Find a source of information that explains how to install the Linux driver on top of Ubuntu 8.04, and apply that to gOS 3. Perhaps the people at the Ubunto forums can help you out.
http://ubuntuforums.org/ On 25 nov, 12:24, Kom-Si <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your detailed replies, mahjongg. > > I'm well aware that gOS is based on Ubuntu 8.04, I was simply trying > to emphasize my frustration at the fact that one Ubuntu version > performs just fine on my machine while the other doesn't. And they're > just one version apart. I disagree with your statement that 'it is > barely supported, even by ubuntu 8.10'. Ubuntu 8.10 recognizes the > card well enough, i.e. it displays all its parameters thru System > Info. > > I also know that gOS 3 runs on Linux kernel 2.6.24. Now the Attansic > L1 SourceForge page you referred me to says the following: > > Thanks to Xiong Huang of Attansic for writing the original vendor > version of the driver and for granting permission to make the driver > available for inclusion in the kernel. After obtaining permission from > Attansic, the driver was initially submitted to the Linux Kernel > Mailing List (LKML) on September 27, 2006. After multiple review > cycles, it was was accepted for inclusion in the mainline kernel and > released as part of kernel version 2.6.21. It is now part of each new > kernel released from kernel.org. > > Question is: how come it is not found in gOS's Linux kernel 2.6.24? Is > it the result 'throwing away' things for the sake of incorporating > more user-oriented features into gOS? > > Be it as it may, my question remains: what do I do to make it work? I > think I'd already mentioned that I'm a Linux novice, so even if I do > find appropriate source code for the L1 driver I strongly doubt my > ability to perform all the motions required to compile it, install it, > and (God forbid!) recompile the kernel... :-) > > What I need is clear step-by-step instruction on how to rectify my > current predicament, for I'm still keen on making gOS work for > me... ;-) > > On Nov 25, 4:00 am, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Attansic is a Taiwanese company bought by Atheros, and the L1 is their > > Gigabyte PCI express card solution. > > > there is a main page for their linux driver here: > > >http://atl1.sourceforge.net/ > > > here is a list of officially supported wired-network cards, > > >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsWiredNetworkCards > > > Attansic is unknown, and Atheros too (as wired-network chip-set > > maker). > > > On 25 nov, 01:43, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > gOS is based on Ubuntu 8.04, not on 8.10, and it will take some time > > > before gOS will switch to 8.10, as the fact that Ubuntu 8.04 is a > > > "long term stable" is very important for gOS, because it is a "steady > > > target", it is hard to build a stable non-official "remix" on a moving > > > target like Ubuntu 8.10. The difference why your network adapter works > > > will be based on the difference in the kernels used in Ubuntu 8.10 and > > > 8.04. After googling for your card it seems it is not "all roses" on > > > the driver side for this card as you imply, it is barely supported, > > > even by ubuntu 8.10. > > > perhaps someone knows a patch, or maybe its just a matter of using a > > > Windows driver and the "ndiswrapper", which gOS does not support ("out > > > of the box"). > > > > On 24 nov, 17:09, Kom-Si <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > Installed gOS today. I find it a beauty, best of two worlds, and the > > > > best Linux I've seen so far. But it turned out to be the only Linux > > > > distro that doesn't see my network adapter (Network manager displays > > > > 'no network device' message). Without that the whole gOS becomes > > > > pretty useless. > > > > > My network card is: Attansic Technology Corp., L1 Gigabit Adapter (rev > > > > b0) on ASUS P5QL Pro motherboard. > > > > > For instance, Ubuntu 8.10 recognizes this card during install. I had > > > > to switch back to Ubuntu to write this message. > > > > > Can anyone help? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
