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Old 02-19-2005, 09:38 PM   #1
thom
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Need Hint On Toshiba M45 ethernet device


Hi Geniuses,
I got a Toshiba M45 (it has Sonoma)
this is the culprit here:
• Marvel® 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet.
I got it working for a while in SuSE 9.X, but xorg was too messed up.
(sax totally failed here) Though the xorg release candidte SuSE rpm fixed it once,Now after a clean reinstall there is no ethernet, nor is there in Fedora core 3 or Knoppix. Knoppix configured everything else properly and was fast.

? What is this ethernet card generically so I can load a module for it into kernel. Or is it there somewhere? What is this card? What is a marvel?
I've tried about 20 different modules and have also disabled apic, usb.

Side-note: this laptop has embedded Linux Media Player that boots from a left panel panel button. It will play music/dvd without booting into Windows.

I think if I could intall with the latest kernel release (maybe using Gentoo)
uggghhh!?

Thanks



CPU1
Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology featuring
• Intel Pentium® M processor 730 [1.60GHz, 2MB L2 cache,
533MHz FSB] (S331, S3311)
• Mobile Intel 915GM Express Chipset
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)2
• Intel Pentium® M processor 740 [1.73GHz, 2MB L2 cache,
533MHz FSB] (S351, S3511)
• Mobile Intel 915GM Express Chipset
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)3
Memory
• 512MB (Min)/2048MB (Max with two slots occupied), 512MB onboard
memory w /1 memory slot using 256MB/512MB/1024MB
PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM 2.5V SODIMM Memory modules
• Featured models configured with 512MB (both slots may be
occupied)
Mass Storage
• Hard Disk Drives4
o 80GB (4200RPM), Enhanced IDE (ATA-5) hard disk
drive; 9.5mm height; user removable) (S331, S3311)
o 100GB (4200RPM), Enhanced IDE (ATA-5) hard
disk drive; 9.5mm height; user removable) (S351,
S3511)
• Optical Disk Drive
o Fixed Bay DVD SuperMulti drive
o Maximum Speed
􀂃 CD-ROM(24x:read), CD-R(24x:write), CDRW(
4x:write), DVD-ROM(8x:read), DVDR(
8x:write), DVD-RW(4x:write),
DVD+R(8x:write), DVD+RW(4x:write),
DVD-RAM(3x:write)
o Compatibility
􀂃 CD-ROM(read), CD-R(read/write), CDRW(
read/write), DVD-ROM(read), DVDR(
read/write), DVD-RW(read/write),
DVD+R(read/write), DVD+RW(read/write),
DVD-RAM(read/write)
o ODD Interface – Enhanced IDA
Display5
• 15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite™ TFT active-matrix LCD
display at 1280 x 800 native resolution
• Contrast 400:1
• Brightness Control – FN+F6/ F7
Graphics
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, 64-128MB Internal
(UMA) shared video memory
Can't get ethernet detected o 85 key US keyboard, 2.7mm key stroke, 6mm
keyboard height, 19.05mm key pitch
o Hot Key Functions (FN); please see electronic User’s
Guide for more information
o Windows Key Function
o Application Key Function
• TouchPad™ (scroll with help of driver)
• Internet Button
• CD Control Button
o Express Media Player button, Skip Previous, Skip
Next, Play/Pause, Stop
Expandability
• 2 available expansion memory slots (both slots may be
occupied at time of purchase)
• 1 PC Card slot support 1 Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16,
CardBus
• Bridge Media Adapter6 (Secure Digital®, Memory Stick™,
Memory Stick PRO™, SmartMedia™, Multi Media Card, xD
Picture Card [shared slots])
Communications
• Integrated V.92 modem
• Marvel® 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet
• Integrated Intel® Pro/Wireless LAN 2200BG (802.11BG)
Ports and Slots
• RGB (monitor out port)
• 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
• TV-Out (S-Video)
• RJ11 modem port
• RJ45 LAN port
• i.LINK™ IEEE 13947



Thanks (if you've gone this far)

Last edited by thom; 02-19-2005 at 09:41 PM.
 
Old 02-21-2005, 12:48 PM   #2
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I'm having limited success using the sk98lin module. Seems to work sporadically in SuSE. Fedora core 3 can't find any network devices on the other hand. No success for the Knoppix live cd either as I need kernel source for the new driver http://www.syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/zip/linux/install-7_09.tar.bz2
 
Old 02-22-2005, 11:23 PM   #3
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I've got the same computer myself... I'm hoping that the sk98lin works arlight, even though I don't have gigabit ethernet (only 10/100). Who in the world is this Marvel manufacturer and how come they're so damn obscure?!

How's the Wireless Intarweb working, though?

Last edited by netmonkey; 02-22-2005 at 11:24 PM.
 
  


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