New Install - No Network Card Detected
Hi Guys ,
i am a new user to the slacker world and have installed Slackware 14 . Now i have noticed my install did not detect my onboard network card . Now what steps do i need to take to load the drives for my network card and get it setup . any help would be appreciated . i have a asus motherboard . |
First of all, welcome to the forum.
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Run netconfig as root user. If no network card is detected then, open a command prompt, run the command lspci as root user, and post the results. It would also help if you run the command 'lsmod' and post the results. Hope this helps. |
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Hi,
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~# dmesg |grep -i wireless If I do have network or wireless issue then I will make sure that proper drivers & firmware are in use. Then the device should be recognized thus allowing configuration. Be sure to look at: http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:network_services:start Hope this helps. Have fun & enjoy! :hattip: |
I have some tips you may want to use OneBuck might not have touched on... Let's try a troubleshooting step check.
1. Check in your motherboard BIOS/UEFI settings if you have the Network Adapter enabled. Usually it will say options for Enabled/Disabled. If it is disabled, set it to enabled, save the settings, and reboot. If the network doesn't come up, proceed to step 2. 2. Check the network cabling. Make sure your network cable is a Cat5 or higher certified cable (I personally recommend no less than Cat5e cabling). Check for breaks in the cable, a broken clip on the plug, if the cable is plugged in, etc. If cable is damaged, try to replace it with a better cable. If network still doesn't work, proceed to step 3. 3. If the lspci utility does not list a network device, there is a chance the kernel driver was not enabled for that device or the card might be dead. lspci should list the device type, brand, model number, or make. If it doesn't, you might have a dead network chip. If it does come up, but no driver is loaded, you may need to rebuilt the kernel to support your device, if a built-in driver exists. Follow these instructions here: http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:sla...rnelbuilding?s When building the kernel. I recommend you use the make menuconfig to check the kernel registry for your device, and enable it. You can build it as a module (preferred method), or built into the kernel. If the new rebuilt kernel and modules do resolve the issue and load the driver, you're done. If not, then you may want to contact your PC manufacturer for information about the network card, check for recalls, or even look into a USB Network Adapter, or look into an RMA if it is indeed a dead adapter. Be advised that some Network Adapters may be a Staging Driver and could require loadable firmware. If you need help finding firmware, we can help you. My advise is to work your way down the checklist and see what is going on before you get to step 3. |
LSPCI output
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Hi again ,
ok see the attached for the output it looks like it detects the card but the drivers are not there . see attachments for the output |
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Hi,
It does show that your link is up and using 'r8169' driver. Possibly a network configuration issue. Show us 'ifconfig -a' & 'route -n'. Show us the '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf' file section for the device. |
Thank u all for your help
Looks like it was a problem with the on board network card would work then not work etc . shoved in a pci network card and shes apples . i have learnt a few new commands which will help me in the future thank u all very much |
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