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20 years ago

Nios II Linux v1.4: Kernel not compileable

Hi, I tried to compile the kernel delivered with NIOS Linux 1.4 but with no success. The default configuration failed with an error somewhere in an IDE-driver. After IDE-support isn't requi...
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20 years ago

Ah, I see the confusion, no, the evaluation board doesn't have a LAN91C111 chip on it. At least not the Altera Evaluation Kit (I think that's the one you're talking about).

If you're using the Linux reference design for the evaluation board, then you need to disable the LAN91C111 as discussed above and enable the MoreThanIP driver instead. It's in the same submenu and it's officially called:

MoreThanIP 10_100_1000 Emac support