Problems with VT6102 Rhine II PCI Fast Ethernet Controller
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thanks for reply
I dont know why I cant use my Nic
when I put ifconfig -a its not showing there. only Lo is being shown
I tried several options like "ifconfig eth0" and even tried "ifconfig eth0 up"
when I write "lspci"
the Ethernet Controller says VIA technologies VT6102
If this working how to enable it. or what shall I do
You don't need the CD.
I believe the module is via_rhine
As root try:
modprobe via_rhine
Then see if restarting your card gives you anything for eth0:
ifconfig eth0 up
If yes and you are using hotplug and 2.4 check /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and uncomment the line:
#/sbin/modprobe via_rhine
by removing the #
I use 2.6.17.13 and the module is there. Not sure about 2.4.
You might want to check that /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug is executable. Hotplug should load this and if hotplug is not running, this might be why it's not loaded. To make it executable, as root do
chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules (might be named rc.modules-2.4.33.3 or similar - you will need to check your rc.d)
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