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Topic: Ethernet connection not working in DSL on laptop, But works in Windows XP

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jhsu

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Posted: Sep. 29 2008,14:59

I have a Dell Inspiron B120 laptop computer with the Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller for the Ethernet card. The modem is an Actiontec GT701-WG.

Everything works fine in Windows XP. In fact, I am using this laptop in Windows XP to enter this message. So the problem is NOT a hardware issue.

However, in Damn Small Linux 3.3, the Ethernet connection does not work at all - neither the light on the Ethernet port on the laptop nor the Ethernet light on the modem are lit. When I go into netcardconfig, it shows that my Ethernet card is not recognized at all.

What do I need to do? If you tell me what commands to type, I can give you the output.

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Current cheatcodes:
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal home=hda3 opt=hda3 restore=hda3 root=hda3

Juanito

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Posted: Sep. 29 2008,16:53

Is the card pci? If so, is it listed under "lspci"?

Does this card use the b44 driver? If so, is it listed under "lsmod"? If it does use b44 and it is not listed, does "sudo modprobe b44" install the driver?

jhsu

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Posted: Sep. 29 2008,18:14

dsl@box:~$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2590 (rev 03)
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2592 (rev 03)
0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2792 (rev 03)
0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub Audio (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub PCI Express Port 0 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub USB (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub USB (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub USB (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub USB (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub USB2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev d3)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub LPC (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. I/O Controller Hub PATA (rev 03)
0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM5705M 10/100/1000Base T (rev 02)

dsl@box:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
af_packet 13544 0 (autoclean)
soundcore 3428 0 (autoclean)
unionfs 68800 7
ntfs 50944 0 (autoclean)
msdos 4684 0 (autoclean)
nls_iso8859-1 2844 1 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 4348 1 (autoclean)
serial 52100 0 (autoclean)
mousedev 3832 1
hid 22372 0 (unused)
input 3168 0 [mousedev hid]
pcmcia_core 39840 0
thermal 6564 0 (unused)
processor 8976 0 [thermal]
fan 1568 0 (unused)
button 2508 0 (unused)
battery 5888 0 (unused)
ac 1824 0 (unused)
rtc 7036 0 (autoclean)
cloop 39204 2
ieee1394 183076 0
usb-storage 61696 1
usb-uhci 21644 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 16392 0 (unused)
usbcore 57600 1 [hid usb-storage usb-uhci ehci-hcd]
ataraid 6180 0
ide-cd 28512 0
ide-scsi 8816 0

DSL Control Panel -> System Stats
Under hardware
NETCARD_FULLNAME="Broadcom Corporation|unknown device 14e4:170c"
NETCARD_DRIVER="unknown"

DSL Control Panel -> Netcardconfig
No supported network cards found.

Ndiswrapper default settings:
inf file: /mnt/hda1/windows/netcard.inf
device: wlan0
side: <nothing>
wep: <nothing>

prism2 default settings:
device: wlan0
channel: 11
sid: <nothing>
wep: <nothing>

PPPOE: NO INTERFACE FOUND
When I select Yes to run modconf, I get an error message
/usr/sbin/modconf: line 178: /usr/share/modconf/params: No such file or directory.

So why isn't the Broadcom network card properly identified in DSL even though it is properly identified in Windows XP?

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Current cheatcodes:
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal home=hda3 opt=hda3 restore=hda3 root=hda3

Juanito

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Posted: Sep. 29 2008,18:32

Well, it's not obvious that "Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller" = "Broadcom Corporation BCM5705M 10/100/1000Base T" and ndiswrapper is for wireless networking

Did you try to load the b44 driver? - i.e. "sudo modprobe b44"?

jhsu

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Posted: Sep. 29 2008,19:02

dsl@box:~$ sudo modprobe b44
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.26/kernel/drivers/net/b44.o: insmod b44 failed

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Current cheatcodes:
kernel /boot/linux24 root=/dev/hda1 quiet vga=normal noacpi noapm nodma noscsi frugal home=hda3 opt=hda3 restore=hda3 root=hda3

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