Re: Problem installing SMC 8013wc NIC
Ok, David -- hope you're still listening. Here's what I found. On the
question of what is in /etc/networks (plural): Actually, the file is not
there, and nowhere to be found -- at lease not where I was looking.
As for your suggestion below, you said that the 'interfaces' file needed
something for the ethernet card. Would adding the appropriate
information to that file, similar to your example below, enable the card
to work? Thank you for your efforts.
Still trying,
Randy
On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:41:54 -0700 (PDT) David Smead
<smead@amplepower.com> writes:
> On the last questions you forgot the plural of network.
>
> In /etc/network/interfaces you need something for your ethernet
> card. i.e.
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.8.30
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 192.168.8.0
> broadcast 192.168.8.255
> gateway 192.168.8.254
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> David Smead
> http://www.amplepower.com.
>
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 rh.ccm@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Second reply to David - now answering last 3 questions: Let me
> know if
> > you have any ideas. Thank.
> > Randy
> >
> > >
> > > I'm doing some guessing, but often that works.
> > >
> > > How do you know that modprobe didn't find the card and install
> the
> > > correct
> > > driver?
> > As mentioned before, 'Install failed' message and when going to
> > 'Configure network' step, it says, "No network interfaces found".
> >
> >
> > > What does ifconfig tell you?
> >
> > ifconfig returns the following:
> > Link encap: Local Loopback
> > inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mack: 255.0.0.0
> > Up loopback running MTU 3924 Metric:1
> > RX packets:0 Errors:0 etc. etc (everthing else=0)
> >
> >
> > > What is in /etc/modules?
> > 'Kernal modules to load at boot time' - none showing
> >
> > > What is in /etc/network/interfaces?
> > # /etc/network/interfaces -- Configuration file for
> ifup(8),
> > ifdown(8)
> >
> > # the loopback interface
> > iface lo inet loopback
> >
> > > And what is in /etc/networks?
> > 'interfaces'
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > David Smead
> > > http://www.amplepower.com.
> > >
> > > On Fri, 19 Apr 2002 rh.ccm@juno.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone tell me if there's another way to get a network
> card
> > > module to
> > > > install. I sent the following post Thursday, but got no
> response,
> > > and
> > > > I'm stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to install Debian potato on an Compaq Prolinea
> 4/50
> > > with an
> > > > SMC network card (ISA), and am having a problem. When I go
> to
> > > "Configure
> > > > the device driver modules" and then to the "net -- Drivers
> for
> > > network
> > > > interface card..." step, it won't install the modules for the
> > > network
> > > > card.
> > > >
> > > > Here's some info from the SMC card:
> > > > the back of the card says, "8013wc"
> > > > the FCC # is JI58013wc
> > > > the chipset number is 83c690LJP f9411
> > > > When I run Slackware's Net.i utility it reports:
> > > > Eth0: WD80x3 at 0x300 00 00 c0 f1 00 8e
> > > > WD 8013 IRQ 10 shared memory at 0xd0000 -
> 0xd3fff
> > > >
> > > > So, I'm presuming this is SMC's 8013 series card.
> > > >
> > > > The modules that I have tried to install are "wd" and
> "smc-ultra"
> > > > (actually, I've tried all the SMC modules and a few others).
> > > Also, I
> > > > have tried to add various combinations of command line
> arguments
> > > for io,
> > > > irq, mem & mem_end, based on the above info reported by Net.i,
> but
> > > I
> > > > still get the "Installation failed" message. I've checked out
> SMC
> > > web
> > > > site driver page, but can only find a text file (of code) for
> the
> > > Linux
> > > > driver. Maybe I'm supposed to compile this into a driver file
> or
> > > > something -- I have no idea.
> > > >
> > > > I may have access to a number of these similarly configured
> > > Compaq
> > > > systems, and would like to try them on a Debian network of
> > > inexpensive
> > > > computers, so I am hoping to find a fix using the SMC card.
> Any
> > > help
> > > > would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Randy
> > > >
> > > >
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