ethernet adapter

[Basavaraj]

My PC (HP Pavilion 4563z)has RH Linux 7.2 and Win 98 on the same hard disk. Windows has HP EN1207D-TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter. When I boot into Linux it doesn't recognize this ethercard (with ifconfig). I hope the same ethercard can be used by both Windows and Linux, right? Please let me know how to make Linux read the ethernet adapter. Thanks.

[Sergejs Svitnevs]

You need an updated rtl8139 driver.
http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html

Regards,
Sergejs

[Basavaraj]

Serjejs-I downloaded the srpm from the above site and when I try to build it I get an error message. The command and error message are-

rpm -bb SPECS/netdriver*.spec
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.71495
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ rm -rf netdrivers-3.1
+ /bin/mkdir -p netdrivers-3.1
+ cd netdrivers-3.1
+ /bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/netdrivers.tgz
+ tar -xf -
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chown -Rhf root .
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chgrp -Rhf root .
+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,g-w,o-w .
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.41530
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd netdrivers-3.1
+ make all
gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -I/lib/modules/2.4.7-10/build/include -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -DMODVERSIONS -c -o pci-skeleton.o pci-skeleton.c
pci-skeleton.c:140: parse error before string constant
pci-skeleton.c:140: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `MODULE_LICENSE'
pci-skeleton.c:140: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
pci-skeleton.c:140: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
make: *** [pci-skeleton.o] Error 1
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.41530 (%build)
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RPM build errors:
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.41530 (%build)

Does this ring a bell?
Thanks.
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[Basavaraj]

Does anyone have a clue about this? Thanks.

[Ron Kinner]

Try this one:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?series=16&Software=True#16Unix%20(Linux)

Ron

[Basavaraj]

I downloaded the driver from the above realtek site, compiled it. When I try to insmod this module get this error...

[root@localhost root]#insmod 8139too.o
Using /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters

I'm baffled. Please guide. Thanks.

[Goran Koruga]

Hi.

Are you sure you have a card with RTL8139 chip? Run lspci and see for yourself.

Or use lspci -n and give us its PCI ID so we can identify the card. You can also try using Donald Becker's driver found at http://www.scyld.com.

Goran