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Description of problem:
  You can't compile the e1000 driver directly into the kernel.  This makes
netbooting difficult on system with the e1000 controller.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.set CONFIG_NET_E1000 to y
2.make clean dep bzimage
3.watch it break
	

Additional info:

This adapted from 2.4.20pre it works for me.

*** Makefile.old        2002-10-15 14:21:59.000000000 -0700
--- Makefile    2002-10-15 14:21:59.000000000 -0700
***************
*** 75,87 ****
  # Makefile for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 ethernet driver
  #
  
! obj-$(CONFIG_NET_E1000) += e1000.o
! 
! e1000-objs := e1000_main.o e1000_hw.o e1000_ethtool.o e1000_param.o \
!             e1000_proc.o
  
  include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
  
- e1000.o: $(e1000-objs)
-       $(LD) -r -o $@ $(e1000-objs)
  
--- 75,86 ----
  # Makefile for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 ethernet driver
  #
  
!  O_TARGET := e1000.o
!   
!  obj-y := e1000_main.o e1000_hw.o e1000_ethtool.o e1000_param.o \
!           e1000_proc.o
!  obj-m := $(O_TARGET)
  
  include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make