Kernel Question

[Dpk]

On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 02:49:39PM -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote:

   Paul Melson <melson@scnc.holt.k12.mi.us> writes:
   
   > 	Linux kernel release 2.2.17 came out two weeks ago and
   > contains some bugfixes for 2.2.16.  However, what it doesn't
   > contain are the kernel drivers for RealTek 8139 cards, which I
   > was planning on using in some new hardware we're rolling out here
   > at Holt.
   
   I don't know where you got your 2.2.17 kernel from, but the one
   that I downloaded from marvin.pa.msu.edu a couple minutes ago
   certainly does have a drivers/net/rtl8139.c and the appropriate
   configuration option in drivers/net/Config.in.  So I think you're
   wrong: Linux 2.2.17 *does* contain a Realtek 8139 driver.

It does exist, but you will not see it as a configuration option
unless you enable "Prompt for development and/or incomplete
code/drivers" under "Code maturity level options".

Dennis