Re: [RULE] How do I get the kernel installed???

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Thursday 14 August 2003 02:19 am, address@hidden wrote:
> This system is an Intel 486.  The FTP seems to be
> working, but now I have run into another problem.  I
> keep getting the following error:
>
> eth0: infinite loop in interrupt, status 2001
>
> I have a 3Com 3c509tp card using EISA that uses the
> 3c509.o module.  I have searched to see if anyone else
> has experienced this problem and the only thing that
> may be relevant is that isapnp support is enabled in
> the kernel which may cause an error like this.  How is
> the kernel for installation configured?  The following
> link suggests it should be set like:
>
> http://lists.insecure.org/linux-kernel/2001/Feb/4305.html
>
> #
> # Plug and Play configuration
> #
> CONFIG_PNP=y
> # CONFIG_ISAPNP is not set
>
> Although, when that link was written kernel 2.4.1 was
> the kernel with the problem, it still may be relevant.
>  Are there any suggestions as to how to fix this?

I've no idea what is causing the error above. If you have another network 
card available, can you try switching it out? The installer kernel is 
configured as above:

address@hidden slinky]$ grep -i isapnp kernel.config
# CONFIG_ISAPNP is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ISAPNP is not set

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