ifconfig - a does nothing
Forum: Networking
Topic: ifconfig - a does nothing
started by: trekk
Posted by trekk on Nov. 03 2005,08:27
Hi there I have a Benq Joybook 2000eI can get on the net with various Linux distros i.e. Slax... Mepis...etc. easily
but not DSL
I wish to use the Chinese DSL for my daughter
I ran lsmod
I can see 8139too but in the second column it says it is not used... mii and crc32 as 8139too
ifconfig or ifconfig -a just does nothing
the cursor does not even blink and no error messages
I can easily close the window
I have tried netconfig and set up my static ip
I ran dmesg
I can see eth0 -- recognizes 8139 chipset
so is ifconfig just hanging or what?
Kinda of frustratin since I can easily setup Slax or Mepis
with no problem but I wish I could get DSL runnin
Posted by NettoBr on Nov. 03 2005,11:07
Hello TrekkCheck your dsl.iso on HD for CRC errors and Burn it again.
Thats all for today, folks
Nettobr
Posted by good answer? on Nov. 03 2005,14:33
Hi thanks for the quick reply....However, DSL 1.4..... 1.5 Feather Linux
as well as the Chinese DSL and I can not recall the other
Knoppix derivatives that I have tried.......
Yes I will check out that burned CD ....
then I jus remembered that I tried it on an older desktop box
PII 300 and not prob at all.....
also through spending the last several hours googling
have not really turned anything substantial up except
that a module is not loaded
lsmod notes that 8139too is .... unused
modconf under Feather
/etc/network/interfaces as well is denied permission
yes... that is Feather
Vector... ok
Slax... ok
Mepis... ok
Unbuntu.... ok
Knoppix
Strange tho a B2d variation on Knoppix made it....
I usually do not worry bout such things since I have discovered over the past 6 years or so that one jus has to install enough distros to give them a test drive to determine which suits my fancy at that time
But this time I am tryin to get rid of the horrendous lot of spyware on my kid's notebook..... sheeesh
Thus CD is fine.....
Posted by mikshaw on Nov. 03 2005,15:19
I have no idea what you are saying in that last post, but it may be a limitation of the busybox ifconfig. Have you tried it with gnu-utils installed?
Posted by NettoBr on Nov. 03 2005,17:27
Dear TrekkI have no idea about your problem cause I have two computers with Realtek nics and one is a notebook, and both work perfectly with DSL.
I said about cheking crc cause you said something like "mii and crc32 as 8139too".
Next time IŽd like to help you more, if I can.
DSL is very good choise, for Low end machines and for diags, but unfortunatly not on every machine.
Keep Trying, someone else may help you.
NettoBr
Posted by me too... on Nov. 06 2005,15:07
I have not tried gnu-utils ...since I do not understand what or where this critter is....
no... I have a general idea what gnu-utils might be
but not how it works within DSL
and to the second reply
thanks for taking your time to submit something
It is strange that several DSL alike distros fail on that notebook
whereas others have no problem at all......
