LinuxQuestions.org - Chaintech Lan Module?

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Originally posted by N.V.M.
i'm trying to get the proper Lan drivers installed but i can not find what kind of drivers i need. its a relatively new board,a Chaintech 7NIL1. this is my first shot at a Linux OS, so please be gentle. i've installed Libranet classic, and i need to chose from a list of modules? that i'm given when i choose install manually. autodetect does not work. the Chaintech website does not say what kind of Lan it is, so any help is much appreciated.

WELCOME TO LQ!

From Googling I've found this ->

CHIPSET NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP
Supports 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet with external PHY

And from Chaintech ->
Chipset * NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400+ nForce2 MCP
On-board LAN controller * Supports 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet with external PHY

So, let's browse to the Nvidia site and see what we can come up with, eh? ->

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This page contains drivers and documentation for the nForce chipset. The chipset includes hardware support for IDE disk control, ethernet networking, audio support, win modem support, and a USB controller. These packages have support for ethernet networking and basic ACI audio. USB and IDE hardware will work with standard Linux drivers. There is no win modem support.

I use Slackware, and don't even know what Libranet is, so please accept my apology if I'm off base. Do be sure to search LQ and Google and Google/Linux and see what else you can find relative to your product.

You may glean some info from the README file for those Nvidia nForce drivers. For instance, it states

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The tar files don't try to modify the module configuration files. You should make sure the following lines are in the configuration file (it will be named /etc/modules.conf on most current distributions):

* alias eth0 nvnet
* alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
* alias usb-interface usb-ohci

Neither the binary nor the source packages will load the kernel drivers during the installation. You can do this manually using insmod or modprobe. (USAGE: 'insmod modulename' or 'modprobe modulename') Upon reboot, the kernel modules should insert themselves automatically.

so you may only need to choose nvnet, for all I know.

We do also have a Libranet forum here at LQ, where questions specific to your distribution may be posted. Supposedly, the particular forums will get views and posts from persons more familiar with those distros. Maybe someone, somewhere, with that motherboard can tell you the specific module it requires.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but you said, "any help is much appreciated," and this came from Jeremy in the 0 Replies email notice.

BTW - If you will post your distribution and location in your control panel via user cp at the top of this page, it might help you get better responses sometimes.