Networking :: No network connection on HD install

Same Problem here.

LiveCD runs the net card. Either install won't.

System>"PCMCIA Card Control" utility shows:

Socket 0:
product info "CardBus", "10/100 Ethernet card"

among other things, it can see the network card.

Sytem>"System Stats" utility shows:

Realtek|RTL-8139 driver being used (same as liveCD, "8139too")

So, there is a card, there is a driver...

"netcardconfig" yields:
"No supported network cards found"

The comps here use DHCP. I can't ping the router.

Any ideas?

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=4;t=17154

Thanks Roberts.

I have to type each command (I can't get online with the laptop).

I couldn't perform:

# mount /mnt/auto/cdrom/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX /mnt/test -o ro, loop=/dev/cloop60

I can cd to that directory and see the KNOPPIX file, but that command just causes "mount usage parameters" to be displayed.

I did the following instead:

# mount -o loop=/dev/cloop60 /mnt/auto/cdrom/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX /mnt/test/

also, in your line:

#cp /mnt/test/lib/modules/2,4,26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o /lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/.

I changed the commas to periods to get it to run.

Thanks again for you help. I am new to linux and this was a good learning experience.

-FP

Double posting to indicate a new problem.

After # depmod -a
no errors.

After #unmount /anything/
I get "command not found" -yikes

I went ahead with # modprobe 8139too
and got:

"Note: /etc/modules.conf is more recent than /lib/modules/2.4.26/modules.dep"

and...

"/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: init_module: No such device"

and...

some erros about insmod failing b44.o and 8139too

I'm off to bed.

-FP

OKay for those who haven't fixed it:

I made a new 3.1 CD (I was using an older one with no label version).

the mount command I list above worked, the recommended one didn't (some syntax error).

after modprobe, i still get the nore that the modules.conf is more recent than modules.dep (is this normal?).

HOWEVER. After a few nights... the DSL laptop is finally online!

Thanks again Roberts for pointin in the right direction.

-FP

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