LinkSys LNE100tx problem

Mr. Eek · 12-01-2002, 10:31 AM

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clavius · 12-01-2002, 10:45 AM

Hei,

Type "lspci -v" and see for your "ethernet" entry. Then give us the clue... It seems (from a grep in cards drivers directory that the module is de4x5, not tulip).

Example:
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100 VE
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 20
Memory at dfeff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at bc00 [size=64]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

This is my entry for ethernet.

Mr. Eek · 12-01-2002, 11:57 AM

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clavius · 12-01-2002, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Eek

I try dmesg and see this regarding tulip and eth0:

Code:

Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.15-pre9 (Nov 6, 2001)
PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 00:14.0.0
Please try using pci=biosirq
eth0: ADMtek Comet rev 17 at 0x6100, 00:20:78:1E:A6:F2, IRQ 0

From:
linksys.com:

"Linksys network cards use a driver called Tulip, which is stored in a file called tulip.c. Although you will find this file on the disk that came with your Linksys card, it is a good idea to download the latest copy of the Tulip driver, since improvements are constantly being made. If you choose to download a new copy of the driver, you will need to compile it."

However, "it is a good idea to..." IS UNDERLINED on their website...
From the link provided:

"static const char version1[] =
"tulip.c:v0.95f 11/17/2002 Written by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>\n"

You have a version from 2001 !!!!!!

Try to update your driver, then come back here !
Also, my advice is to get a newer ZipSlack from slackware.com - if new versions are available

Mr. Eek · 12-01-2002, 01:03 PM

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clavius · 12-01-2002, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Eek
ZipSlack apparently doesn't come with the gcc compiler (only the gcc library) nor does it come with the source code for the kernel.
I know I can download both of these, but it just seems like a pain (I wish there was some precompiled source available).

Go to www.slackware.com and get a zipslack based on Slackware 8.1 (9.0 is not yet available, is just a beta and it doesn't have a ZipSlack). Try with it.