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