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authorJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>2012-04-08 21:48:52 +0200
committerJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>2012-04-08 21:48:52 +0200
commite75d660672ddd11704b7f0fdb8ff21968587b266 (patch)
treeccb9c107744c10b553c0373e450bee3971d16c00 /Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
parent61282f37927143e45b03153f3e7b48d6b702147a (diff)
parent0034102808e0dbbf3a2394b82b1bb40b5778de9e (diff)
Merge branch 'master' into for-next
Merge with latest Linus' tree, as I have incoming patches that fix code that is newer than current HEAD of for-next. Conflicts: drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt b/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
index 10e8490fa40..cba74f7a3ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ Now eth0 should active, you can test it by "ping" or get more information by
"ifconfig". If tested ok, continue the next step.
4. cp dl2k.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net
-5. Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf:
+5. Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/dl2k.conf:
alias eth0 dl2k
-6. Run "netconfig" or "netconf" to create configuration script ifcfg-eth0
+6. Run depmod to updated module indexes.
+7. Run "netconfig" or "netconf" to create configuration script ifcfg-eth0
located at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts or create it manually.
[see - Configuration Script Sample]
-7. Driver will automatically load and configure at next boot time.
+8. Driver will automatically load and configure at next boot time.
Compiling the Driver
====================
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ Installing the Driver
-----------------
1. Copy dl2k.o to the network modules directory, typically
/lib/modules/2.x.x-xx/net or /lib/modules/2.x.x/kernel/drivers/net.
- 2. Locate the boot module configuration file, most commonly modprobe.conf
- or modules.conf (for 2.4) in the /etc directory. Add the following lines:
+ 2. Locate the boot module configuration file, most commonly in the
+ /etc/modprobe.d/ directory. Add the following lines:
alias ethx dl2k
options dl2k <optional parameters>