Annette T Robart wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 19:28:49 +0100 > From: Andy Burns <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: PC Card > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <445E3C61.2070902@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Annette T Robart wrote: > >> I need help with finding, and installing drivers for my linksys >> etherfast PC card. > > Can you get start a terminal window and then include the output of the > following commands? > > su - > > lspci > > ifconfig -a > <------------------------[ SNIP ] -------------------------> > 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Abocom Systems Inc: Unknown device ab03 (rev > 11) > ifconfig -a > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:98:8E:C8:EA > BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > Interrupt:11 Base address:0x1000 > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:149 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:149 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:9879 (9.6 Kb) TX bytes:9879 (9.6 Kb) > > Thanks > > It looks like Linux has already installed the driver for you. All you need to do is configure the card. At least the device number matched the one for the Linksys card. It is listed as an Abocom System but it not unusual for the PCI ID to be from a different manufacturer. And ifconfig know you have an Ether net interface that is not up and/or not configured. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
