I found what I was doing wrong, please ignore the previous message. The
RTL8139 is a development module so I need to turn on 'prompt for
development and/or incomplete drivers'. I found this out by searching
through the Config.in files.
thanks
brendan
Brendan Hack wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> [1.] Can't select RTL8193 device in kernel configuration
> [2.] I just downloaded kernel 2.2.3 and want to compile in support for a
> Realtek 8139 network card which I'm installing in my machine soon (and
> which will soon be used department wide here at uni when we change over
> to UTP cable). However none of the config programs (make
> config,menuconfig,xconfig) will let me select the RTL8139 driver. We
> have some older kernels running here (2.0.36) which let me compile
> support for the 8139, but 2.2.3 does not. Am I missing something stupid,
> is it just me or have things changed since 2.0 days.
>
> NB: this also applies to the NI5010, Packet engines yellowfind and
> Alteon AceNIC devices as well. I've also looked at 2.2.0,1 and 2 and
> none of them offer 8139 either.
>
> [3.] network,realtek,8139,configuration,kernel,2.2
> [4.] Linux version 2.2.2 (root@brendan_pc) (gcc version egcs-2.90.29
> 980515 (egcs-1.0.3 release)) #1 Mon Mar 1 14:43:12 EST 1999
> [5.]
> [6.]
> [7.1.]-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks
> -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
> Linux brendan_pc 2.2.2 #1 Mon Mar 1 14:43:12 EST 1999 i686 unknown
> Kernel modules 2.1.85
> Gnu C egcs-2.90.29 980515 (egcs-1.0.3 release)
> Binutils 2.8.1.0.23
> Linux C Library 5.4.44
> Dynamic linker ldd: version 1.9.9
> Linux C++ Library 2.8.
> Procps 1.2.7
> Mount 2.7l
> Net-tools (1997-09-21)
> Kbd 0.94
> Sh-utils 1.16
> [7.2]processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 6
> model name : Celeron (Mendocino)
> stepping : 0
> cpu MHz : 300.687708
> cache size : 128 KB
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> sep_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 2
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 mmx osfxsr
> bogomips : 299.83
>
> NB2: I'm not subsribed to this list, too much traffic. PLEASE reply to
> me personally at bendy@cabsav.vu.edu.au
>
> cheers
>
> brendan
>
-- Brendan Hack Computer Systems Administrator bendy@cabsav.vu.edu.au School of Communications and Informatics http://cougar.vut.edu.au/~hacbj Victoria University of Technology Room #: D644, x4681 Footscray Campus- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/