ZAmodeo
06-28-2003, 05:21 PM
I'm currently trying to install Gentoo (via the LiveCD), but I can't get my networking card to work. I have a Dell L566cx and I'm using whatever the thing is that is built into the motherboard. It doesn't autoconfigure it, running "net-setup eth0" and choosing the DHCP option doesn't work, nor does running "dhcpcd eth0" I can only see my lo (loopback, right?) connection when I run "/sbin/ifconfig" I really have no idea what to do from here so any help would be much appreciated! I mean I do know what to do after I get the card configured, but to get it configured, I'm :confused:.
mdwatts
06-28-2003, 05:27 PM
Originally posted by ZAmodeo
I'm using whatever the thing is that is built into the motherboard.
It might help if we knew the ethernet card the Dell uses.
Try their site or manual.
ZAmodeo
06-28-2003, 05:43 PM
This is what Dell says came with my computer. I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for though: Quantity Part # Part Description
1 15JDG Card (Circuit), Planar (Motherboard), W/A/V/N, Capacitor, Dimension, LXXCXR
1 54WYD Processor, 80526, 566, 128, 66FSB, Fiber Channel
1 43WUW BASE, Notebook, C600X, 14.1+, I5KE, Dell Americas Organization
1 002GK MOD, Keyboard, 104, 6P, United States, SILITEK, Dimension
1 28625 MOD, Dual In-Line Memory Module, 64, 100M, NON-ECC
1 331JG MOD, Mouse, Personal System 2, Wheel, MICROSOFT, Dimension
1 34VDJ MOD, Modem, V90, Lucent Technologies, Dell Americas Organization, Dimension
1 36HFF MOD, Software, WKS-STE2K1, Original Equipment Mfgr., England/English
1 421HP Ship Group, Dimension, LXXXCX/R, United States, United States, England/English, World Wide
1 4301R MOD, Floppy Drive, 1.44M, 3.5" Form Factor, 3MD, No Bezel, NEC, Low Cost
1 562DP MOD, Software, NAV-2K, 5.25" Form Factor, United States, Original Equipment Mfgr.
1 5702T MOD, Software, MICROSOFT, Windows 98, OSR1, England/English, Dell Americas Organization
1 577UX MOD, Placemat, Getting Started, LXXXr, Network Interface Card/Controllers, Dell Americas Organization
1 7000E MOD, Software, DELL-ENH, V2, F0, International
1 78JTF MOD, Compact Disk Drive, IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), 5.25" Form Factor, LITEON, 48X, Sound, LXXX
1 84VDD MOD, Hard Drive, 7.5G, IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), DaVinci, MXT-ALTAIR
Thanks for the fast reply!
mdwatts
06-28-2003, 05:48 PM
Unfortunately nothing there to help.
Also I could not find the Dell model at http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html
Hopefully another member has the same laptop and can offer assistance on the NIC model and module/driver it uses.
ZAmodeo
06-28-2003, 05:54 PM
It's actually a desktop... anyway I found a SuSE LiveEval CD I burned a while ago. Here's some of what it said about my networking card:
82559 Fast Ethernet Lan on Motherboard
Bus: PCI
Class (spec) : Ethernet controller
Class : Network controller
Device (spec) : 82559 Fast Ethernet LAN on moterboard
Device : 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]
Device identifier (spec) : 77924
Device identifier : 70185
Let me know if I'll need to know anything else. Thanks!
mdwatts
06-28-2003, 06:06 PM
I believe it either uses (more likely) the eepro100 module or the e100. It's a Intel ethernet card.
Any option during the installation to load the eepro100 module?
Gentoo should have that option as I've installed Gentoo on my main workstation at work which uses the eepro100 module.