----- Original Message ----- From: "yavorsky gaetan" <gaetan.yavorsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 2:48 AM Subject: Re: 3Com 3c2000 NIC support > Hi, > I have an Asus P4P800 this the same NIC ( 3C940 ). > Prior to kernel 2.4.22-1.2188, I had to download the 3C2000 driver and > install it. > Now ( with this kernel ) the NIC if fully recognized, and the used > driver is sk98lin. > Hope this help. > Gaetan. > Gaetan: Problem is getting connected to get the updates. Could you give me some more information on how to get this driver up and running in the base install with kernel 2.4.22-1.2115? I seem to be missing something in the installation process. Dave > From: "gforte" <gforte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > The first thing I'd try is 'lspci' to verify that the system even > > knows that > > the hardware is there. You should see SOMETHING corresponding to that > > iface > > (although it may be cryptic, like "unknown device"). If you don't see it > > then chances are it's disabled in your BIOS. If you're not sure, > > paste your > > lspci output into your reply. > > > > -g The output of lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3188 (rev 01) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device b188 00:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c940 1000Base? (rev 12) 00:0c.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8800 (rev 05) 00:0c.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8801 (rev 05) 00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3149 (rev 80) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81) 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81) 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81) 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81) 00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3227 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV280 [Radeon 9200] (rev 01) 01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5941 (rev 01) So Linux sees the onboard NIC (line 4) just no driver? > > > > Dave wrote: > > > >> (Sorry if this is a duplicate post, the original seemed to have gone > >> missing on me) Post to list seems to have been delayed 9 hrs by ISP or something?? > >> > >> On my Asus K8V motherboard is a 3-Com 3c2000 NIC. I have downloaded > >> and compiled the Driver (as far as I can tell, new to this distro) > >> but I am having problems getting it to load with the kernel and > >> trying to configure it. The log file messages had some text relating > >> to the startup of the driver but I cannot access the internet etc. > >> > >> I followed the instructions to extract the tar, "make load" then > >> "ifconfig eth0 up", but when I go to the network configuration > >> utilities in FC1 I can't find the card or driver. Nor can I figure > >> out how to load it on boot. The instructions talk about using > >> "/etc/modules.conf file" or insmod . Also as I cannot select the NIC > >> I cannot tell if it is set to use DHCP. > >> << DELETED >>> > >> I use an old computer with Smoothwall on it which provides the DHCP. > >> > >> Anyone have some suggestions as to how to I can ge the network > >> running on FC1, or if their is support for this card in FC3? I saw > >> reference in another list to users using a different driver but the > >> proper one would be nice. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Dave
