[SOLVED] Re: Linux From Scratch - Version SVN-20080423 - eth0:unknown interface

[Mag. Leonhard Landrock]

Am Sonntag, 25. Mai 2008 17:03:18 schrieb Dan Nicholson:
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:34 AM, Mag. Leonhard Landrock
>
> <1977-Hamlet at gmx.at> wrote:
> > So I believe to have
> >
> > 1.) 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet
> > Controller (rev a1)
> > 2.) 01:04.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001
> > Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13)

[...]

> The nVidia nForce driver is forcedeth, which is CONFIG_FORCEDETH. If
> you're in menuconfig, just hit '/' and then type FORCEDETH. It'll
> point you to it.
>
> It seems like there's two drivers for the Marvell chipset, skge and
> sk98lin. They are CONFIG_SKGE and CONFIG_SK98LIN, and Debian is using
> skge. It looks like you selected sk98lin, and the help text says it
> supports your chipset, so I don't know why it's not being loaded.
> Maybe try CONFIG_SKGE and see if that's better.

I compiled the Linux kernel once again with forcedeth and skge added and now 
it works as expected.  :-)

When I start my LFS I get my eth0 up, configured and running.

One idea came to my mind: Maybe eth0 is my nVidia NIC. That would make it 
clear, why I previously didn't work. No driver for that NIC.

I think I didn't check whether there was any network driver (e.g. for eth1) 
loaded before.

Leonhard.

PS: Great thank you to Dan for his quick response.  :-)