[jringer77]

Does anyone know how to get the on-board networking of the SN41G Shuttle XPC to work w/ Fedora Core 1? I have the "Publisher's Edition" w/ a book I bought. (Major Linux newbie! Points for tryin'?)
I could install a different distro but if my version will work, why not keep it? Anyway, I appreciate your input.

Thanks,
RINGER

 

[utanja]

Originally posted by jringer77:
Does anyone know how to get the on-board networking of the SN41G Shuttle XPC to work w/ Fedora Core 1? I have the "Publisher's Edition" w/ a book I bought. (Major Linux newbie! Points for tryin'?)
I could install a different distro but if my version will work, why not keep it? Anyway, I appreciate your input.

Thanks,
RINGER

what chipset is the network card using and how are you configured...DHCP or Static local IP....

 

[jringer77]

The onboard LAN uses Realtek 8201 BL chipset, supporting 10/100Mbps operation. My configuration should be DHCP, I have no static IP.

Thanks,
RINGER

 

[lynch]

You need to get either the forcedeth.o module or get the Nvidia nforce(nvnet) drivers.
I use the forcedeth.o module on my SuSE box. I did have the nforce driver but after I did a SuSE online update (which included an update for the Nvidia board) it wiped out the nvnet so I got the forcedeth.o module after that, as it had a ready-to-go module for SuSE .
The nforce drivers worked great; just be sure not to allow any nvidia updates through Fedora. Just go back to Nvidia for updates.Just follow the directions and your ethernet should be working.
HTH
lynch

 

[Whiteskin]

Did that get working for you? I'm wondering, cause i have an nForce board, and want to know if eventually i can get linux on it. For now it works, with the exception of ethernet.

 

[jringer77]

Quote: "Did that get working for you? I'm wondering, cause i have an nForce board, and want to know if eventually i can get linux on it. For now it works, with the exception of ethernet." -- Whiteskin

I haven't been able to do enough research on how to install things in Linux = Newbie. If someone could point me to a good tutorial, that would be great.

Thanks,
RINGER

 

[tnik]

RINGER, www.tldp.org has almost all the HOW-TO's that you would need to set up linux.. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/networking.html

 

[lynch]

Go get the src.rpm from nvidia at the link in my other post, then:
Open a xterminal as root and cd to the directory you downloaded the src.rpm to and then type:
rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce*.src.rpm

Then cd to /usr/src/fedora/RPMS/i386 directory and type:
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_nforce*.rpm (I dont know what the exact name of the rpm will be but that is in your hands)

After that, reboot.
You should have networking now....I hope.
HTH
lynch

 

[jringer77]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Here's what I've done so far: right click on the desktop to select Open Terminal (is that xterminal?). cd to Desktop where the .src.rpm file is located. Type: rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.src. Then I get the following output: bash: rpmbuild: command not found. What does that mean?

Let me know if I'm on the right track with this. I also have the NVIDIA_*.tar.gz file. Would that make it easier for a noob like me?

Thanks,
RINGER

 

[lynch]

It means, in this case, that you need to be root to run the rpm command. Open the xterminal and type su - and then type in the root password when prompted.
And it's not rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.src: it's rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.src.rpm.
lynch

 

[jringer77]

Lynch-
Sorry, I miss-typed in posting the message. I've tried it as root, and with the correct syntax, but still get: "bash: rpmbuild: command not found" I don't know what else to do. Do I need "rpm-build" package installed? I've tried to install it from Add/Remove Applications, but keep getting an error when installing. This is very frustrating, but I've already learned a lot about Linux.

Thanks for your help,
RINGER

 

[lynch]

Yes, you would need that installed. What's the error?
You can try getting the forcedeth to work:
Open an xterminal and type uname -r. This gives your kernel version.
Then go to the other link and get forcedeth.o.2.4.xxx .(Whatever the kernel version is. )When you click on the link it will take you to a page of code. Go to your File menu an select "Save Page As...". It should show up in the "Save As" box as " forcedeth.o.2.4.21-192". It is a text file.
After you save it, copy it into /lib/modules/2.4.xxx/kernel/drivers/net/.
Then, as root, run depmod -a and after that run modprobe forcedeth.
Use the Fedora program to setup your nic and reconfigured eth0, naming the module forcedeth.o.
Open /etc/modules.conf and look for a line like this:
alias eth0 forcedeth
If it's not there, add it to the other aliases.
Do a reboot to see if it gets loaded; if not, you have to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and have modprobe load the forcedeth module at boot. The file name varies but it's usually boot.local or rc.local. You do this with a text editor as root. The line should read:
modprobe forcedeth
Give that a try.
HTH
lynch

 

[jringer77]

I have kernel version 2.4.22. So, should I have forcedeth_2_4_patch_v19.txt.2.4.22? And, because it's a patch does that mean I need soemthing else too? (ie- forcedeth.o or something).

Thanks,
RINGER

 

[jringer77]

Also, when I type: depmod -a I get "depmod: command not found" What gives? I don't have anything on the drive, should I just reinstall Fedora and make sure the rpm-build package is installed? That seems, to my untrained eyes, to be the problem. Unless there is a way to install the package from the CD through the terminal.

The error that I get when installing the packages through the GUI is:
Error Installing Packages
There was an error installing the packages.
Exiting
<OK>
Any ideas?

Thanks,
RINGER

 

[jringer77]

I guess I didn't realize I had to use dos2unix to convert all my files in order to get them to work on my Linux box. Whoops! Here is where I'm at now.
When I try to install the Nvidia ethernet driver I get the following message:

[[email protected] xxxx]# rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.src.rpm
Installing NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.src.rpm
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
warning: user buildmeister does not exist - using root
Segmentation fault
[[email protected] xxxx]#

Does anyone know the solution to this problem? Do I need to create a user named "buildmeister" or is that from a package I don't have installed?

Thanks,
RINGER

Fedora Core 1 (kernel v2.4.22-1.2215.nptl) on a Shuttle XPC SN41G2 box.

 

[Whiteskin]

Well, there is an auto build tool called Buildmeister. You could try installing that... no guarantees though....
<http://home.iprimus.com.au/jamjr/tangental/buildmeister/>

Take a look here <http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/1/2002/11/2/32251>

 

[lynch]

Try doing this without the GUI running. Hit Ctrl-Alt-F2, logon as root and try again.
HTH
lynch

 

[comprookie20]

Try;
su
<password>
yum update
see if what you need is there as yum will fix any dependence's you should have yum,if not let me know and I show you how to get it and apt-get makes life alot easier,david

 

[nuthernoobie]

Go get the src.rpm from nvidia at the link in my other post, then:
Open a xterminal as root and cd to the directory you downloaded the src.rpm to and then type:
rpmbuild --rebuild NVIDIA_nforce*.src.rpm

Then cd to /usr/src/fedora/RPMS/i386 directory and type:
rpm -ivh NVIDIA_nforce*.rpm (I dont know what the exact name of the rpm will be but that is in your hands)

After that, reboot.
You should have networking now....I hope.
HTH
lynch

Hey! Thanks alot, Lynch! I was having the same problem getting my Nvidia Nforce MCP onboard lan working. I followed your directions here and IT WORKS! Again, Thanks!
Nuthernoobie