what should i do..?

[glamgeek]

hi. ok
so.. since nothing seems to work with my last debian/nic troubles post.. i wanted to ask for an opinion on what i should do.

i have..

neatgear fa311 or a..
RealTek 81390


nic cards..

i've currently got debian 2.2r2 installed.. and it still doesn't work with my card it wont install my module for my realtek card 'cos it says installation failed.

what should i do? should i install another distribution and try that??

iam really lost.
nothing is working.


-jeni

[jim beam]

AS ROOT: Install module with


insmod rtl8139

-List the modules that are installed with lsmod
if you didn't get any errors during the module install and it was listed, then the module should work.

* Last thing that you should have to do, is tell your machine which module to use when it tries to start eth0. You will do that by adding the folowing line to your [b]/etc/conf.modules file.


alias eth0 rtl8139

[DMR]

OK, I'll bite on this one ;)

In your previous thread (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=020873http://), you said that you had tried the FA-311 before, but now you are using a card which uses the rtl8139 module. You also said that you thought there was only one PCI on your mobo- have you checked my response to that?

For clarity's sake, tell us which make/model of Nic you are trying to configure (not just the chipset/driver you think it should be using), and post the exact error messages you get, and where/when they occur.

-Installing another distro is a "shotgun" approach which probably will not solve the problem.

[Sawz]

the more details you post, the better your results will be. Fact of the matter is I had no problems once I loaded that same realtek mod. BUt, I am not running debian, although I am about to!

[crashy]

hey
this is glamgeek.. or some reason it automatically logged me on to this..
anyway..
uhmm
i tried...
insmod rtl8139

this is the error i got.
---

using /lib/modules/2.218pre21/net/rtl8130.o

/lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/net/rtl839.o int_module:

device or resource busy

hint: this may be caused by incorrect module parameters including invalid io/irq parameters

--------


ok..

<3
jeni

[Pras]

That message could be right - you may have to manually set the irq/memory address and then specify it when you load the module. First, is your NIC an ISA or PCI card?

Usually ISA cards can be setup via DOS utility. This will allow you to program the eprom with the io and irq. When you load the module, you type "alias eth0 rtl8139 io=0x220 irq=15" or something to that extent.

Often, PCI cards are Plug n Pray. Does your bios give you the irq of the network controller? Try using this.

[ 23 July 2001: Message edited by: Pras ]

[crashy]

iam using a pci card..
uhm..
how do i check the adress of the irq thingy?


-jeni

[Sawz]

just recompile your kernel to the newest one and set it to build that realtek module in with the kernel. I have the same nic as you and it works perfectly. The README for the kernel at www.kernel.org (http://www.kernel.org) is great. It makes kernel compiling a piece of cake.

If you need alittle more help just drop me an email and I will be glad to assist you in any way you need. sawz@securitysmarts.com

Good luck bud!

[Pras]

do a 'cat /proc/pci' and your pci devices will be listed. Find your network card in there. Look for something like Realtek, or something along those lines. It will show you irq and io base.

[xxx]

I've got a Netgear fa311. I'm using Redhat 7, but I'm sure it'll work with your distribution too.

[Roy Smith]

just a WAG, but maybe you have a resource conflict; i.e., the hardware is trying to share it's IRQ (or IO, but i'd suspect IRQ) with another device. you may have to change or even free up an interrupt - sometimes just switching slots will cure a problem.

[crashy]

okay..
i did the cat /proc/pci

ethernet controller
unknown vendor unknown deivce
vendor id:1282 device id=9102
i/o oxe400

i don't know how that helps me but that's it.
i only have one pci slot.

uhm i think i'll try recompiling my kernel. with slack 7.1 iam installing it right now.