Re: Challenge to the debian community: ethernet controller doesn't work in debian but in: SuSE, Fedora, Gentoo !!
Hi Robert,
thanks for help ! Meanwhile I got it fixed by using "e100" driver after
receiving a hint in a newsgroup,
rgds
Axel
Robert Storey wrote:
> By default, Debian doesn't do a good job of auto-detection. There are
> two tools you should install:
>
> apt-get install discover
> apt-get install etherconf
>
> After you've done that, run "dpkg-reconfigure etherconf" and it should
> find your ethernet card and prompt you for the proper configuration
> information.
>
> regards,
> Robert
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don't believe it:
>>
>> my Dell onboard ethernet controller can't be configured in Debian
>> Sarge but runs smoothly in Suse, Fedora an Gentoo-Live and Knoppix...
>>
>> and I cannot find or get help in Usenet and via google ??
>>
>> Come on, debian community: take that chalenge !
>>
>> installed , for my first Debian try, Debian Sarge from the "LinuxUser"
>> magazine's DVD. After some hurldles it worked but:
>> did'nt configure any network card, (and following eth0 etc.)
>>
>> When I try to configure with modconf from the debian sarge set, I
>> don't know which driver to choose, and try-and-error with this long
>> list of drivers didn't help and doesn't make sense...
>>
>> I have a Dell Dimension 8300 with a ethernet controller onboard, and
>> the system info tool in kde detects:
>> "Ethernet controller : Intel Corp.: Unknown device 1050 (rev02)
>> Subsystem : Dell Computer Corp. Unknown device 0157"
>>
>> "lspci -v" shows the controller the same way as in Suse and the
>> others...
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Can anyone help ?
>>
>> Axel
>
>
>> Meanwhile I got hint in a German newsgroup, to use "e100" driver, and
>> with that one (after some hurles with DHCP) I managed to get network
>> set up and internet connectio via router running !! Happy now ...
>
>
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