Opensuse doesn't recognize this ethernet card

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Hello all,

I have been trying to configure an ethernet card with no success. I connect the internet to my ethernet port and then start YAST. I get the following:

**Network Settings
Name: Ethernet Network Card
IP Address: Not configured

Ethernet Network Card (not connected)
BUS ID: 0000:00:0f0
(unable to configure network card because kernel device is not present)**

I also get more information listed below. As mentioned before, the ethernet is connected tot he system. Why is Linux not recognizing/allowing for the configuration of the ethernet on this machine?

TIA,
Casey

---------- ADDITIONAL INFO ----------------

—> uname -a
Linux simba 2.6.22.5-31-default #1 SMP 2007/09/21 22:29:00 UTC x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

—> lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07c1 (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07cb (rev a2)
00:01.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07cd (rev a1)
00:01.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07ce (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07cf (rev a1)
00:01.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d0 (rev a1)
00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d1 (rev a1)
00:01.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d2 (rev a1)
00:01.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d3 (rev a1)
00:02.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d6 (rev a1)
00:03.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d7 (rev a2)
00:03.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d8 (rev a1)
00:03.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d9 (rev a1)
00:03.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07c8 (rev a1)
00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07fe (rev a1)
00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056a (rev a1)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056c (rev a1)
00:09.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07fc (rev a1)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056d (rev a1)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056e (rev a1)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056f (rev a1)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056f (rev a1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07f0 (rev a2)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07dc (rev a2)
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07e1 (rev a2)
01:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev c0)
04:00.0 Communication controller: Conexant Unknown device 2f82

—> rpm -qa | grep sles 10
nvsata-sles10-0.11-1.23
nvlan-sles10-0.62-1.23

I looked here:
404 - Not Found

And it said to install the two rpms above - but it didn’t work.

Also saw that it seems as though the driver needed for the ethernet card called “forcedeth.o”.

—> ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:820 (820.0 b) TX bytes:820 (820.0 b)

—> cat /etc/hosts

hosts This file describes a number of hostname-to-address

mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem. It is mostly

used at boot time, when no name servers are running.

On small systems, this file can be used instead of a

“named” name server.

Syntax:

IP-Address Full-Qualified-Hostname Short-Hostname

127.0.0.1 localhost

special IPv6 addresses

::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback

fe00::0 ipv6-localnet

ff00::0 ipv6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes
ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters
ff02::3 ipv6-allhosts
127.0.0.2 simba.pridelands simba

—> lsmod
Module Size Used by
iptable_filter 19840 0
ip_tables 37848 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 37000 1 ip_tables
joydev 27904 0
nls_iso8859_1 21888 1
nls_cp437 23680 1
vfat 30336 1
fat 70704 1 vfat
nls_utf8 18816 1
ipv6 372344 20
snd_pcm_oss 67456 0
snd_mixer_oss 34176 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 74992 0
snd_seq_device 25620 1 snd_seq
cpufreq_conservative 24968 0
cpufreq_userspace 23680 0
cpufreq_powersave 18560 0
acpi_cpufreq 28040 0
microcode 31256 0
firmware_class 27520 1 microcode
apparmor 58672 0
fuse 62512 4
loop 36356 0
dm_mod 77152 0
ohci1394 51272 0
ieee1394 115800 1 ohci1394
usb_storage 102816 1
rtc_cmos 25016 0
rtc_core 38156 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 19968 1 rtc_core
snd_hda_intel 368804 1
snd_pcm 108680 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 42632 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 84984 9 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 25360 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 27280 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
ide_core 165648 1 usb_storage
sr_mod 33444 1
cdrom 52392 1 sr_mod
button 26400 0
sg 53304 0
sd_mod 45824 8
ohci_hcd 38020 0
ehci_hcd 50572 0
usbcore 155560 4 usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
edd 26760 0
ext3 156688 2
mbcache 26248 1 ext3
jbd 89192 1 ext3
fan 22792 0
ahci 45316 6
pata_amd 31876 0
libata 164096 2 ahci,pata_amd
scsi_mod 176536 5 usb_storage,sr_mod,sg,sd_mod,libata
thermal 34576 0
processor 59592 2 acpi_cpufreq,thermal

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—> dmesg
Linux version 2.6.22.5-31-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.2.1 (SUSE Linux)) #1 SMP 2007/09/21 22:29:00 UTC
Command line: root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_HD501LJS10NJ1DQ301359-part6 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f400 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000000009f400 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 00000000c7000000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 00000000c7000000 - 00000000cf000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000cf000000 - 00000000cfd90000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 00000000cfe90000 - 00000000cfee0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000cfee0000 - 00000000cfee3000 (ACPI NVS)
BIOS-e820: 00000000cfee3000 - 00000000cfef0000 (ACPI data)
BIOS-e820: 00000000cfef0000 - 00000000cff00000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000f0000000 - 00000000f2000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000100000000 - 0000000130000000 (usable)
Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 159) 0 entries of 3200 used
Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 815104) 1 entries of 3200 used
Entering add_active_range(0, 847872, 851344) 2 entries of 3200 used
Entering add_active_range(0, 1048576, 1245184) 3 entries of 3200 used
end_pfn_map = 1245184
DMI 2.5 present.
dmi_save_oem_strings_devices: out of memory.
ACPI: RSDP 000F8230, 0014 (r0 HPQOEM)
ACPI: RSDT CFEE3000, 003C (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 42302E31 AWRD 0)
ACPI: FACP CFEE3080, 0084 (r2 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 42302E31 AWRD 0)
ACPI Warning (tbfadt-0442): Optional field “Pm2ControlBlock” has zero address or length: 0000000000000000/1 [20070126]
ACPI: DSDT CFEE3140, 5151 (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 1000 MSFT 3000000)
ACPI: FACS CFEE1800, 0040
ACPI: SLIC CFEE82C0, 0176 (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 1 AWRD 1)
ACPI: HPET CFEE8500, 0038 (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 42302E31 AWRD 98)
ACPI: MCFG CFEE8540, 003C (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 42302E31 AWRD 0)
ACPI: APIC CFEE8440, 0098 (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 42302E31 AWRD 0)
ACPI: SSDT CFEE8BE0, 0380 (r1 HPQOEM SLIC-CPC 3000 INTL 20040311)
No NUMA configuration found
Faking a node at 0000000000000000-0000000130000000
Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 159) 0 entries of 3200 used
Entering add_active_range(0, 256, 815104) 1 entries of 3200 used
Entering add_active_range(0, 847872, 851344) 2 entries of 3200 used
Entering add_active_range(0, 1048576, 1245184) 3 entries of 3200 used
Bootmem setup node 0 0000000000000000-0000000130000000
Zone PFN ranges:
DMA 0 → 4096
DMA32 4096 → 1048576
Normal 1048576 → 1245184
early_node_map[4] active PFN ranges
0: 0 → 159
0: 256 → 815104
0: 847872 → 851344
0: 1048576 → 1245184
On node 0 totalpages: 1015087
DMA zone: 56 pages used for memmap
DMA zone: 1273 pages reserved
DMA zone: 2670 pages, LIFO batch:0
DMA32 zone: 14280 pages used for memmap
DMA32 zone: 800200 pages, LIFO batch:31
Normal zone: 2688 pages used for memmap
Normal zone: 193920 pages, LIFO batch:31
ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x1008
ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x00] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
Processor #0 (Bootup-CPU)
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
Processor #1
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x02] disabled)
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x03] disabled)
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x00] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x01] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x02] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x03] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x04] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 4, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl)
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 9 global_irq 9 high level)
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 14 global_irq 14 high edge)
ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 15 global_irq 15 high edge)
ACPI: IRQ0 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ2 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ14 used by override.
ACPI: IRQ15 used by override.
Setting APIC routing to flat
ACPI: HPET id: 0x10de8201 base: 0xfeff0000
Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 000000000009f000 - 00000000000a0000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000000a0000 - 00000000000f0000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000c7000000 - 00000000cf000000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000cfd90000 - 00000000cfe90000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000cfe90000 - 00000000cfee0000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000cfee0000 - 00000000cfee3000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000cfee3000 - 00000000cfef0000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000cfef0000 - 00000000cff00000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000cff00000 - 00000000f0000000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000f0000000 - 00000000f2000000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000f2000000 - 00000000fec00000
swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000fec00000 - 0000000100000000
Allocating PCI resources starting at d0000000 (gap: cff00000:20100000)
SMP: Allowing 4 CPUs, 2 hotplug CPUs
PERCPU: Allocating 50296 bytes of per cpu data
Built 1 zonelists. Total pages: 996790
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_HD501LJS10NJ1DQ301359-part6 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent
bootsplash: silent mode.
Initializing CPU#0
PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 32768 bytes)
time.c: Detected 2399.999 MHz processor.
Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Checking aperture…
Calgary: detecting Calgary via BIOS EBDA area
Calgary: Unable to locate Rio Grande table in EBDA - bailing!
PCI-DMA: Using software bounce buffering for IO (SWIOTLB)
Placing software IO TLB between 0x105f000 - 0x505f000
Memory: 3916420k/4980736k available (2050k kernel code, 143928k reserved, 1017k data, 316k init)
Calibrating delay using timer specific routine… 4804.93 BogoMIPS (lpj=9609861)
Security Framework v1.0.0 initialized
Dentry cache hash table entries: 524288 (order: 10, 4194304 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 256
CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K
CPU: L2 cache: 1024K
CPU 0/0 → Node 0
using mwait in idle threads.
CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
CPU: Processor Core ID: 0
CPU0: Thermal monitoring enabled (TM2)

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SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
Unpacking initramfs… done
Freeing initrd memory: 4387k freed
ACPI: Core revision 20070126
Parsing all Control Methods:
Table [DSDT](id 0001) - 925 Objects with 88 Devices 313 Methods 52 Regions
Parsing all Control Methods:
Table [SSDT](id 0002) - 27 Objects with 0 Devices 4 Methods 0 Regions
tbxface-0587 [00] tb_load_namespace : ACPI Tables successfully acquired
evxfevnt-0091 [00] enable : Transition to ACPI mode successful
Using local APIC timer interrupts.
result 12499979
Detected 12.499 MHz APIC timer.
SMP alternatives: switching to SMP code
Booting processor 1/2 APIC 0x1
Initializing CPU#1
Calibrating delay using timer specific routine… 4800.13 BogoMIPS (lpj=9600276)
CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K
CPU: L2 cache: 1024K
CPU 1/1 → Node 0
CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
CPU: Processor Core ID: 1
CPU1: Thermal monitoring enabled (TM2)
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2220 @ 2.40GHz stepping 0d
checking TSC synchronization [CPU#0 → CPU#1]: passed.
Brought up 2 CPUs
migration_cost=15
NET: Registered protocol family 16
ACPI: bus type pci registered
PCI: Using MMCONFIG at f0000000 - f1ffffff
evgpeblk-0956 [00] ev_create_gpe_block : GPE 00 to 1F [_GPE] 4 regs on int 0x9
evgpeblk-0956 [00] ev_create_gpe_block : GPE 20 to 5F [_GPE] 8 regs on int 0x9
evgpeblk-1052 [00] ev_initialize_gpe_bloc: Found 7 Wake, Enabled 0 Runtime GPEs in this block
evgpeblk-1052 [00] ev_initialize_gpe_bloc: Found 0 Wake, Enabled 0 Runtime GPEs in this block
Completing Region/Field/Buffer/Package initialization:…
Initialized 51/52 Regions 9/9 Fields 35/35 Buffers 13/21 Packages (961 nodes)
Initializing Device/Processor/Thermal objects by executing _INI methods:…
Executed 2 _INI methods requiring 1 STA executions (examined 95 objects)
ACPI: Interpreter enabled
ACPI: (supports S0 S3 S4 S5)
ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:0a.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table _SB.PCI0.PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table _SB.PCI0.HUB0._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK2] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK3] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK4] (IRQs 5 7 9 *10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK5] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK6] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK7] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK8] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 *11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LP2P] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LIGP] (IRQs *5 7 9 10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUBA] (IRQs 5 *7 9 10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] (IRQs *5 7 9 10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LU1B] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LU2B] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 *15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] (IRQs 5 *7 9 10 11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPMU] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSMB] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 *11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LIDE] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSID] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 *11 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC1] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] (IRQs 17) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC3] (IRQs 18) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC4] (IRQs 19) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC5] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC6] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC7] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC8] (IRQs 16) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AIGP] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AUBA] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AUB2] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AU1B] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AU2B] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCH] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APMU] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AAZA] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCS] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCM] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCZ] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.

[snip]

Sorry, can’t get it all in here.

sd 7:0:0:1: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 7:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
scsi 7:0:0:2: Direct-Access Generic- SD/MMC 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
sd 7:0:0:2: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 7:0:0:2: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
scsi 7:0:0:3: Direct-Access Generic- MS/MS-Pro 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
sd 7:0:0:3: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 7:0:0:3: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete
ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[00016c20007aa30f]
loop: module loaded
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on sda7, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
fuse init (API version 7.8)
AppArmor: AppArmor initialized
audit(1219527967.532:2): type=1505 info=“AppArmor initialized” pid=2091
IA-32 Microcode Update Driver: v1.14a <tigran@aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>
audit(1219542379.962:3): audit_pid=3208 old=0 by auid=4294967295
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
Mobile IPv6
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team

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Hi
You are running SLES 10?? This is the openSUSE forum you may wish to
look at posting your issue in the SLES forums at forums.novell.com.

Have you tried modprobe forcedeth and adding it to your ethernet
config in YaST?

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-default
up 13:46, 1 user, load average: 0.27, 0.13, 0.07
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12

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Hello and thanks for responding :smiley:

Have you tried modprobe forcedeth and adding it to your ethernet
config in YaST?

I had considered that as a problem and - thus - did the following (I have been collecting research from other areas as well):

**simba:/ # modprobe -l | grep force **
/lib/modules/2.6.22.5-31-default/kernel/drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.5-31-default/kernel/drivers/net/forcedeth.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.5-31-default/kernel/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-nforce2.ko

simba:/ # lsmod | grep forcedeth
forcedeth 65416 0

simba:/ # modprobe -r forcedeth

simba:/ # modprobe forcedeth msi=0 msix=0

simba:/ # /etc/init.d/network restart
Shutting down network interfaces:
Shutting down service network . . . . . . . . . . . . . done.
Setting up network interfaces:
lo
lo IP address: 127.0.0.1/8
Checking for network time protocol daemon (NTPD): doneed
Setting up service network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . done.

simba:/ # ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1492 (1.4 Kb) TX bytes:1492 (1.4 Kb)

I did “modprobe forcedeth msi=0 msix=0” and “modprobe forcedeth”. Neither of them worked.

I got the troubleshooting tips from here:
nVidia nForce 680i motherboards - Page 2 - nV News Forums

I also tried the following:

  1. Place “options forcedeth msi = 0 msix=0” in /etc/modprobe.conf
  2. Modprobe -r forcedeth
  3. mop probe forcedeth

This did not work either.

Someone told me …

Worst case would be that you need to download a proprietary driver from NVidia, copy it over to your computer and install it. Unfortunately this often requires linking with your running kernel - so you’d also need build tools and the headers for your running kernel.

Is this true?

Unfortunately, I have an HPa6500f. It seems as though the chipset is defined as follows:
GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 7100

HP Pavilion a6500 Desktop PC series specifications - HP Home & Home Office Products
Chipset
a6535c-b / a6528p / a6512p-b / a6552f: Intel® G33 Express Chipset
**a6500f: nVidia GeForce 7100 nForce 630i **
a6518f: nVIDIA nForce 430
a6534f: nVidia nForce 430 Chipset
a6502f / a6547c-b / a6530f: nVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset

I have an **HP Pavilion a6500f machine ** (unfortunately) :frowning:

I also found the following discussion:
nVidia nForce 680i motherboards - Page 2 - nV News Forums
It talks about a bug in the bios of the software

I then went to this page:
NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search

And downloaded (according to the entries):
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.12-pkg2.run which was created on: July 30, 2008

Could this solve the problem? I am somewhat hesitant to run this package as I don’t know whether or not it will trash the system altogether. The preference is to locate another forcedeth driver

On this page: Bug #117411 “nVidia 680i Ethernet is not working / Forcedeth Mod...” : Bugs : linux package : Ubuntu
Someone with UBUTU went to kernel 2.6.24.17.19 and found that it solved his problem but I am on Suse with a kernel version of 2.6.22.5-31. Also, his problem is with nforce 680i while mine is with 630i.

**QUESTION: Would running this “.run” file mess up the system beyond repair? If this ethernet thing does not work, what other options do I have for connecting to the internet? Can I get another ethernet card or something like that?
**

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Hi
The file you downloaded is for the video card. Have you tried to
configure the ethernet via YaST and add the driver there?

Can you please also confirm the operating system, run the following
command;


cat /etc/SuSE-release

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-default
up 1 day 0:18, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.02
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12

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Hi Malcolm,

Thanks again for responding …

The file you downloaded is for the video card

Which files? I thought these were for the “forcedeth”?

Have you tried to configure the ethernet via YaST and add the driver there?

Is there a way to add the driver from there? Does one need eth0 to actually exist before the configuration will work? If I do the following:

–> ifup eth0
Interface eth0 is not available

–> ifdown eth0
Interface eth0 is not available

–> ifconfig -a
just shows the loopback address (lo) - nothting for eth0.

I have also noted the output of **lspci -nnvv **below.

Can you please also confirm the operating system, run the following
command;

I am working with Opensuse 10.3.

If there is way to configure this through YAST without eth0 existing, can you please share :slight_smile:

TIA,
Casey

00:0a.0 PCI bridge [Class 0604]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:056d] (rev a1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: efb00000-efbfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: efa00000-efafffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:2a64]

00:0b.0 PCI bridge [Class 0604]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:056e] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
Memory behind bridge: ef900000-ef9fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000ef800000-00000000ef8fffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:0000]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4149
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
Device: MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16
Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
Slot: Number 1, PowerLimit 75.000000
Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
Slot: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power-
Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel

00:0c.0 PCI bridge [Class 0604]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:056f] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: ef700000-ef7fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000efe00000-00000000efefffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:0000]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4151
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
Device: MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Port 1
Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1
Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
Slot: Number 2, PowerLimit 10.000000
Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
Slot: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power-
Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel

00:0d.0 PCI bridge [Class 0604]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:056f] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: efd00000-efdfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000efc00000-00000000efcfffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:0000]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4159
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Port 2
Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1
Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
Slot: Number 3, PowerLimit 10.000000
Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
Slot: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power-
Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel

00:0e.0 IDE interface [Class 0101]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:07f0] (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:2a64]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 4348
Region 0: I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at f700 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at efff8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [8c] #12 [0010]
Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0200c Data: 4169

00:0f.0 Ethernet controller [Class 0200]: nVidia Corporation Unknown device [10de:07dc] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:2a64]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 (250ns min, 5000ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 15
Region 0: Memory at efffd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
Region 1: I/O ports at f600 [size=8]
Region 2: Memory at efffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 3: Memory at efffb000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
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Hi
Can you see the card in YaST network devices (It may show up unknown)?
If so, one of the configuration tabs allows you to add the module.

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-default
up 1 day 1:53, 2 users, load average: 0.13, 0.26, 0.26
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12

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>> 00:0f.0 Ethernet controller [Class 0200]: nVidia Corporation Unknown
>> device [10de:07dc] (rev a2)

This particular card was not added to the kernel until 2.6.25. A stock
openSUSE 10.3 kernel will never recognize it.

Larry

10

Hello,

Thank you for responding :slight_smile:

Sorry, I did not see your posts earlier.

This particular card was not added to the kernel until 2.6.25. A stock
openSUSE 10.3 kernel will never recognize it.

What can one do to have it recognized? Is there something I can download so that the card will be seen by Opensuse? Would a kernel upgrade from 2.6.22 to 2.6.25 do the trick? If so,how does one do this?

TIA for the hints

11

Hello again -

Above you mentioned that the card was not added until 2.6.25 - can you further elaborate on this? A driver currently exist for this card(?). I have downloaded what I thought was the latest version but it did not work…

TIA

12

Dear experts,
I am also having problems with an attansic eth card. (L1 Giga)
I can see it from Yast, but I cannot configure. When I go to Network Settings, I cannot edit it.
(unable to configure the network card because the kernel device (eth0, wlan0) is not present.
In the Hardware Information (from Yast) it says:
Drivers:
—Active: Yes
—modprobe: Yes
—modules
------modprobe atl1

My kernel version is 2.6.25.5-1.1-pae

lsmod| grep atl1 gives:
atl1 50316 0
mii 21888 1 atl1

ifconfig still only returns loopback lo.

Can somebody help me?
Best regards,
luiz

13

Hi,

Did you solve this problem? I am having the same problem, and it is driving me crazy. Please advise hoe to solve this problem.

Thanks so much for help,
vault

14

is this problem fixed or NOT … i am having same issue with suse 10.2

kernel 2.6.18.2.34