Delaying eth0 initialisation

[karthik narayanan_2]

Iam using HP XA pc and loading mandrake linux
when enabling ethernet interface i get this error delaying eth0 initialisation what may be the problem

where can i download the driver for my ethernet card mine in AMD AM79C972

[Manoj Kumar Sarangi]

The cause of that message is that there is no driver loaded for eth0 so it cannot be configured. Check your boot messages and
see if there is a module or compiled in driver that is failing to load. If fix the problem. If not, you need to either compile in the
driver or edit conf.modules to alias eth0 to the right driver.
Pl. note.
You should have Kernel 2.2.12 +
pcnet32 driver


Manoj

[karthik narayanan_2]

the module for my card in pcnet32 but iam not able to compile that

why i put insmod /lib/module/`uname -r`/net/
i get that the pcnet32 is not for that kernal

my kernal version is 2.2.17-21mdk i tried pcnet32.o for kernal 2.2.17 where can i get pcnet32.o for kernal 2.2.17-21mdk

[Santosh Nair_1]

The pcnet32 drivers are included in the 2.2.19 drivers. You should be able to download this kernel from your local Mandrake mirror, e.g.:

ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/Linux/mandrake/updates/6.0/RPMS/kernel-2.2.19-4.6mdk.i586.rpm


Hope this helps.

-Santosh

[Manoj Kumar Sarangi]

Hi

You can try the following url
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/lib_modules_2.4.7-12.3mdk_kernel_drivers_net_Tree.html

Manoj