Networking :: Realtek 8139 in Dell

Some more info on the 2400 (the one where DSL is not getting card/DHCP):
You asked for the lspci.

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0000:00: 00.0 0600 : 8086:2560 (rev 01)
0000:00: 02.0 0300 : 8086:2562 (rev 01)
0000:00: 1d.0 0c03 : 8086:24c2 (rev 01)
0000:00: 1d.1 0c03 : 8086:24c4 (rev 01)
0000:00: 1d.2 0c03 : 8086:24c7 (rev 01)
0000:00: 1d.7 0c03 : 8086:24cd (rev 01)
0000:00: 1e.0 0604 : 8086:244e (rev 01)
0000:00: 1f.0 0604 : 8086:24c0 (rev 01)
0000:00: 1f.1 0101 : 8086:24cb (rev 01)
0000:00: 1f.3 0c05 : 8086:24c3 (rev 01)
0000:00: 1f.5 0401 : 8086:24c5 (rev 01)
0000:01: 09.0 0200 : 14e4:4401 (rev 01)

Some hard drive related messages I get when trying to boot including (partially obtained from dmesg):
FAT: Bogus logical sector size 8240
VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 03:01
VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev ide0(3,1)
[similar messge for ext2]

Again, thank you very much.

- MSK

I have the same problem with my Dell Optiplex GX260.

After using DSL, I lose my video for my next bootup unless I unplug the computer for a few seconds and plug it back in.

You could have hosed your hard drive if you accidentally copied the file to the wrong spot.

For example:

lspci > /dev/hda1

IS VERY BAD. DON' T DO IT. This basically takes the output of lspci and overwrites the beginning of your filesystem with the contents and ruins your data partition.

/dev/xxx = RAW DEVICE ACCESS. Writes directly to sector 0 of your hard drive partition or even your hard drive boot sector depending on your device name.

/mnt/xxx = mounted filesystem access.

Copying the file to /mnt/hda1 should work just fine.

For example, if your DOS/Win95/Win98/WinME partition is located at the beginning of your hard drive it is at /mnt/hda1

If you own a Dell it is usually at /mnt/hda2 because Dell adds a small diagnostic program to the first partition location.

So something like this:

<First you mount your hda2 partition>

lspci > /mnt/hda2/my_lspci.txt

should work just fine.

It appears that you have a Broadcom BCM4401 network device.

Try this. Open an xterminal window and type:

sudo su
modprobe b44
netcardconfig
exit
exit

and answer the questions about the network setup. Most people use DHCP or "automatically assigned IP address". If so, say "YES" to this question.

Quote (cbagger01 @ April 14 2005,12:59)

After using DSL, I lose my video for my next bootup unless I unplug the computer for a few seconds and plug it back in.

For example:

This basically takes the output of lspci and overwrites the beginning of your filesystem with the contents and ruins your data partition.

/dev/xxx = RAW DEVICE ACCESS. Writes directly to sector 0 of your hard drive partition or even your hard drive boot sector depending on your device name.

/mnt/xxx = mounted filesystem access.

Copying the file to /mnt/hda1 should work just fine.

For example, if your DOS/Win95/Win98/WinME partition is located at the beginning of your hard drive it is at /mnt/hda1

If you own a Dell it is usually at /mnt/hda2 because Dell adds a small diagnostic program to the first partition location.

So something like this:

<First you mount your hda2 partition>

lspci > /mnt/hda2/my_lspci.txt

should work just fine.

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lspci > /dev/hda1 IS VERY BAD. DON' T DO IT.

Probably did it.

Quote

You could have hosed your hard drive if you accidentally copied the file to the wrong spot.

Any reaonably easy way to take a shot at restoring those sectors AND leave the old windows data on the PC? Not much there; just some little files I wouldn't mind having back.

Worst come to worst I should be able to reinstall windows (heresy in these parts) and then go back to create a dual boot or use a livecd, yes?

Its become a little lower on priority list now, but... any further thought on the NIC/DHCP?

Quote (cbagger01 @ April 14 2005,13:23)

It appears that you have a Broadcom BCM4401 network device. ... modprobe b44 ...

Gee that was easy.

Thank you!

Since I am running from LiveCD from a machine with no floppy: if I make MyDSL and use that to run DSL, will that keep b44 loaded or do I need to include a line somewhere to load b44? Is b44 a DSL specific module or will I likely find it in Debian also?

Many thanks.

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