I can not get the on-board LAN to work on my Linux machine and need assistance. I tried downloading and running the Linux drivers from ASUS but I keep getting an error about failing to compile a kernel and drive installation failure. For optimal performance over the Internet and for my work I need to be wired into my router which is about 18 inches form the computer. The computer is connected to the router via cat 5. I am completely new to Linux and this is my first instillation.

Operating System: Ubuntu Linux Release 9.10 (karmic)
Kernel 2.6.31-20-generic
GNOME 2.28.1
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Rev 1.00G

I am unsure of what other information might be needed or where to get it.

I have the file "NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1.run" which other sources have indicated is the drivers that i need to install. But they will not install.

Below is what the installer's log came back with:
===============================================================================================
nforce-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log'
creation time: Wed Mar 17 19:04:59 2010

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface : false
no ncurses color : false
no questions : false
silent : false
Installer install prefix : /usr
kernel source path : (not specified)
net kernel install path : (not specified)
audio kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> Found package NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86
-> Found package NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86
-> Please select packages for installation:
Selections:
NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86 (1.0-7)
NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86 (1.0-13)
-> Starting install of NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86
-> Checking for loaded module nvsound
-> Checking for loaded module nvaudio
-> License accepted.
-> Skipping check for conflicting rpms.
-> /proc/version is Linux version 2.6.31-20-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc
version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 05:23:09
UTC 2010
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> running command /bin/grep "^PATCHLEVEL ="
/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build/Makefile | /usr/bin/cut -d " " -f 3
-> Kernel module filename is nvsound.ko
Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./nvsound/main; make clean'...
rm -f *.ko *mod.* *.cmd nv*.o *~ core
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./nvsound/main; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-gen
eric/build SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build'...
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic \
KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main"
-f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/Makefile \
modules
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
sing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/.tmp_ve
rsions ; rm -f /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/.
tmp_versions/*
make -f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/scripts/Makefile.build obj=
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main
cc -Wp,-MD,/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/.nv
alinux.o.d -nostdinc -isystem /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.1/include -I/
usr/src/linux-headers-lbm- -Iinclude -Iinclude2 -I/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6
.31-20-generic/include -I/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/i
nclude -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Iubuntu/include -I/usr/src/linux-h
eaders-2.6.31-20-generic/ubuntu/include -I/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86
-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -
Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Werror-implicit-function-dec
laration -Wno-format-security -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -O2 -m32 -msof
t-float -mregparm=3 -freg-struct-return -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=
i586 -mtune=generic -Wa,-mtune=generic32 -ffreestanding -fstack-protector -f
stack-protector-all -pipe -Wno-sign-compare -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
-mno-sse -mno-mmx -mno-sse2 -mno-3dnow -Wframe-larger-than=1024 -fno-omit-fr
ame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-p
ointer-sign -fno-strict-overflow -fno-dwarf2-cfi-asm -I/tmp/selfgz8131/NFO
RCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310
-pkg1/nvsound/main -Wall -Wimplicit -Wreturn-type -Wswitch -Wformat -Wchar-s
ubscripts -Wparentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -MD -Wno-c
ast-qual -Wno-error -DNV_CHANGE_PAGE_ATTR_PRESENT -DMODULE -D"KBUILD_STR(s)
=#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(nvalinux)" -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(
nvsound)" -c -o /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main
/.tmp_nvalinux.o /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main
/nvalinux.c
In file included from include/linux/bitops.h:17,
from include/linux/kernel.h:15,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/percpu.h:45,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/current.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/processor.h:15,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:14,
from include/linux/list.h:6,
from include/linux/module.h:9,
from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:19:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: In f
unction ‘set_bit’:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:64: w
arning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: In f
unction ‘clear_bit’:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:102:
warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: In f
unction ‘change_bit’:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:178:
warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
In file included from include/linux/list.h:6,
from include/linux/module.h:9,
from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:19:
include/linux/prefetch.h: In function ‘prefetch_range’:
include/linux/prefetch.h:57: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
In file included from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:25:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h: In funct
ion ‘writeq’:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h:70: warni
ng: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in arithmetic
In file included from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:7,
from include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/pci.h:129,
from include/linux/pci.h:1112,
from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:29:
include/linux/scatterlist.h: In function ‘sg_virt’:
include/linux/scatterlist.h:199: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used
in arithmetic
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/dma-mapping.h:36,
from include/linux/dma-mapping.h:107,
from include/asm-generic/pci-dma-compat.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/pci.h:129,
from include/linux/pci.h:1112,
from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:29:
include/asm-generic/dma-mapping-common.h: In function ‘dma_map_page’:
include/asm-generic/dma-mapping-common.h:77: warning: pointer of type ‘voi
d *’ used in arithmetic
In file included from include/linux/interrupt.h:13,
from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:30:
include/linux/sched.h: In function ‘object_is_on_stack’:
include/linux/sched.h:2192: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
In file included from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:37:
include/linux/highmem.h: In function ‘zero_user_segments’:
include/linux/highmem.h:149: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:149: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:149: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:149: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:152: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:152: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:152: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
include/linux/highmem.h:152: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in a
rithmetic
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/arch/x86/incl
ude/asm/i387.h:15,
from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:47:
include/linux/regset.h: In function ‘user_regset_copyout’:
include/linux/regset.h:230: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h:233: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h:237: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h: In function ‘user_regset_copyin’:
include/linux/regset.h:255: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h:258: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h:262: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h: In function ‘user_regset_copyout_zero’:
include/linux/regset.h:287: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h:291: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h: In function ‘user_regset_copyin_ignore’:
include/linux/regset.h:312: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
include/linux/regset.h:314: warning: pointer of type ‘void *’ used in ar
ithmetic
In file included from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:49:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.h: At t
op level:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.h:46: e
rror: conflicting types for ‘uintptr_t’
include/linux/types.h:41: note: previous declaration of ‘uintptr_t’ was
here
In file included from /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main/nvalinux.c:69:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvavm.h: In func
tion ‘nv_flush_caches’:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvavm.h:215: err
or: implicit declaration of function ‘global_flush_tlb’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvavm.h: In func
tion ‘NV_SET_PAGE_ATTRIB_UNCACHED’:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvavm.h:234: err
or: implicit declaration of function ‘change_page_attr’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c: In f
unction ‘AosFpuSave’:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:181:
error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘thread_info’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:185:
error: ‘struct thread_struct’ has no member named ‘i387’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:189:
error: ‘struct thread_struct’ has no member named ‘i387’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:191:
error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘thread_info’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:214:
error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘thread_info’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c: In f
unction ‘AosFpuRestore’:
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:234:
error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘thread_info’
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nvalinux.c:235:
error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘thread_info’
make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound/main/nv
alinux.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvsound
/main] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: The NVIDIA kernel module was not created.
ERROR: Installation of the audio driver has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log' for details. You may find
suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on
the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
-> Starting install of NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86
-> Checking for loaded module nvnet
-> Checking for loaded module forcedeth
-> License accepted.
-> Skipping check for conflicting rpms.
-> /proc/version is Linux version 2.6.31-20-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc
version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 05:23:09
UTC 2010
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Using the kernel source path '/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build' as
specified by the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel source path: '/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build'
-> Using the kernel output path '/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build' as
specified by the '--kernel-output-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> running command /bin/grep "^PATCHLEVEL ="
/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build/Makefile | /usr/bin/cut -d " " -f 3
-> Kernel module filename is nvnet.ko
Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./nvnet; make clean'...
rm -f *.ko *mod.* *.cmd nvenet.o nvenetif.o nvnet.o *~ core
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./nvnet; make module SYSSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/bu
ild SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build'...
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-20-generic/build \
KBUILD_SRC=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic \
KBUILD_EXTMOD="/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet" -f /us
r/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/Makefile \
modules
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are mis
sing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it
."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)
mkdir -p /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/.tmp_versions
; rm -f /tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/.tmp_versions/*
make -f /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/scripts/Makefile.build obj=
/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-20-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:49: *** CFLA
GS was changed in "/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet/Make
file". Fix it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS. Stop.
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/selfgz8131/NFORCE-Linux-x86-1.0-0310-pkg1/nvnet]
Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: The NVIDIA kernel module was not created.
===============================================================================================

Hi Krahazik, Welcome to LQ. It appears that driver package is no longer supported.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=73925

Could you please post the output from the following.

Good luck. ;-)

sudo lspci -v

sudo lsmod
sudo ifconfig -a

have no problems with lan only concern about audio drivers tnx

Hi zalletn, Welcome to LQ. Please post the output from the following:

Which distribution are you using? Have you opened a mixer and tried un-muting your sound?

Good luck. ;-)

Ubuntu 10.4 x64
Kernel 2.6.32-24.47 -generic
gnome 2.30.2

Do you have an onboard card that has been disabled in the bios?

Good luck. ;-)

no it was enabled ....

Have you tried any of your mixers? What does the following return?

Good luck. ;-)

In future, please try to use separate threads for unrelated questions/problems.

I have this board, and I think the LAN chip works for me, but I am not sure.

I don't know how the sound chip could be related to the LAN chip, but some people have reported trouble getting the onboard sound to work with this board (under Mandriva, which I use). This could be an "odd" chipset or something. I ended up getting a PCI Audigy-2 from eBay and Rosegarden "kind of" works (probably better than the onboard sound ever would have been).

(EDIT: Mandriva 2010.1 for 64-bit, kernel 2.6.33.7, modules loaded include nvidia, i2c_nforces2, sata_nv and LOTS of sound and MIDI modules.)

Good luck with both sound and LAN.

well lan works as i said but no sound ....

i have Sound blaster live .... but i'm interesting in making on board audio work

if i open sound preferences it's recognizing on board card such us CM6501
but no actual sound from the output ....
and asus have drivers on the website .... but i have no idea how to install them .... but i'm sure there something to do with kernel or the way of installing it ....

What happens if you unplug the usb audio device?

Good luck. ;-)