Ethernet

mprice74 · 08-23-2003, 11:07 AM

I was able to follow and execute the intructions in the README that came with my downloaded broadcom drivers for my NIC on my Dell Inspiron 1100 except when I went to actually install the drivers:

insmod bcm5700 or insmod bcm5700.o

An error returned:

"Could not find device", "or device not found."

Whats up with that?! Any advice? The error also said something like Hint: Improperly configured IO or IRQ.....

PLEASE HELP!!!

cnjohnson · 08-23-2003, 11:48 AM

Knowing which distro you use will help.

Do you have an eth0 device?

As root, do

ifconfig

and see if eth0 is there.

Also check to see if you have a line like

alias eth0 bcm5700

in /etc/modules.conf

Cheers--
Charles

blakelock · 09-22-2003, 12:54 PM

this may sound silly but are you sure you ahve the correct drivers? I'm dealing with my inspiron 1100 right now and I think the NIC card is a broadcom 4400. search google for "red hat inspiron 1100".