[Wlug] I got my sparc64 gentoo on the network

[Eric Martin]

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Y means compile it into the kernel, so the code is always there.  M
means compile it as a module (driver) so you can add / remove the code
as necessary.  you can add modules that you want to
/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.X where x is the minor version number
(4, 6) and the kernel will automatically load the module.  The other way
to do this is to

modprobe <modulename>

if you only need the code every so often.
- -eric

ken jones wrote:
> Thank you for suggesting that I compare two dmesg boot message outputs.
> 
> "grep eth0" on the dmesg outputthat worked referenced  HAPPYMEAL.  The 
> same 'grep' on the boot log that did not work had no HAPPYMEAL string.
> 
> I had a 'CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL=m' line in .config.  I changed it to 
> 'CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL=y' and recompiled using genkernel.
> 
> NOW MY NEWLY BOOTED sparc64 IS NETWORKED.  The sky's the limit. :-)
> 
> What I do not understand is how do I know which Module contains which 
> functionality.  If I had stuck with the '=m' config I should be able to 
> add a module at boot time.  How do I know which module to add?
> 
> Ken Jones
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