HI,

I have been reading about how to set up an lan, and I am totally lost.
I have a dual boot up XP and LInux Hedhat 9.0 (just installed).
I would like to connect the linux with my laptop (XP)
I have a Epox 8RGA+ motherboard.
Linux is up and running, but is not detecting my ethernet card.
I have downloaded the nvidia driver as instructed o http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...+exit+x+server

But when I do ifconfig it only shows the loopback config.

I try to set up Network Adapters Config and it appears to have detected a 3Com 3c501 eth0 but after gives an error message

I type dmesg | grep eth and it gave the folllowing message:
divert: not allocating divert_blk for non-ethernet device eth0
divert: no divert_blk to free, eth0 not ethernet

i have searched all and I am extremely confused
Please could someone advise what I should be ding or searching for...

Thanks
Denise

to verify network services are indeed started at boot.
chkconfig --list network
network
0ff 1ff 2n 3n 4n 5n 6ff

Check /etc/modules.conf
Alias usb-controller usb-ohci
Alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
Alias sound-slot-1 i810_audio
Post_install sound –slot 1 /bin/aumix-minimal –f /etc/.a..bla bla
Pre-remove sound-slot 1
Alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
Alias char-major-195 nvidia

Check /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
and find out the type of ethernet card that has been detected

Check /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
class: network
Bus:PCI
Detached:0
Device:eth
Driver: unkown
Desc:nVidia Corp nforce2 Ethernet Controller
Vendor:10de
Subvendor 1695
Seubdevice:1000
pciType:1
and find out the type of ethernet card that has been detected


i think i know where i went wrong...
i installed the video driver and not ethernet driver
Is that right? Does exist a ethernet driver?
I will keep search, but if someone know about it and can save me a weekend would be good...
Denise

Denise

You could have added the output of lspci -vv too just kidding...

Something not so encouraging ...

http://home.t-online.de/home/Johanne...rce2linux.html

thanks for the reply.... but i found something a bit simple and may work... i have to install nforce-1.0-261.rh90up_2.4.20_6... i think that is the basica drive.
If someone knows any link that provide step by step how to install a rpm would be good, as this will be my first time doing it....
denise

after you install the nvidia drivers, i think you might have to add

/sbin/modprobe nvnet

to /etc/rc.d/rc.local (or RH similar) for ethernet to work. slack wouldn't detect my integrated nic on 8RDA+ until i added that.

other possible leads if that doesn't work are setting an alias in /etc/modules.conf for eth0, and (maybe) changing driver type in /etc/X11/XF86 Config-4 (?) from Driver "nv" to Driver "nvidia." i didn't have either of those files, so i just changed the rc.local.

some threads in other forums where i got info on that besides LQ:

http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1031
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/sear...e1a6106804d0a0

to install by rpm, do:

rpm -ivh filename.rpm

and that's it. (if it works ) if you have no compile errors the other way, though, try just modding those config files first -- it could save you a lot of headaches. gl

thanks. I will re-install my redhat as I have lost track of all that i have done and start from scratch... tomorrow
i let know how it goes...

thanks for the link, I have read, done but still not working...

I run the NVchooser and it gave me
NVIDIA_kernek-1.0-2960.src.rpm
NVIDIA+GLX-1.0-2960.i398.rpm

Tried to used –rpm –rebuild <filename> but got error message
Used rpmbuild –rebuild <> but got RPM build errors
i have seen in one thread that it gave the wrong version so i decide to go to nvidia web page and picked

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run (installed as explained http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...+exit+x+server)

NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.rh90up_2.4.20_6.athlon.rpm (installation successful ) (I have tried to tar but it did not worked)
But when I run service network restart interface eth0: nvnet device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying init

I have modified: nv to nvidia, load glx is on, modprobe nvnet, alias eth0 nvnet is presented in modules
Uname –p gives me athlon
Motherboard: epx 8RGA+
Windows xp network is working
Installed linux 9.0 ( have not modified any kernel and would prefer not have to)


Does anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong? Or do I need to install anything else?

Deca

try adding

/sbin/modprobe nvnet

to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules, too. i just noticed i had added it in there, at the bottom of that long list of "other network drivers."

well i had added that but still did not work...

i finally managed to set it up isung the driver provided here, and that was it after rebooting my int network was detected http://www.pheran.com/nv7linux/

i have managed to set up the network and can access the internet from my linux using the xp as gateway..

the only problem is that when i try to get into my linux box from my xp it tells me that i don't have permission... i will check that one

thansk for your help..
denise