Dexter Filmore wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 16. Mai 2007 23:41 schrieb James G. Sack (jim): >> Dexter Filmore wrote: >>> Am Mittwoch, 16. Mai 2007 19:45 schrieb kelsey hudson: >>>> Dexter Filmore wrote: >>>>> Does anyone know if this is a lost cause? >>>> Have you tried the proprietary nVidia drivers? They have drivers for the >>>> chipset part as well as their video boards. That might be a working >>>> alternative ... >>> I looked there, but on Ethernet the site said "...most distros come with >>> forcedeth, use that one". >>> If you know of any other, let me know. >> Are you sure the forcedeth is right? >> I had an MSI mobo that went through a factory warranty replacement and >> in the process I had to switch the driver from forcedeth to sky2. >> >> I also have an Asus (but it's A8V-E SE), and it uses sky2. >> >> The i'net also shows forum messages about using SK98LIN drivers which I >> know nothing about. > > Well, I'll give it a try. This board is from 2004 tho. No, I'm not sure about > whether forcedeth is right, I was told so. and it gets probed during boot, > hence I assumed it was ok.
Before giving up, looking for a bios update might also be worth trying (if you haven't already done that). I might also be inclined to try an experiment booting to Knoppix -- which has a good record of finding the right drivers. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
