JuniorG wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently trying to compile the linux-2.4.21-27 kernel on an HP
> DL585. My end goal is to enable HIGHMEM64GB so that linux will use all
> the available RAM on the machine instead of only 4GB.
>
> I've been able to successfully compile the kernel with HIGHMEM set,
> but when I use this version to boot linux cannot find my ethernet
> card. "Can't locate module eth0", I suspect it has something to do
> with a missing driver or something.

What *ELSE* did you change in the kernel? And did you do "make install; make
modules_install" to get the modules installed? And why are you using a 2.4
kernel?

> Currently in "/lib/modules/2.4.21-27.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/net/" I have
> bcm5700.o whereas in
> my custom modules "/lib/modules/2.4.21-27.EL_64GB/kernel/drivers/net"
> I do not.
>
> So my question is, how do I include that driver when compiling the
> kernel?

What did you use to configure the kernel the first time you built it? "make
menuconfig"?