Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )



 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Ethernet Problem On Xubuntu, Running on a Compaq Presario
szupie
post May 11 2007, 10:08 PM
Post #1


S.P.A.M.S.W.A.T.
Group Icon

Group: Members
Posts: 814
Joined: 22-January 05
From: San Antonio, Texas (No, I'm not dumb. I just moved here...)
Member No.: 2,284
I have a really old (7+ years) Campaq Presario 1700. Since I stopped using it a long time ago, I decided to turn it into a server. I wanted to install an OS that is stable, has low system requirements, and has some GUI (I'm not an expert of CLI, but I know a little bit). I finally decided to use Xubuntu.

I successfully installed Xubuntu, but there was one major problem: I could not use my ethernet port (I think it's Conexant, but I'm not sure). When I opened up Applications > System > Network, only the 56k modem showed up.

Here's the output when I enter ifconfig in the terminal:
CODE
Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1848 (1.8 KiB)  TX bytes:1848 (1.8 KiB)


And the output for lspci -v:
CODE
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 96
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: f4100000-f5ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 18000000-180fffff

00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
I/O ports at 1050 [size=16]

00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 1060 [size=32]

00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9

00:08.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Unknown device b103
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 9
Memory at 18100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 10000000-13fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 14000000-17fff000
I/O window 0: 00001800-000018ff
I/O window 1: 00001c00-00001cff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

00:09.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem (rev 01)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Bear
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at 1080 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1 (rev 12)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Unknown device 002e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Unknown device b18b
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Memory at f4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 18000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>


I don't even know if Xubuntu knows my ethernet exists. How do I fix this problem? Is there a better OS that I should use for the purpose?
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
develCuy
post May 12 2007, 02:58 AM
Post #2


Member - Active Contributor
Group Icon

Group: Members
Posts: 88
Joined: 5-April 07
From: Cusco - Peru
Member No.: 21,283
If You stopped using your computer long time ago, maybe your nic(Ethernet Interface) was harmed or accidentally umplugged. Try cleaning the cover of your nic with a white eraser or isopropilic alcohol. I'm sure that you can get another PCI nic if you can't fix the one you have. Xubuntu have a very compatible Linux Kernel but maybe you need Debian becuase keeps the tradition to support old machines.

Blessings!

This post has been edited by develCuy: May 22 2007, 09:38 PM
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
szupie
post May 12 2007, 04:47 PM
Post #3


S.P.A.M.S.W.A.T.
Group Icon

Group: Members
Posts: 814
Joined: 22-January 05
From: San Antonio, Texas (No, I'm not dumb. I just moved here...)
Member No.: 2,284
I had a little... um, a lot of trouble opening my computer up. I couldn't get to the NIC. Is there any other way to check if it is functional?

Is Debian CPU intensive? Xubuntu is already running pretty slow on my laptop, so you can see how much it sucks. And is it a good, stable choice for a server?
I'm also considering FreeBSD, but I don't know its hardware requirements.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
murtahg
post Jun 28 2007, 05:12 AM
Post #4


Newbie [ Level 2 ]
Group Icon

Group: Members
Posts: 14
Joined: 28-June 07
Member No.: 22,998
I dont know about a compaq 1700, but my Compaq Presario V200 has a Broad Com 802.11 wireless adapter in it and when it stoped working on me I figured out how to fix it:

(1)immediatelly after turning on the laptop, press the F10 key(sometimes I press it reapetedly so that the laptop registers it, remember, its just starting up)
(2)Computers BIOS settings will open in a blue screen
(3)Click the advanced tab
(4)Go down to WLAN adapter
(5)Click enter
(6)Enable the adapter
(7)Go to the Exit Tab
(8)Click Exit And Save Changes
*These directions may be alittle different because of the model year*

Hope this can help, I hated when that happend to me

-Murtahg
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · Hardware Workshop · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

Collapse

> Similar Topics

Topics Topics
  1. Help! Problem With My Flash-Drive(1)
  2. Error 406 - Problem In My Phpbb Forum(8)
  3. Mozilla Firefox And Runescape(10)
  4. Problem: I Need Urgent Help. Can't Boot.(9)
  5. Status Bar Effect(5)
  6. Einstein Quiz(29)
  7. XP Problem: Clicking On Folder Opens Search(4)
  8. Photoshop Cropping Problem(7)
  9. Need To Hack An Admin Account On Xp... No Problem!(61)
  10. Running Vba Script In Excel(6)
  11. Problem With The ReadOnly Property(3)
  12. Blue Screen - irql_not_less_or_equal(35)
  13. Spam Problem On My Forums(26)
  14. Frustrating Problem With XP On Laptop(19)
  15. Problem With Drag And Drop (or So It Seems).(11)
  1. Win Rar Password Problem(7)
  2. Internet Explorer 7 Problem(8)
  3. Fedora Core 6 Install Problem(6)
  4. Trojan / Virus Problem ,please Help(18)
  5. A Gaiaonline Problem(9)
  6. Administrator Account Problem In Microsoft Xp [solved](20)
  7. Problem With Move_uploaded_file()(5)
  8. Designing A Summer Running Program(1)
  9. Get The Current Running Machine Ip-c/c++ Coding(2)
  10. Free Web Hosting: (running With Scissors)(1)
  11. Problem With Div's In Ie6 And Lower(4)
  12. Pc Problem(8)
  13. Graphics Driver Out...(1)


 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 12th October 2008 - 09:54 AM
Powered By IP.Board 2.2.1 © 2008  IPS, Inc.
Licensed to: Xisto Corporation