Re: [Xen-users] b44 module probe error

[Alexander Hoßdorf <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Maurice,

ok then everything is fine.
I missunderstood "the following link helped me install xen 3.1.0 with my 
BCM4401 card"
I thought you had not solved the problem until now.
Sorry.


Cheers,

Alex


Maurice MORETTI schrieb:
> Hi Alexander
>
> Alexander Hoßdorf wrote:
> > Hi Maurice,
> >
> > I've never installed xen from precompiled binaries,
> > so a few questions:
> >
> > - what version of b44 module is telling you: "/sbin/modinfo b44"
> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.18-xen/kernel/drivers/net/b44.ko
> author:         Florian Schirmer, Pekka Pietikainen, David S. Miller
> description:    Broadcom 4400 10/100 PCI ethernet driver
> license:        GPL
> version:        1.01
> > - have you a direcory called "/lib/modules/2.6.18.8-xen/.build" in 
> > your tree?
> yes
> > I guess you have 2.6.18.8 kernel?
> > "uname -r" prints kernel version.
> 2.6.18-xen
> before booting with xen I had
>
> 2.6.18-6-k7
>
> > Let's see if we can build module b44 in newest verion.
> > I don't know if it's fixed then, but perhaps we should give a try.
> Right now with the xen I installed b44is fine for me
> I d'ont understand why you want to rebuild it.
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> > Maurice MORETTI schrieb:
> > > Hi Alex
> > >
> > > the following link helped me install xen 3.1.0 with my BCM4401 card
> > >
> > > http://www.howtoforge.com/debian_etch_xen_3.1_p2
> > >
> > > Maurice
> > > > Hi Maurice,
> > > >
> > > > I have googled a few minutes to find this:
> > > > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2006-05/msg00610.html 
> > > >
> > > > I don't have a BCM4401 NIC so I can't test it.
> > > > Perhaps it might help...
> > > > Have you also tried out the newest driver version from Broadcom?
> > > >
> > > > Between it has nothing to do with the debain kernel...
> > > > it seems to be a bug in the dma allocation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Alex
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Maurice MORETTI schrieb:
> > > > > Dear All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to configure Xen on a laptop with a BCM4401 ethernet board
> > > > > The Debian xen kerner 2.6.18-5 is not handling wlll that board
> > > > > I get the follwing in messages
> > > > > b44: Probe failed with error -5
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help is welcome
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Maurice
> > > > >
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