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I have just installed Ubuntu i think its the latest version i downloaded it yesterday!
It said during installation that it could not detect any network devices (i need it connect to broadband via router)
when i look in device manager it lists a device called
3com
3c556B cardbus [tornado]
i think this is my network/ethernet card but it lists device type as unknown.
can anyone help me sort this out?
The netcard's model in my T20 is 3COM 3C556B. It works fine when I boot with LiveCD first. But when you reboot your machine after finish the installtion of a base Gentoo system, maybe the network adapter can't work. This is a known bug with ACPI. Solutions are as follows:
Chosee the correct driver when you compile kernel: 3COM 3C59.
Disable ACPI (kernel 2.6) because the 3C556B will be conflicted with ACPI. Pass the parameter ACPI=off when start.
Load module 3C59x in /etc/module.autoload/kernel-2.6(kernel-2.4) if you compile the netcard driver as module.
thanks for response... unfortunatly i have absolutely no idea what any of this means!! Help! im so close to giving up now!!
No don't reinstall as root open up /boot/grub/grub.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst
and just add acpi=off to the end of the kernel line or http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=388283
Then your network may work if not boot and
post ifconfig
I don't use ubuntu so this may answer some of your ? http://ubuntuguide.org/
And to edit grub without editing /boot/grub/menu.lst just to see if it helps;
Code:
2. Boot-up computer
3. If GRUB menu is hidden, press 'Esc' to enter the GRUB menu
4. If GRUB password is set, press 'p' to unlock the GRUB menu
5. Select
Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386
6. Press 'e' to edit the commands before booting
7. Select
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
8. Press 'e' to edit the selected command in the boot sequence
9. Add "ACPI=off " to the end of the arguments
grub edit> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash ACPI=off
10. Press 'b' to boot
Last edited by comprookie2000; 01-27-2006 at 05:42 PM.
okay i wrote ACPI=off in the right place, but i'm pretty sure i read 'ACPI started ....Okay'
in the loading screen. my network card still isn't working. Sorry man i' being really dumb but what does 'boot and post ifconfig' mean?
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