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Topic: No access to the internet with the new computer :(, Network card not supported ?

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Posted: June 08 2007,12:06

I'm a little bit disappointed, as my new computer ( ASUS Pundit P1-AH2 barebone system ) will not give me access to the internet.

I'm still using Damn Small Linux v 3.2 installed on my old memory stick ( usb-pen ). I didn't have problems with this on my older computers. It was always working and there are no changes on it as it is write protected.

Also I do not have any problems with this new computer to get access to the internet with the installed Vista 64 bit operating system.

Therefore I assume, that the onboard network device from this new computer isn't supported from DSL ?

The network device is:
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller VLAN 0011

What can be done?
How can I get my memory stick working again with getting access to the internet automatically?
Is it easy to install a driver for this network device if it isn't supported yet?
Looking for further information on this issue.

Thank you very much in advance.

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Posted: June 08 2007,13:48

driver = forcedepth
Though maybe yours is a newer revision that isn't supported? Or maybe you need to load chipset drivers first (nforce2*?).

Could run `find /lib/modules | grep nforce`

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Posted: June 08 2007,16:10

Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ June 08 2007,09:48)

driver = forcedepth
Though maybe yours is a newer revision that isn't supported? Or maybe you need to load chipset drivers first (nforce2*?).

Could run `find /lib/modules | grep nforce`

Thanks for your quick response.

Unfortunately my knowledge with Linux ist too small in order to know how to proceed.

From the ASUS homepage, I found these further information:
North Bridge: nVidia Crush 51PV
South Bridge: nVidia MCP 51
LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps

Don't know if these information will help?
DSL reports that no network-card has been found, although there is an onboard network-card ( which works fine with Vista ).

Maybe it is easier to install an additional network-card to the computer than adding a supported driver?

And I thought that everything is so easy, as I had already 3 computers where their different network-cards have always been configured automatically with DSL.

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Posted: June 08 2007,16:49

To load a module, use `sudo modprobe <module>` in a terminal/console/tty/command prompt. You can also run that find command there.

But I forgot to recommend a search first: see i.e. http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....16;st=5
Don't think anyone's backported/compiled it in 2.4.26 for DSL yet...

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Posted: June 08 2007,17:34

Now I understand the problem.
Thank you for this information.

So I am waiting now for a new DSL with a new kernel.

I have voted for:
"Update DSL Kernel to 2.4.34"

Hope it won't take so much time.
But at least I have hope now, that it will work with a newer kernel.
Maybe I will try another distro with a newer kernel in the meantime.

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