No network connection on HD install


Forum: Networking
Topic: No network connection on HD install
started by: twoflatfish
Posted by twoflatfish on Jan. 24 2007,23:47
DSL 3.2 syslinux connects to the internet when used  'live' on a an old desktop with no other OS installed. Yet on a HD install I cannot get past the router. I have used Netconfig to try various configurations of DHCP (including 'auto').
I found one post that suggested that DSL 3.1 would work, but not so. Same problem.
Since the network card works 'live' what am I missing to make it work as a HD install? Any help appreciated.
Posted by roberts on Jan. 25 2007,20:42
What kind of net card?
Do you know what module(s) were detected and used from live CD?
Perhaps posting your lsmod.
Posted by twoflatfish on Jan. 26 2007,05:16
There does't seem to be a netcard. It looks like the network connection is part of the motherboard. Here are the lsmod outputs for both the hd install and the 'live' disk.

Live disk output of lsmod:
dsl@box:~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
mousedev                3832   0 (unused)
hid                    22372   0 (unused)
input                   3168   0 [mousedev hid]
unionfs                68800   7
af_packet              13544   0 (autoclean)
agpgart                42660   0 (unused)
cs4232                  3652   0
ad1848                 20812   0 [cs4232]
uart401                 6052   0 [cs4232]
sound                  55276   0 [cs4232 ad1848 uart401]
soundcore               3428   4 [sound]
aic7xxx               132140   0 (unused)
eepro100               19380   1
mii                     2240   0 [eepro100]
serial                 52100   0 (autoclean)
usb-uhci               21868   0 (unused)
usbcore                57824   1 [hid usb-uhci]
pcmcia_core            39840   0
apm                     9768   1
rtc                     7036   0 (autoclean)
cloop                   8740   2
ide-cd                 28512   0
ide-scsi                8816   1

Hard disk install optput for lsmod:
dsl@box:~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
apm                     9736   1 (autoclean)
mousedev                3832   0 (unused)
hid                    22372   0 (unused)
input                   3168   0 [mousedev hid]
cloop                  39364   0 (unused)
af_packet              13544   0 (autoclean)
agpgart                42660   0 (unused)
cs4232                  3652   0
ad1848                 20812   0 [cs4232]
uart401                 6052   0 [cs4232]
sound                  55244   0 [cs4232 ad1848 uart401]
soundcore               3428   4 [sound]
eepro100               19380   0
mii                     2240   0 [eepro100]
serial                 52068   0 (autoclean)
usb-uhci               21836   0 (unused)
usbcore                57824   1 [hid usb-uhci]
pcmcia_core            39840   0
ide-cd                 28704   0
ide-scsi                9040   0
rtc                     7004   0 (autoclean)


I have the dmesg output for each if that can be of help
Thanks,
twoflatfish
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Jan. 26 2007,06:46
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eepro100               19380   0
Looks like its not in use here, did you try to set up the network for it? (ie netcardconfig)
Posted by twoflatfish on Jan. 27 2007,06:46
Yes, I attempted various configurations of netcardconfig, including the 'auto' DHCP setting. "auto" works in the live form but not in HD install. Neither did any other IP setting combinations (netcardconfig) work in the HD install.
twoflatfish
Posted by roberts on Jan. 27 2007,15:10
I wonder if you have plug-n-play bios?
First list displays a scsi module, perhaps from booting from a scsi cdrom, just before the netcard eepro100. Would be interesting to see the dmesg | grep -i irq before and after, i.e., liveCD vs HDinstalled. Perhaps a different irq is assigned or is now conflicted.

Also, might try, from a root shell, to rmmod eepro100 and then modprobe eepro100 and see if any errors are reported.
Posted by twoflatfish on Jan. 28 2007,02:46
I scrounged a netcard from an old computer that was going into the recycle any way.DSL recognized it (eth1) and connected to my provider's server without issue. It's not solving the original problem, but the computer is working and I thank you for your attention.
twoflatfish
Posted by twoflatfish on Jan. 28 2007,02:50
I scrounged a netcard from an old computer that was going into the recycle any way.DSL recognized it (eth1) and connected to my provider's server without issue. It's not solving the original problem, but the computer is working and I thank you for your attention.
twoflatfish
Posted by aydin_dundar on Feb. 01 2007,19:10
I have got same problem. My ethernet card is "Surecom EP-320 VX". How can I install ? Is there ethernet install program in DSL or Debian ?
Posted by w_r_cromwell on Feb. 05 2007,19:15
I have the same problem. My nic uses the '8139too' driver when I run from the live cd and memory. I have tried the full install to the hard drive and the frugal setup. Neither one recognizes the nic. The netcardconfig app reports no supported cards found when I boot from the hard drive. Everytthing else seems to work.. How does the version on the CD find and support my nic when the supposed same system can't from the hard drive?

So far the nic problem is the only show stopper I have with this. I would love to get this resolved and use "DSL" to support older hardware.

Bill
Posted by FingerPie on Feb. 07 2007,00:17
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?
Posted by roberts on Feb. 07 2007,00:26
http://damnsmalllinux.org/static/act-ST/f-4/t-17154
Posted by FingerPie on Feb. 07 2007,01:55
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
Posted by FingerPie on Feb. 07 2007,02:48
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
Posted by FingerPie on Feb. 08 2007,04:09
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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