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Old 12-19-2001, 02:22 PM   #1
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Angry Linux keeps crashing!


I use linux 7.3 and the installation went fine. whenever i try to use YAST to configure my network settings so I can go on the internet when the installation program opens up it crashes.
Please Help!
 
Old 12-19-2001, 08:47 PM   #2
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ok... i'm guessing that you use suse. we need a bit more info to help here. what kernel version, hardware, what kind of network are you on... do you get any error messages... ect. are you having this problem from a fresh install or from a configuration after the install?
 
Old 12-19-2001, 09:00 PM   #3
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which crashes? yast or the entire box?
 
Old 12-20-2001, 12:56 PM   #4
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Talking whoops

sorry i was being a bit vague

here's wot i got.

terayon tj210 modem

usb cable modem (ndis5) network adapter
manufacturer:turbonet
device status:working properly ( in windows it says that)
version: 4.10.2222

usb cable modem (WDM)
device type: universal serial bus controllers
manufacturer:turbonet

i think thats all.
 
Old 12-20-2001, 01:04 PM   #5
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Do you own the modem or are you renting?

if you are renting call the ISP and tell them you need an ethernet modem.

Seriously, USB is not good for modems.

This is only my opinion and you may still be able to get by with it.
 
Old 12-21-2001, 05:33 AM   #6
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usb is okay

yeah i am renting a usb modem but if i used an ethernet modem then the same may occour. anyway its linux which crashes when i try to setup the modem not the hardware
 
Old 12-21-2001, 10:32 AM   #7
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this might help, here's what i get in the console once i've loaded up linux.

console log for linux
linux kernel: ip-tables: (c) 2000 core team
linux kernel: ip conntrack (2048 buckets, 16384 max)
linux kernel: kernel: usb.c: usb device 2 (vend/prod 0x40 e/8xe301) is not claimed by any active driver.
linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-226
linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-226
 
Old 12-21-2001, 12:27 PM   #8
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There only a few usb modems that work in linux and even those are hard to get working, you'd save a lot of grey hairs by having your isp replace it for a real modem.
 
Old 12-21-2001, 01:01 PM   #9
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a real modem?
 
Old 12-21-2001, 05:24 PM   #10
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A real modem is an external modem that connects to the serial port, all the others are cheap software controlled ones designed for windows and although some can be made to work on linux its a pain to do so.
 
Old 12-21-2001, 06:47 PM   #11
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Dude

the NIC is the best hardware to use with Cable modems, Satellite Modems, ADSL Modems, and any other kind of networking hardware, really. Even with windows 95, windows 98, and windows 2000, USB modems are a problem. They will lockup the system, or win2k will just stop networking and have to be rebooted.

I guarantee you the ethernet cable modem will not cause your system to lockup.

I have been using one for years and it has never locked up.
 
Old 12-22-2001, 04:54 AM   #12
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okay looks like i'll have to go out and buy an ethernet connection for my modem since it can do both usb and ethernet. anyway thanks all
 
Old 12-26-2001, 12:52 PM   #13
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Question

okay i've found out that i need a new network adapter as my network adapter at the moment doesn't support ethernet. now i've got my christmas money i can buy a network card.

i've got suse 7.3, pentium 3 processor on a RM made machine. so which network adapter card do you recommend i buy. i will also be wanting to run windows on the internet so it must be a network adapter card which can run on both windows and linux. oh yeah, and of course i want it to have an ethernet connection.
thanks
 
Old 12-26-2001, 12:53 PM   #14
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oh yeah i think it also needs to be a 10 base-t whatever that means
 
Old 12-26-2001, 01:23 PM   #15
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here's a link to the suse hardware database, stick with the ones that say full compatability and you'll be fine.
http://hardwaredb.suse.de/connectuse...sesub=263%3A01
 
  


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