Linux newbie, problem with nForce.

English Network/Internet
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Hi guys,

First of all, I am completely new to Linux; having only used it a few times in my whole life, so bare with me.

I decided recently that I’d like to try Linux because I wanted to make some of the software I’ve written cross-platform and also I’d like to do some programming for the CELL processor on the PS3 and the only way to do that without buying the ps3 dev-kit is via Linux. So my grand plan was to partition my raid0 hdd arrangement up into 3 partitions (linux, xp and vista) and get give it a try on PC before installing it on PS3.

Anyway, I’ve hit a bit of a snag. I can install linux distributions no problem, so far I’ve tried (ubuntu 8.10 and opensuse 11); however, the same problem I run into in both cases is that I can’t connect to the internet via my wired connections (eth0 and eth1).

My motherboard is the ASUS P5N32-E with the nForce 650i chipset for networking. I tried installing the drivers for the LAN from the ASUS website; however, discovered that they were packaged in .rpm format. On ubuntu that looked to be a pain in the ass (especially since I didn’t have alien installed and couldn’t download it); so I decided to give opensuse a go instead.

First thing I’d like to ask is, will a .rpm pack for SuSE10 work with SuSE11? And if so, after I’ve installed the package, how can I tell? So far I’ve been doing it as rpm -ihv *.rpm which tells me various things; however, doesn’t really appear to do anything that I can see.

I’ve tried all sorts of different configurations (static ip, dhcp etc); all of which I thought would work on my home network, but haven’t. So I’m out of ideas. Should I downgrade to SuSE10 and try the nForce drivers on that instead ?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :slight_smile:

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Ask for a terminal become root run the command lspci
and give us the output , it might be possible to help you
After we know the outcome of lspci it is possible to determine if ethernet card is recognize or not or that only
de driver is missing
If you are at home connecting to the internet is the most likely option
DHCP IP dynamic if you run DHCP or PPOE IP dynamic

dobby9

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The answer is yes i use the driver from here which includes the 10.2 driver though i am on 11.0

Geoff

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Okay, I’ve tried both of your suggestions, here are the readouts from the terminal:

—rpm -ivh nvlan-suse10.2-0.62-1.25.x86_64.rpm


Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
pre
   1:nvlan-suse10.2         ########################################### [100%]
post

—lspci


00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 PCI Express bridge (rev a1)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 PCI Express bridge (rev a1)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 PCI Express bridge (rev a1)
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
00:0e.0 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:0e.1 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:0e.2 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
00:11.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:12.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:13.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:14.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:15.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:16.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:17.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
04:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev c0)
09:00.0 PCI bridge: Creative Labs Device 7006
0a:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs [SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio] CA0110-IBG
0b:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0612 (rev a2)

It looks like it can see the two Ethernet devices. I have checked the mac addresses against the actual devices and they are correct so I assume Linux can see them.

I’m not to familiar with Linux; however, does the fact I can see them generally indicate that there shouldn’t be a problem with them or could it still be a driver issue?

Also, with the SuSE10.2 drivers I installed above, I assume pre… means it is unpacking it, does the fact that there was no post… mean that it didn’t work?

Anyway, thanks for the prompt replies. I hope this helps. :slight_smile:

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Okay, I downloaded and installed Fedora Core 9 and it is working fine. I dont know what the problem was on openSUSE 11. Its a shame because I actually preferred openSUSE for the short period of time I was using it.