Enable wired connection?

ADDn00b · 11-25-2015, 03:55 PM

I've not figured out how to enable a wired connection in Mageia 5.
I remember during the installation that it asked me to choose wired or wireless, I chose wireless thinking that would be the better choice. And it is for most uses, but I'd like to have the ability to connect directly to my router. With a cord.

MCC hardware configuration only recognizes wireless (which is, btw, Atheros AR9285), so the handy "set up a new network interface" wizard does not work.

"No device can be found for this connection type"

I didn't have this problem on a previous installation on another computer. This has me baffled. Not like that's hard.

Thanks in advance for any help. I'm sure this is something relatively simple that I've just overlooked somewhere.

frankbell · 11-25-2015, 07:02 PM

This may help: https://doc.mageia.org/mcc/3/en/cont...akconnect.html

ADDn00b · 11-25-2015, 07:27 PM

Hi Frankbell,

Thanks for your response. I haven't been able to get drakconnect to recognize the card/device. Perhaps I'm missing a driver?

I should prolly just be happy that I've got a connection all!!

Thanks again!

frankbell · 11-25-2015, 08:38 PM

Try the command lspci (list pci devices) in a terminal. It should report what wired adapter you have, then post the relevant output here, being sure to surround it with "Code" tags which become available when you click the "Go Advanced" button at the bottom of the "compose post" window.

I have a Mageia box, but it's used a wired adapter from the git-go, so I haven't had to deal with this issue directly. But, if it can be fixed, we'll help you fix it.

I also have a friend who's been using Mandrake and now Mageia for years. You can find him at my LUG's forums (registration required).

ADDn00b · 11-25-2015, 09:16 PM

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880M [Mobility Radeon HD 4225/4250]
01:05.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS880 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4200 Series]
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)