I know this is a newbie question and I have read many posts about this problem. However, I did a net install of Debian and the install went fine. When I got everything setup I found that I could not find eth0 present. I am using a SMC 1255TX pci network card. ifconfig -a shows only the loobback interface. I've tried everything that I know including changes to the modules.conf file. I don't understand why the install procedure connected without any problems and now the connection has dissappeared. Please help!! Massive frustration is setting in!!

Try
ifconfig -a;
This will show all network interfaces include interfaces that are down.
also post the output from
lsmod;
lspci -v

ifconfig -a:

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:38 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:38 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:2636 (2.5 KiB) TX bytes:2636 (2.5 KiB)


lsmod:

Module Size Used by Not tainted

lspci -v:

00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Accton Technology Corporation EN-1216 Ethernet Adapter (rev 11)
Subsystem: Standard Microsystems Corp [SMC]: Unknown device 1255
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Memory at e3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

You need to load the module for this nic.
modprobe tupil;
The post the output from
dmesg | tail;
ifconfig -a;

I suspect something is wrong in modprobing tulip by the results i got. thanks for the help.



modprobe tulip:

modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.22/modules.dep (No such file or directory)



dmesg | tail:

NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 116k freed
Adding Swap: 1020088k swap-space (priority -1)
EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.19, 19 August 2002 on ide0(3,7), internal journal
UMSDOS 0.86k (compatibility level 0.4, fast msdos)
UMSDOS_notify_change: //out not in EMD, ret=-2
UMSDOS_notify_change: //out not in EMD, ret=-2


ifconfig -a:

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:58 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:58 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4020 (3.9 KiB) TX bytes:4020 (3.9 KiB)

I don' think tulip has any dependencies. Try to insert int
insmod tulip.

Try to build the module dependancies
depmod;

g-rod, it says -
can't open /lib/modules/2.4.22/modules.dep for writing

I am in root.

thanks

You mean you are logged in as root?

yes, i am logged in as root

Does the directory
/lib/modules/2.4.22
exist?

yes it does. i also checked modules.dep and it is there also with the tulip driver in it.

I am confussed. You still should be able to insmod tupil. I am going to have to sleep on this modep problem. Try insterting the module and see if you can bring the nic up.
insmod tupil;
/etc/init.d/network start;
I am not 100% about how debian startup scripts start the network, but I think the above is it.
Sorry I have to go now. I will get back with you tomorrow. We'll get this thing worked out.
Good luck

thanks for your help. talk to you tomorrow

Sorry I did not get back to you yesterday as I promissed. Work got in the way. Did you try to run
insmod tulip;
?
What is responce?