> On Dec 9, 2022, at 2:57 AM, Michael Keuter <li...@mksolutions.info> wrote:
>
>
>
>> Am 09.12.2022 um 04:33 schrieb Tim Griffin <t...@enwood.ca>:
>>
>> Hi all; I've just blown the dust off of an HP T150 thin client box (4GB
>> RAM/16GB Flash, VIA Eden X2 U4200 processor @ 1Ghz) and installed the latest
>> x64 version of ASTLinux (1.4.7).
>> The operating system installs without error, but after booting, and despite
>> apparently installing the
>> "Intel PRO/1000 Network Driver 3.8.7-NAPI" driver, ASTLinux cannot find
>> "eth0", and there is consequently no network available.
>>
>> Yet, if I boot the machine just to a RUNNIX shell, "lspci" shows the network
>> adapter (Broadcom Inc. BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)) installed as
>> "eth0" (albeit without an IP address):
>>
>> <IMG_4382.JPG>
>> If I let ASTLinux boot to completion, it seems to load the "Intel PRO/1000
>> Network Driver 3.8.7-NAPI" and the "8139 Fast Ethernet drive 0.9.28", but
>> then cannot find "eth0" (last line of screen shot).
>> <IMG_4384.JPG>
>>
>> <IMG_4386.JPG>
>>
>> When boot into ASTLinux, my installation does not have anything pertaining
>> to "net" in the /etc/udev/rules directory either:
>>
>> <IMG_4396.JPG>
>>
>> I can confirm that the network cable was attached to the box and
>> connection/activity indicators were illuminated, so the hardware seems okay.
>>
>> After booting into ASTLinux, "ifconfig" shows the following:
>>
>> <IMG_4394.JPG>
>>
>> One other interesting anomaly is that "eth0" *is* reported right at the end
>> of the boot:
>>
>> <IMG_4395.JPG>
>>
>> But then the OS doesn't seem to initialize "eth0" leaving the environment
>> networkless.
>>
>> While I am relatively used to working on Ubuntu servers, I've never had to
>> operate at the level of network interface drivers, so I'm a little lost as
>> to where to look for the problem and how to attempt a resolution.
>>
>> Is there something about 1.4.7 that it would not necessarily include and
>> enable a network driver for this adapter?
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Tim
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> the available network drivers can be found in "/etc/rc.modules".
> I think for Broadcom NICs you can try the "tg3" driver.
>
> Michael
Hi Tim,
Your mistake was to use the "Guest VM x86-64bit (Video Console):" ISO
(genx86_64-vm) instead of the "Generic x86-64bit (Video Console):" ISO
(genx86_64) more tuned to your hardware. Probably a misclick.
-- Quick solution
modprobe tg3
and see if the NIC comes alive, if so, edit /etc/rc.modules and add tg3 and
comment out virtio_net
-- Better solution
Reinstall via USB boot drive using the "Generic x86-64bit (Video Console):" ISO
download (genx86_64)
Cool to see such an old box come alive!
Lonnie
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