Re: Fedora 7, PXE and e1000

[Mogens Kjaer <mk crc dk>]

gumboot wrote:
> As it happens I was respinning Fedora 7 when I checked back here! Yes,
> it would appear that rebuilding the whole distro solves the problem,
> but I can't help thinking that I'm using a sledgehammer to
> crack a nut.

I've patched the initrd (for x86_64 only) with the latest e1000
(7.6.5) from Intel. Now the installation works fine.

I've put a copy on: ftp://ftp.crc.dk/pub/f7e1000

The e1000.ko file, however, is nearly 20 times bigger
than the original, but it seems to work.

Mogens

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