Slack 9.1: Is my network card still supported?

Vincent · 10-06-2003, 10:13 AM

Hi,
I have a big problem with the recent version of Slackware.
After having installed it, an error occurs during the booting process: "network unreachable".
So, I have no network connection.

I configured my network card during the installation script exactly like in 9.0.

Who can help?

I have a "D-Link DFE-530TX".

Angelo · 10-06-2003, 11:32 AM

I have this card and I know it works under linux. Can you post the output of 'lsmod' and can you also post the output of:
dmesg | grep eth

Vincent · 10-07-2003, 08:06 AM

dmesg | grep eth brought no output, and lsmod returned with nothing more than this:

module size used by not tainted

Angelo · 10-07-2003, 08:25 AM

Do you use modules or compile support for everything into the kernel, because it looks like your card isn't detected at all. It's also pretty odd that lsmod shows nothing at all.

Vincent · 10-07-2003, 10:41 AM

But my card worked nicely in Slack 9.0.

Why should the developer remove the support?

I will try it with another network card (if possible).

Angelo · 10-07-2003, 11:09 AM

I don't think it's a matter of support being removed, for whatever reason your card isn't being detected. The fact that 'lsmod' returned nothing is very strange. Does your card show up when you do: lspci

If so you can try to manually load the driver. If I remember right that card uses the via-rhine.o module. As root try: modprobe via-rhine

9.1 is taking some time for me to get used to. I used to load a bunch of modules for my sound card, NIC, and usb mouse. Now it seems hotplug is smart enough to do that on it's own.

Vincent · 10-08-2003, 07:43 AM

Here is another bunch of error messages:

I think, lspci listed my card:
[...] ethernet controller: VIA technologies VT6102 [Rhine-II]

modprobe via-rhine brought this:

modprobe: can't open depencies file lib/modules/2.4.20/modules.dep (no such file or directory)

DeadPuddle · 10-08-2003, 08:21 AM

Is there a network config with the Slackware 9.1 installer? I don't remember seeing one. My NIC definately wasn't working though I'm gonna try some more with 9.1 because 9 works wonderfully, why shouldn't 9.1?

Angelo · 10-08-2003, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vincent
Here is another bunch of error messages:

I think, lspci listed my card:
[...] ethernet controller: VIA technologies VT6102 [Rhine-II]

modprobe via-rhine brought this:

modprobe: can't open depencies file lib/modules/2.4.20/modules.dep (no such file or directory)

Are you using slackware 9.1? 9.1 uses kernel 2.4.22, so I don't understand why modprobe is looking for /lib/modules/2.4.20.

Did you upgrade or do a fresh install?? Something is very weird here.

Vincent · 10-08-2003, 10:39 AM

That's what surprised me, too.

I did a fresh install, though.