lspci -v ... find that card, not the major and minor device id numbers and Google for details.
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 10:16:01AM -0800, Richard Burkhart wrote: > Hmmkay ... I hope someone can help me with this issue - I'm running out > of ideas. > > I've got a machine I'm trying to install a Debian-variant (ANY!! > variant) onto, and either the installer refuses to see the NICs, or the > installer finds the NICs, but DHCP doesn't work. > > The machine is a frankenbox, (w) a VIA KM266 chipset mobo (MSI MS-6390) > driving a Duron 950, RealTek8101L ethernet on the board (identifies > sometimes as rtl8139), and a Realtek 8139 in a PCI slot. > > When I run an installer from the most recent Etch builds (a full-install > disk from about 2 weeks ago, and net install daily release from last > week) the installer gets to the "detect & add network hardware" section, > and gives me a screen saying "I couldn't detect your NIC - please select > a driver from the list." When I select either of the rtl8139 drivers, > the installer tries to use that driver, fails to do so, and returns me > to the choose a driver screen. I've also tried an etch installer from a > few months ago, and a Sarge installer from last week; the installer > detects the cards, but is unable to pull an IP from the DHCP server on > the DSL router. > > Knoppix disks and the most recent kubuntu installer simply refuse to > detect the card. Within knoppix, trying to bring it up manually > (ifconfig eth0 inet dhcp ... or insmod (driver name) didn't work ... > though I'd have to repeat the steps to note down the returned error > messages). > > While chasing this down I have > a) tried many of the above tests with the on-board nic turned on in > BIOS, vs. turned off ... > b) tried the above tests with the PCI card removed, to JUST access the > onboard NIC > c) tried switching out the PCI nic for a US Robotics card, and running > many of the above tests (PCI card in and out, onboard card on and off). > d) Tried putting a full install from the CD on the machine, then > activating the NIC manually. > e) Booted into the demo Win Server 2003 install that's sitting on > /dev/hda1 to test the cards. Windows boots up properly, loads up, and > grabs an IP from the router (confirmable from the router control panel). > f) Tried the realtek PCI card in another machine, to confirm that it > shows up in linux. > g) Tried a net-install of OpenSUSE. That didn't work either. Once I > followed the menu options in the installer to activate the IDE > controller (for the CD) and the networking hardware, it refused to go > further -- it couldn't see the install media, and I gather couldn't go > out onto the web for it either. *shrug* > > The only thing I haven't explored fully is an 'IRQ conflict' ... but I'm > not sure how to pursue that ... and why didn't the same thing show up > within Windows? (According to some net searches, the 2.4/2.6 kernels > should be just as much of a plug-and-play OS as Windows). > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Richard Burkhart > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -- Ted Deppner http://www.deppner.us/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
