need a bit of advice again

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Keith Antoine wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:51, Net Llama! wrote:
> > On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Keith Antoine wrote:
> > > #1 I have been trying to compile kernel 2.4.19 for my machine and
> > > initiall it copiled but without mouse and dhcp so i could not connect to
> > > cable. I have managed to get the mouse working BUT, not dhcp so as I can
> > > access the net. I know the configuration has changed but this has me
> > > stumped. So if anyone else has compiled it successfully with cable
> > > access, would you be good enough to send me the config file so as I can
> > > compare mine with it.
> >
> > AFAIK, DHCP is *not* a kernel compile option, its a separate daemon
> > altogether.  So, if netwrking is failing for you, then you're most likely
> > missing the module(s) that your NIC requires.
>
> I have compiled in all the pci nic card modules including my 8139's, and this
> worked on 2.4.13, but something has changed in a selection as it does not
> work on 2.4.19, everything else is fine. Tried 2.3.31 with the same results,
> so its something I am missing.
>
> I looked in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386 for a sample all in config. defconfig has
> minimal selections but how can I use config.in the format is different, but
> seems to have most com[piled in.

I wouldn't be compiling them into the kernel if i were you.  Linus has
said on numerous occasions that he really thinks that monolithic kernels
are a bad thing.

Is the NIC getting recognized in dmesg or messages?

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