On 11/25/2013 10:50 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Dan McGhee wrote: >> Please excuse the "top post." I've done it for a reason. >> >> Alan, you have gotten a number of great suggestions from some really >> helpful people. I think, however, that the waters are very muddy right >> now. The main problem is that your system can't find your ethernet >> card--eth0. That's the first goal. After your system sees and >> acknowledges it's existence, then troubleshoot connecting if any >> problems persist. >> >> On 11/25/2013 08:59 AM, Alan Feuerbacher wrote: >>> On 11/24/2013 2:33 PM, Pierre Labastie wrote: >>>>>> lsmod >>>>>> ###### >>>>>> Module Size Used by >>>>>> x86_pkg_temp_thermal 4511 0 >>>>>> ###### >> This shows that either the module is not loaded or that it's configured >> into your kernel. > No. It just means that no other module depends on x86_pkg_temp_thermal. > > >>>> I think Bruce was talking about a working distribution (the one you used to >>>> build LFS for example). Boot it and run lsmod. >>>> The information you get there could indicate the right driver for the >>>> kernel. >>> Ah! Here's the output from the Fedora host with lsmod : >>> >>> ####### >>> Module Size Used by >>> <snipped irrelevant stuff> >>> >>> >>> >>> mac80211 564847 1 b43 >>> cfg80211 460310 2 b43,mac80211 > b43 is Broadcom 43xx wireless support > *80211 are for wireless 802.11 and not needed at this point > >>> rfkill 21694 5 cfg80211,bluetooth,asus_wmi > RF switch subsystem support -- not needed now > > b43 is Broadcom 43xx wireless support > *80211 are for wireless 802.11 and not needed at this point > >>> r8169 71677 0 >>> mii 13527 1 r8169 > Looking at the help in the kernel for CONFIG_R8169: > > Selects: FW_LOADER [=y] && CRC32 [=y] && MII [=y] > > so mii is probably selected automatically. The question the above line > gives me is whether there is a firmware blob for this card. > > -- Bruce Bruce, when I posted, I did not remove the stuff that may not be needed just for Alan's card. This is the way his Fedora distro runs. I may not have been clear, but only the left column is relevant, and which drivers he needed to have configured to get his card working.
Thanks for pointing out the 80211 stuff. Another rust spot for me. I have the same card and have not yet discovered a "firmware blob." I did, however, encounter one for my wireless card. But that's for later if he has the same setup that I do. Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
