Robert Epprecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Geoffrey Prewett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I recently bought a Sony GRT-170 laptop and have been trying to install >> Debian on it. I have been successful in getting 2.2.20 (3.0r1) to both boot >> and have network (sis900) support. Unfortunately, 2.4 kernels refuse to >> work. modprobe sis900 works great, but the network simply does not work;
Sounds more like a network problem, maybe the module *is* working? > I had sis900 working (with disabled APIC) on woody and 2.4.20 (IIRC) and > still do on sarge with 2.4.21, so don't give up ;-) I don't know why it > works for me but not for you, sorry. My hardware is different from yours. One thing, I forgot to mention: I had to *de*-select IO-APIC support on uniprocessors when building the kernel. But then I have heard, that my mainboard has some problems with APIC anyway... Robert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
