pcmcia network adapter doesn't work

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pcmcia network adapter doesn't work

#1 Post by mo_70 »

Hello, I've installed Puppy Linux 4.2.1 on an old notebook (compaq armada e500). It works well but I'm not able to connect to the internet. The pcmcia card's model is: superlan by roper pcmcia 100-32 bit. I've installed the module by ndiswrapper and wlan0 is correctly found and configurated (dhcp), but browser doesn't work. If I type ifconfig the last message for wlan0 is Interrupt:11. If I try to ping I've got the following message: Network is unreachable. Have you got any ideas? Thank you. Bye

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#2 Post by sidders »

Do you have an IP address?

Having flicked around on Google, i came across a couple of posts from Suse and another distro. They seemed to think it is the driver. I dont know what chipset is in the card. any clues as to what the chipset is, i am assuming that Puppy doenst pick it up without NDISWRAPPER

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#3 Post by rjbrewer »

Seems likely that Puppy would have a native Linux driver for
that card....if this site is up to date.

http://linux-wless.passys.nl/query_part ... name=Roper

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#4 Post by mo_70 »

First, thank you for your reply. I think is the driver because I've tried to install puppy linux on another old laptop (geo) and internet works well. I haven't written that the pcmcia card is not wireless but ethernet. Do you think that it works if I try to install the driver listed in the web site?

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#5 Post by tempestuous »

mo_70 wrote:The pcmcia card's model is: superlan by roper pcmcia 100-32 bit. I've installed the module by ndiswrapper
ndiswrapper doesn't work very well with ethernet devices, and it's more likely that one of Puppy's native Linux drivers will work better anyway.
It would help if you could positively identify the exact model of your PCMCIA card, since this will determine the correct Linux driver. Please run this command -

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pccardctl status
If this looks OK, run this command -

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pccardctl ident
and report the Product/Device ID and Vendor ID values.
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#6 Post by mo_70 »

I have 2 slots in my pc, one is empty.
The message of the command 'pccardctl status' is:
Socket 0:
3.3V 32-bit PC Card
Socket 1:
no card

The message of the command 'pccardctl ident' is:
Socket 0:
no product info available
Socket 1:
no product info available

I've extracted the card, the model is:
SUPERLAN BY ROPER PCMCIA 100-32-BIT

No product code available

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#7 Post by tempestuous »

Clearly there's a problem with your PCMCIA interface, and yours is currently one of three problems on the forum concerning PCMCIA interfaces.
I have a suspicion that the fault may be with 4.2.1, but I'm really not sure, and I don't have a copy of 4.2.1 to check.

I suggest you boot with "pci=biosirq".

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#8 Post by mo_70 »

I've tried with "pci=biosirq" but....nothing to do! When I reboot the pc it doesn't keep the interface wlan0 loaded by ndiswrapper (i've saved it) and interface eth0 is loaded again. Have you got other ideas? Thank you very much.

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#9 Post by tempestuous »

mo_70 wrote:When I reboot the pc it doesn't keep the interface wlan0 loaded by ndiswrapper
Good. As I said before, you shouldn't be using ndiswrapper.
mo_70 wrote:and interface eth0 is loaded again.
Wow, that's good. Puppy can only create a network interface once it detects your network device.

I suggest you clear ndiswrapper from the Network Wizard, reboot, and configure the Network Wizard to use the module which it automatically selects. I suspect that will be r8169.

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#10 Post by mo_70 »

Ok, done. The module loaded by default is:
interface: eth0
type: ethernet
module: 8139too
device description: pci realtek semiconductor rtl-8139/8139c/8139c+

If I test eth0 it gives me the following message:
unable to connect to the network

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#11 Post by tempestuous »

Well a large part of the battle is to recognise the device, load a compatible module, and create a network interface.
Since eth0 exists, you have succeeded to this point.

Now you need to do some diagnosis.
When you run the "dmesg" command, what do you see about how the 8139too module loaded? Does it look OK?

Is your router set up for DHCP? Maybe you need to configure the Network Wizard with a static IP address?

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#12 Post by mo_70 »

8138too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
......
eth0:link down

How can I copy lines from console? it's very long to write it by hands....

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#13 Post by sidders »

Highlight the text and click with both mouse buttons, that will copy the text, then you can paste it.

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#14 Post by svgt »

Hello,

I use a pcmcia controller TI-1225 in an old Gericom laptop. This broadband connection works with Puppy 4.2. But it does not work with the TeenPup2009.

Thanks in advance for any proposal.

Regards
Svgt

PS: status 3.3 32-bit PC card vendor LevelOne FPC-0106TX

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#15 Post by paulh177 »

svgt --

you need to start another thread of your own on this subject. Mixing up two different problems in the same thread will only cause confusion.

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