On Sunday 16 Oct 2011 17:08:45 CJoeB wrote: > On 10/16/11 11:29, Matthew Finkel wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM, CJoeB <colleen.bea...@gmail.com > > > > <mailto:colleen.bea...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > Also: Are the modules actually loaded before you unload them? Use > > > `modprobe -vr broadcom tg3`. If there is no output, the module > > > was not loaded. > > > > Prior to unloading the modules, output from 'modprobe -vr broadcom > > tg3' is > > > > rmmod /lib/modules/2.6.39-gentoo-r3/kernel/drivers/net/tg3.ko > > > > Hi Colleen, > > > > Looks like broadcom isn't loading at boot. Also, I'm not too familiar > > with broadcom, but why must you load two modules? I found [1] which > > sound like your problem (possibly the site you mentioned earlier) > > which references a similar problem when tg3 is loaded before broadcom. > > You may have already tried this, but have you tested changing the > > order in /etc/conf.d/modules? > > > > > > [1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=110026 > > > > - Matt > > Tried changing the order of module loading. Didn't change anything! > > :-( But this was a good idea that I never thought of!
OK, that leaves the other 2 options I suggested in earlier message. BTW have you tried the latest stable kernel? It may have been patched by now. -- Regards, Mick
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