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I am forwarding this from a Linux user in Denver. He is not on the list so please respond directly to him. ------- Forwarded Message Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:10:41 -0700 (MST) From: George Moreno <gmoreno at linux1.north.denver.k12.co.us> ----------- Hello, I am looking for some assistance getting my NIC to work on my laptop running Linux. Perhaps you can refer me to someone who may advise me. I installed Mandrake Linux 7.1 on a Dell Inspiron 5000 4 months ago. When connected to the Internet it was able to network correctly using a 3Com 3CXEM556B pcmcia. However, when disconnected from the Internet and used as a server on a stand alone LAN other workstations (Windows NT, Windows 98, Mac OS 8.6) were not able to connect to it via ftp, telnet or http. Previously I had another Dell laptop (different model), using a Xircon pcmcia, working fine as a server on a stand alone LAN and the Internet. I reviewed the routing table many times on the Inspiron but could not get the other workstations to connect to it. A month ago I decided to reformat the drive and start from scratch. Now I can not get the NIC to work at all in Linux. (I have a dual boot setup Windows 98 and LInux - the nic works fine in 98.) When I first installed Linux on this laptop I recall having to load the driver for the pcmcia - someone helped me do this. They are no longer available and I did not keep good notes on the procedure - because it seemed so simple. On and off for the past month I have been trying to fix the problem. I have read: Red Hat Linux System Administration Unleashed UNIX System V Release 4 An Introduction Running Linux Linux Network Administrators Guide Harold Davis Red Hat Linux the Mandrake Installation and User Guide and the Reference Manual and of coure Linux PCMCIA HOWTO While I have learned much from this experience I still can't network... perhaps you may offer some advice. I have confirmed that the computer has cardmgr, cardctl and /etc/pcmcia/* files Section 22.11 of the PCMCIA HOWTO states: All common Linux distributions come with pre-compiled driver packages. ... installing PCMCIA does not require you to build a new kernel. The PCMCIA network card drivers are all implemented as loadable modules. I dont know how to review the current settings in the kernel but I believe they are set correctly to allow modules to load. I checked /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia and it is set correctly, per section 22.55.22 of the PCMCIA HOWTO, to PCMCIA=yes PCIC=i82365 Reviewing the messages file tells me: Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.14 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: kernel build: 2.2.15-4mdksecure #1 SMP Wed May 10 14:16:48 CEST 2000 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm] Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PCI routing table version 1.0 at 0xfdf50 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: 00:04.0 -> irq 11 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: 00:04.1 -> irq 11 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ds: no socket drivers loaded! Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: unloading PCMCIA Card Services No socket drivers loaded suggests I review the module status - I dont see any pcmcia modules. So I look for the pcmcia modules - I think they are in /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/pcmcia and they contain the following: (3c589_cs.o is the one I think I need) 3c574_cs.o 3c575_cb.o 3c589_cs.o aha152x_cs.o airo.o airo_cs.o apa1480_cb.o cb_enabler.o ds.o dummy_cs.o epic_cb.o fdomain_cs.o fmvj18x_cs.o ftl_cs.o i82365.o ibmtr_cs.o ide_cs.o iflash2+_mtd.o iflash2_mtd.o memory_cb.o memory_cs.o netwave_cs.o nmclan_cs.o parport_cs.o pcmcia_core.o pcnet_cs.o qlogic_cs.o ray_cs.o serial_cb.o serial_cs.o smc91c92_cs.o sram_mtd.o tcic.o tulip_cb.o wavelan_cs.o wvlan_cs.o xirc2ps_cs.o I try to load the module into the running kernel using the following command insmod 3c589_cs.o I also tried insmod 3c589_cs The error messages were Using /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/3c589_cs.o /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/3c589_cs.o: unresolved symbol register_pccard_driver /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/3c589_cs.o: unresolved symbol unregister_pccard_driver /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/3c589_cs.o: unresolved symbol CardServices I am not sure I am using the correct name of the driver. I also tried to use the network command to start up the nic [root at localhost pcmcia]# pwd /etc/pcmcia [root at localhost pcmcia]# ls cis/ ftl* ide.opts network* serial* config ftl.opts memory* scsi* serial.opts config.opts ide* memory.opts scsi.opts shared [root at localhost pcmcia]# . network start 3c_589.o usage: ifup <device name> [root at localhost pcmcia]# Any advice would be great! Thanks, George ************** Listing you may wish to review... >From boot.log I do not find any usefull info : Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost syslog: syslogd startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost syslog: klogd startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost crond: crond startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost loadkeys: Loading /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting proc filesystem succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost sysctl: error: 'net.ipv4.tcp_timestamp' is an unknown key Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Configuring kernel parameters succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost date: Sun Oct 29 09:45:49 MST 2000 Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting clock (localtime): Sun Oct 29 09:45:49 MST 2000 succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Loading default keymap succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Activating swap partitions succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting hostname localhost.localdomain succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost fsck: /dev/hda5: clean, 64768/638976 files, 291582/1277632 blocks Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking root filesystem succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost : Loading module: Oct 29 09:45:52 localhost fsck: /dev/hda7: clean, 13/540672 files, 21135/1081072 blocks Oct 29 09:45:52 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting local filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking loopback filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting loopback filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Turning on user and group quotas for local filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:54 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling swap space succeeded Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost mandrake_everytime: Building Window Manager Sessions succeeded Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost sysctl: error: 'net.ipv4.tcp_timestamp' is an unknown key Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost network: Setting network parameters succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost network: Bringing up interface lo succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost network: Enabling IPv4 packet forwarding succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost ifup: Delaying dummy0 initialization. Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost network: Bringing up interface dummy0 failed Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: Loading keymap: us succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost loadkeys: Loading /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/include/compose.latin.gz Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: Loading compose keys: compose.latin succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: Loading system font: succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost gpm: gpm startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost xfs: xfs startup succeeded Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost ifup: Delaying eth0 initialization. Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost network: Bringing up device eth0 failed messages provides the following trail: Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost syslogd 1.3-3: restart. Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost syslog: syslogd startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost syslog: klogd startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost kernel: klogd 1.3-3, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.2.15-4mdksecure Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Loaded 7678 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.2.15-4mdksecure. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.2.15. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Loaded 68 symbols from 4 modules. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Linux version 2.2.15-4mdksecure (chmou at kenobi.mandrakesoft.com) (gcc version 2.95.3 19991030 (prerelease)) #1 SMP Wed May 10 14:16:48 CEST 2000 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Scan SMP from c0000000 for 1024 bytes. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Scan SMP from c009fc00 for 1024 bytes. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Scan SMP from c00f0000 for 65536 bytes. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Scan SMP from c009f800 for 4096 bytes. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: mapped APIC to ffffe000 (002ce000) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Detected 497840987 Hz processor. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 992.87 BogoMIPS Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Memory: 127448k/131008k available (1320k kernel code, 420k reserved, 1668k data, 152k init, 0k bigmem) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Dentry hash table entries: 16384 (order 5, 128k) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.4.0 initialized Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: mtrr: v1.35a (19990819) Richard Gooch (rgooch at atnf.csiro.au) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: per-CPU timeslice cutoff: 50.08 usecs. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: CPU0: Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping 01 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: SMP motherboard not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Setting commenced=1, go go go Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfd9ae Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Starting kswapd v 1.5 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Serial driver version 4.27 with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ enabled Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.12) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.09 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.30 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ide0: BM-DMA at 0x1050-0x1057, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ide1: BM-DMA at 0x1058-0x105f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: hda: IBM-DARA-212000, ATA DISK drive Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: hdc: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2302, ATAPI CDROM drive Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: hda: IBM-DARA-212000, 11513MB w/418kB Cache, CHS=1559/240/63 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: hdc: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.56 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MAX_REAL=12 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: raid5: measuring checksumming speed Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: pII_mmx : 1094.613 MB/sec Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: p5_mmx : 1147.572 MB/sec Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: 8regs : 892.683 MB/sec Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: 32regs : 469.011 MB/sec Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: using fastest function: p5_mmx (1147.572 MB/sec) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: scsi : 0 hosts. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: scsi : detected total. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: md.c: sizeof(mdp_super_t) = 4096 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Partition check: Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 > Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: autodetecting RAID arrays Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: autorun ... Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ... autorun DONE. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 152k freed Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Adding Swap: 249440k swap-space (priority -1) Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.14 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: kernel build: 2.2.15-4mdksecure #1 SMP Wed May 10 14:16:48 CEST 2000 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm] Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: PCI routing table version 1.0 at 0xfdf50 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: 00:04.0 -> irq 11 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: 00:04.1 -> irq 11 Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: ds: no socket drivers loaded! Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost kernel: unloading PCMCIA Card Services Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost crond: crond startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:57 localhost loadkeys: Loading /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting proc filesystem succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost sysctl: error: 'net.ipv4.tcp_timestamp' is an unknown key Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Configuring kernel parameters succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost date: Sun Oct 29 09:45:49 MST 2000 Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting clock (localtime): Sun Oct 29 09:45:49 MST 2000 succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Loading default keymap succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Activating swap partitions succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting hostname localhost.localdomain succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost fsck: /dev/hda5: clean, 64768/638976 files, 291582/1277632 blocks Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking root filesystem succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode succeeded Oct 29 09:45:51 localhost : Loading module: Oct 29 09:45:52 localhost fsck: /dev/hda7: clean, 13/540672 files, 21135/1081072 blocks Oct 29 09:45:52 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/modules.dep Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost last message repeated 2 times Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting local filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking loopback filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting loopback filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Turning on user and group quotas for local filesystems succeeded Oct 29 09:45:54 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling swap space succeeded Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost mandrake_everytime: Building Window Manager Sessions succeeded Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost init: Entering runlevel: 3 Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost sysctl: error: 'net.ipv4.tcp_timestamp' is an unknown key Oct 29 09:45:55 localhost network: Setting network parameters succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost network: Bringing up interface lo succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost network: Enabling IPv4 packet forwarding succeeded Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/modules.dep Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod dummy0 failed Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost ifup: Delaying dummy0 initialization. Oct 29 09:45:56 localhost network: Bringing up interface dummy0 failed Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: Loading keymap: us succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost loadkeys: Loading /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/include/compose.latin.gz Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: Loading compose keys: compose.latin succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost keytable: Loading system font: succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost gpm: gpm startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:58 localhost PAM_pwdb[343]: (su) session opened for user xfs by (uid=0) Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost PAM_pwdb[343]: (su) session closed for user xfs Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost xfs: xfs startup succeeded Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost xfs: Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" does not exist. Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost xfs: Entry deleted from font path. Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost xfs: Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" does not exist. Oct 29 09:45:59 localhost xfs: Entry deleted from font path. Oct 29 10:05:20 localhost PAM_pwdb[357]: (login) session opened for user root by LOGIN(uid=0) Oct 29 10:05:34 localhost insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/modules.dep Oct 29 10:05:34 localhost modprobe: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/modules.dep Oct 29 10:05:34 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-0 Oct 29 10:05:34 localhost modprobe: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/modules.dep Oct 29 10:05:34 localhost modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-service-0-3 Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.14 Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost kernel: kernel build: 2.2.15-4mdksecure #1 SMP Wed May 10 14:16:48 CEST 2000 Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [apm] Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost kernel: PCI routing table version 1.0 at 0xfdf50 Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost kernel: ds: no socket drivers loaded! Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost kernel: unloading PCMCIA Card Services Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost insmod: Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/modules.dep Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/ds.o: init_module: Device or resource busy Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdksecure/pcmcia/ds.o: insmod eth0 failed Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost ifup: Delaying eth0 initialization. Oct 29 10:09:48 localhost network: Bringing up device eth0 failed ------- End of Forwarded Message -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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