Matt Reppert wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:22:30 +0100
> Pedro Ribeiro <deadheart@netcabo.pt> wrote:
>
>
>>If I compile the 8139 ethernet support as a module (as I always did -
>>module name >> 8130too) I will get an error in make modules_install.
>>However, if I build it in the kernel it will work just fine. The problem
>>is that now when I try to do a simple mii-tool -F 100baseTX-FD eth0
>>(because my eth always stats at 100 Half duplex) I get this error:
>>
>>SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth0' failed: Operation not supported
>
>
> What's the error you get on install? I don't have a problem doing it on
> my iBook.
>
> You have to explicitly turn on MII support in 2.6-test; the kconfig option
> is CONFIG_MII; it's "Generic Media Independent Interface device support",
> the first item under "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)". This needs to be modular or
> on to use mii-tool, I imagine.
No, CONFIG_MII only occasionally affects mii-tool support. Further,
CONFIG_MII is forced on if it is needed.
As I explained in another mail, older mii-tool binaries use the
traditional -- but non-standard -- ioctls for the MII operations. Newer
versions of mii-tool use the proper SIOC[GS]MIIxxx ioctls.
The proper fix is to obtain the latest version of mii-tool, possibly
from net-utils cvs if nowhere else.
Jeff
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