Re: fedora-list Digest, Vol 22, Issue 220

To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:04:52 -0800
Subject: Re: FC4 Inspiron 9300 etho trouble

On 12/23/05, Nick Stone wrote:
> (Extreme Newbie)
> Need help accessing Internet on Inspiron 9300 & newly installed FC4.
> Used another computer to download ethernet controller source files from
> Broadcom, but when I follow Readme instructions to use rpmbuild I get error
> messages:
>
> error: 'struct pci_dev has no member named 'slot_name'
> make [2]: *** [usr/src/redhat/BUILD/bcm4400-3.0.14/b44um.o] Error 1
> make [1]: ***
&g! t; [_module_/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/bcm4400-3.0.14] Error 2
> make [1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4-i686'
> make: *** [default] Error 2
> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.86824 (%build)
>
> RPM build errors:
> Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.86824 (%build)
>
> Adding injury to injury, I can't reinstall Windows XP from recovery disk,
> so I have no means to access Internet using this expensive laptop!
>
> In futile attempts to resolve the issues above, I've been ! reading posts
> for days, most of which are far too technical for me to grasp. Please
> help!
>
> PS, I intended to download i386 iso and driver files, so I'm not sure why
> there is a reference in error messages to i686.
>
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Nick,

Sorry to hear about your troubles. You might want to check out:
http://www.linux-laptop.net/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/

For a quick fix how about downloading Knoppix and booting from the
cd/dvd drive? If nothing else you'll be able to see how they did it.
Be aware that Knoppix is a Debian based distribution and the
configuration won't be exactly the same as your FC install but it
should tell you enough to get going.

Good Luck.

John Purser


John:

Thanks for prompt reply.  I explored the links you recommended, but haven't resolved either issue .  I also examined Knoppix, but didn't find evidence that using Knoppix would help.  Perhaps I didn't explain my problem.  Specifically, (Problem #1) I'm able to log in to FC4, but unable to access the Internet using FC4.  I've been unable to install the Broadcom etho controller (b44).

(Problem #2) I can no longer boot Windows XP, the default OS.  I reformatted the hard drive and unwittingly erased the XP recovery partition, and I presume I also somehow erased the MBR.