From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Marusich Subject: Re: Wired networking problems after guix system reconfigure Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:59:27 -0800 Message-ID: <874mcm2kg0.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87fuwtrqsr.fsf@gmail.com> <878u1yrbvd.fsf@gmail.com> <8737s67h5e.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47980) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abu0g-00054c-VG for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:59:31 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abu0g-0007oe-2p for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:59:30 -0500 List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: help-guix@gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Perfect. To avoid modifying files in the Guix tree itself, you could > put this =E2=80=98linux-libre-4.3=E2=80=99 in a module of its own that yo= u keep in > $GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH, just for your own uses. OK. I'll try that! Can you tell me why commit adddd5b updates Makefile.am? That wasn't clear to me, and I don't want to accidentally forget to do something necessary for installing a custom kernel. > Now, if the regression is serious and widespread, you might want to > start an argument on guix-devel as to whether we should provide this > particular kernel version in Guix proper. I don't think it's necessary. I haven't heard complaints from anyone else yet, and I'm pretty sure the linux-libre-4.1 variable that already exists will work for me, also. I'll consider starting a thread if that is not the case. I mainly just want to know how to define my own custom kernel so I can try bisecting the kernel myself to pinpoint the problem. To help others in the future find this thread if they encounter the same problem, here are my wired network card specs, according to lspci: Laptop: Dell Inspiron 1520 Network card: Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-= TX (rev 02) Oh, by the way: there is a wireless network card, also, but it has never worked (dmesg shows iwl3945 complaining: "Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed")), so that isn't a viable alternative for me. Thank you for the help, Chris