network drivers

thelastknowngod · 11-14-2006, 09:42 PM

hey guys... first post here.

ive been using ubuntu for a while and i actually wanted to learn something about linux so i installed slackware. im having a couple issues though.

my nic does not work. it is an onboard intel pro/1000 gigabit nic. i have the driver for it from intel and when i try and install it i am given an error like this...

Code:

make [2]: entering directory '/root/desktop/e1000-7.3.15/src'
make [2]: *** no rule to make target 'modules'. stop.
make [2]: leaving directory '/root/desktop/e1000-7.3.15/src'
make [1]: *** [_mod_/root/desktop/e1000-7.3.15/src] error 2
make [1]: leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.4.33.3'
make: *** [default] error 2

there is no ./configure step to this install. even the instructions it caame with just said "type make install" and thats it. the thing is that it says in the output that it is in the /usr/src/linux-2.4.33.3 directory. i have the 2.6.17.13 kernel installed. would this be something i have to edit in the makefile?

also my sound doesnt work. it worked under ubuntu with alsa but i dont know where to start with fixing that. ive been more concerned about getting my connection up and running.

thanks a lot guys.

cwwilson721 · 11-14-2006, 09:52 PM

Have you tried:

For the network issue
Code:
```
netconfig
```
For sound:
Code:
```
alsaconf
alsamixer
alsactl store
```

If you have done all the above, could you post the results of

Code:

lspci

thelastknowngod · 11-14-2006, 10:22 PM

i just tried doing netconfig again and everything went fine, no errors or anything, but i still have no connection. the card is not listen when i do ifconfig.

when i do alsaconf it says "no supported pnp pci card found." it did say to stop any running apps that would use sound as well as the driver. it said that it would try to stop the driver but it wasnt 100% guaranteed. i dont know how to stop the driver.

alsamixer and alsactl store both said they found no sound card.

here is lspci..

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 945G/GZ/P/PL Express Memory Controller Hub
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 945G/GZ/P/PL Express PCI Express Root Port
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller IDE (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Radeon X300SE]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03)
05:01.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
05:01.1 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
05:01.2 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
05:01.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01)
05:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

ryanoa · 11-14-2006, 10:59 PM

I believe your network interface should be using the e1000 module. See if that module is loaded with lsmod. If not, modprobe it and try netconfig again.

Ryan

thelastknowngod · 11-14-2006, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanoa

I believe your network interface should be using the e1000 module. See if that module is loaded with lsmod. If not, modprobe it and try netconfig again.

Ryan

yes it does use the e1000 module. thats what i downloaded and was trying to install. lsmod returned nothing and (bare with me im still pretty new) i did

modprobe e1000

im not sure i used that correctly. anyway, it said..

Code:

FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.17.13/moudules.dep: No such file or directory

and, obviously, netconfig didnt help.

ryanoa · 11-14-2006, 11:20 PM

Did you install the 2.6.17.13 modules after installation? This may be your problem.

thelastknowngod · 11-14-2006, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanoa

Did you install the 2.6.17.13 modules after installation? This may be your problem.

this is the noob speaking now... haha. doesnt that get installed during the normal installation? if not can you just point me in the right direction for how to do it?

ryanoa · 11-14-2006, 11:37 PM

Unfortunately, they are not automatically installed during normal installation.

You need to pop in cd #4 (I'm pretty sure) and mount it

Code:

mount /dev/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom

Find the extra directory and go to the linux-2.6.17.13 directory and (as root)

Code:

installpkg kernel-modules-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz

While you're there install the source also

Code:

installpkg kernel-source-2.6.17.13-noarch-1.tgz

Reboot and see if your network interface works

Ryan

thelastknowngod · 11-15-2006, 12:14 AM

perfect. thank you.