No rtl8139 found in menuconfig in linux-2.2.22

No rtl8139 found in menuconfig in linux-2.2.22

[Daniel Goujot]

[1.] No rtl8139 found in menuconfig in linux-2.2.22
[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
download http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.22.tar.gz
cd /usr/src
mkdir linux-2.2.22
ln -si linux-2.2.22 linux
tar zxf linux-2.2.22.tar.gz
cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
make menuconfig
-- don't find the rtl8139 (I found the tulip network driver, not the rtl8139 network driver)
make bzImage (it works, but without rtl8139)
[3.] menuconfig rtl8139 2.2.22
[4.] menuconfig problem
[5.] Output of Oops.. message : None
[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
     problem (if possible) : see above
[7.] Environment
[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
Linux r22m73.cybercable.tm.fr 2.2.10 #1 Tue Jul 20 16:32:24 MEST 1999 i686 unknown
Kernel modules         [5]
Gnu C                  egcs-2.91.66
Binutils               2.9.1.0.25
Linux C Library        (manually, ldd --version) ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.1
/usr/lib/libg++-1.so.2
/usr/lib/libg++-2-libc6.1-1-2.8.1.3.a
/usr/lib/libg++-2-libc6.1-1-2.8.1.3.so
/usr/lib/libg++-libc6.1-1.a.2
/usr/lib/libg++-libc6.1-1.so.2
/usr/lib/libg++.so.2.7.2
Procps                 1.2.11
Mount                  2.9t
Net-tools              (1999-04-20)
Kbd                    0.99
Sh-utils               1.16
[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): no concern
[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): no concern
[7.4.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi): no concern
[7.5.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem: none
[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: no patch.

Re: No rtl8139 found in menuconfig in linux-2.2.22

[Nuno Monteiro]

On 28.10.02 16:00 Daniel Goujot wrote:

<snip snip>

> make menuconfig
> -- don't find the rtl8139 (I found the tulip network driver, not the
> rtl8139 network driver)


You need to say 'Y' in ->

   -- Code maturity level options
    -- Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers

Then you'll have

    -- Network device support
     -- Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
      -- RealTek 8129/8139 (not 8019/8029!) support (NEW)
   
Hope this helps.


		Nuno

rtl8139 : is a development driver (was: Re: No rtl8139 found in menuconfig in linux-2.2.22)

[Daniel Goujot]

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Nuno Monteiro wrote:

> On 28.10.02 16:00 Daniel Goujot wrote:
>
> > make menuconfig
> > -- don't find the rtl8139 (I found the tulip network driver, not the
> > rtl8139 network driver)
>
>
> You need to say 'Y' in ->
>    -- Code maturity level options
>     -- Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers
>
> Then you'll have
>     -- Network device support
>      -- Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
>       -- RealTek 8129/8139 (not 8019/8029!) support (NEW)

Thank you. Shame on me, this solution shows up with
google.fr/search?q=CONFIG_RTL8139 ... (though, can you add in the
linux-2.2.22/Documentation/Configure.help file that CONFIG_RTL8139 is an
experimental driver ? Alternatively, does it exist a file containing this
type of datas (e.g., for CONFIG_RTL8139 : Code maturity level options ->
Prompt for development + Network device support -> Ethernet (10 or
100Mbit) -> RealTek 8129/8139).

Thank you for both your helps !

[end of story: Yesterday, I have compiled tht rtl8139 driver by hacking
the Makefiles, and I didn't try make xconfig of make config]

	Daniel Goujot