SMC1244TX help on debian 3.0

[cacheflow] · 09-02-2002, 07:34 PM

where is the driver for this card? when modconf run's i cant seem to bve able to find any drivers that would be for my card...

rioguia · 09-04-2002, 01:34 PM

have you tried the 8139t00 or rtl8139?

[cacheflow] · 09-04-2002, 06:36 PM

when i type modconf it is no-where to be seen... how do i get these drivers onto the list in modconf? i installed the newer kernel using the F3 option at the beginning

rioguia · 09-05-2002, 01:34 PM

your card uses the Chipset RTL8139C. your drivers are probably either: 8139too.c or rtl8139.c and should be incorporated int your kernel already.

1. Please provide the output of the following commands:
a. locate YOUR MODULE NAME HERE
b. modprobe YOUR MODULE NAME HERE
c. ifconfig -a (this should list all your network interfaces whether they are up or down)
d. lspci |less (to see if your card has been assigned a resource)
e. lsmod (to see if your driver shows up in the list of loaded modules)

[cacheflow] · 09-05-2002, 09:33 PM

ok i just finished adding the 8139too module :P

only problem is now it refuses to install

doh!
i will keep you updated and get you some error messages :P

Code:

here is the output when i try and enable 8139too.c

Installing module 8139too. If the device isn't there, or isn't configured correctly, this could cause your system to pause for up to a minute.

/lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
/lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o failed
/lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o: insmod 8139too failed

Installation failed.

Please press ENTER when you are ready to continue.



a).
locate: /var/lib/locate/locatedb: No such file or directory


b).
/lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters
/lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o failed
/lib/modules/2.2.20-compact/net/8139too.o: insmod 8139too failed


c).
debian:~# ifconfig -a
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
          RX packets:226 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:226 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:15505 (15.1 KiB)  TX bytes:15505 (15.1 KiB)


d).
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5600 Host (rev 11)
00:00.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513 (rev 01)
00:01.1 Class ff00: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] ACPI
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5591/5592 AGP
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 86C326 (rev
0b)
e).
Module                  Size  Used by
lockd                  41808   0  (autoclean) (unused)
sunrpc                 57816   0  (autoclean) [lockd]
nls_cp437               3896   0  (autoclean)
pcmcia_core            45312   0
af_packet               6136   0  (unused)

[cacheflow] · 09-07-2002, 01:28 AM

any ideas?
and correction after updatedb locate 8139too did work...

rioguia · 09-08-2002, 08:37 PM

I think its time for a moderator to step in here. I was assuming you have a pc because you are asking about a pci network card. Unfortunately, it looks like you have a laptop because your lspci output lists pcmcia. Also, you shouldn't have to "add" this module (i'm assuming you mean download). You have a 2.2 + kernel which has this module already.
Now, addressing the specific information you provided.

a. locate (it doesn't look like you inserted your module name after the command; that's why you got no response; so try this one again.
b. modprobe (your kernel module is probably not loading; perhaps you have an irq conflict; typically, NIC cards try to load at IRQ 5 or 10. please provide the output of
cat /proc/interrupts. this will tell us how linux is assigning your irq resources. it may be that you need to check your bios and see if it is trying to load a resource at a conflicting IRQ)
c. ifconfig -a (this is exactly what you should see when you don't have a network card installed and its module properly loaded. when we solve this problem, you will see an additional entry starting eth0)

d. lspci |less (no help here)

e. if you are on a laptop, you need to tell us what kind of PCMCIA card you are using. i don't know why you are asking about a pci network cardl like the SMC1244TX. for a picture of this card see SMC1244TX http://www.shoplet.com/hardware/db/296849.html
if you are on a laptop and you are experiencing an IRQ conflict, you are probably going to have to edit your /etc/pcmcia/network.opts.file to help get this card loaded.

[cacheflow] · 09-08-2002, 11:08 PM

i am not on a laptop and my nic is the following

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Pro...prod=74&site=c

for some reason when i had installed debian whithout the web install kernel it did not add the 8139too modules so i reinstalled and tried to get those drivers working...

and if you check my previous post i did infact get a response from locate, the first time i forgote to updatedb so it was not found, the second time it was found in the dir where all the other kernel modules reside

i will try to get you the output of the cat /proc/interrupts shortly but i cannot promise anything as my university starts tommorow and i am uncertain how heavy the work load will be

thank you for your help the people on the debian irc server have proved not so helpful, no one seems to want to even attempt to solve my problem

rioguia · 09-09-2002, 01:02 AM

i'm guessing that your bios is assigning IRQ's. if the NIC's preferred irq is taken, the module may not load. its really strange to see the pcmcia module in a standard pc. i have heard of adaptors that allow use of PCMCIA cards in a PC but have never seen one. What is it for?

If you get a look at cat/proc/interrupts find an IRQ like 5 or 10 that has not been assigned.

1. modprobe 8139too.c irq=10 (this will assign the IRQ)

2. if that fails try modprobe rtl8139.c irq=10 (some of these NIC manufacturers are notoriously bad in labeling their equipment and you may have the other chipset without knowing it.

3. if either of the modprobes work, then edit /etc/modules.conf like:

alias eth0 8139too.c irq=10