From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3.5; Linux) KHTML/3.5.4 (like Gecko) Description of problem: system-config-network, on the hardware tab, shows Netgear FA411 Fast Ethernet on device eth0, Status OK. 'Activate' brings '3c501 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization'. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 9 KDE Live CD installed How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.No special steps, just presence of Netgear PCMCIA card. 2. 3. Actual Results: See above Expected Results: eth0 activated Additional info: The card has been previously used with FC6 and Mandriva 2008.
should be fixed in system-config-network-1.5.5
I regret that I am unable to test this. I have put the necessary package onto the laptop, but cannot get it installed. I suspect that the spec of the laptop is just too low to be able to run anything at all. Apologies that I can't do the test.
I finally managed to install system-config-network-1.5.6. Unfortunately this has not solved the problem. I still see '3c501 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization'. This is, of course, not the correct hardware. Is it expected that one of the PCMCIA drivers listed would work with the Netgear FA411? I'm experimenting, but it's a very slow process on this old hardware.
I returned to the LiveCD. This time I used the nm-applet (plug icon in panel) to set up the connection. The hardware was correctly identified, and after configuring the static IP the connection worked. The question, then, is why did that work, yet trying to do the same thing on the hard drive install tells me that no devices were found?
what is in /etc/modules.conf ? Any "alias eth0 " ??
There is no /etc/modules.conf. There is a modprobe.conf but it is empty.
sry, yes, modprobe.conf... what does: # /sbin/lspci # /sbin/lshal # /sbin/ifconfig -a # /sbin/ethtool -i eth0 output?
Created attachment 303144 [details] Commands output
I created a local repo with the rpms from the Preview DVD, then updated. Unfortunately I see no improvement whatsoever. At this stage I can't think of anything more I can do, unless specifically instructed. My question stands. Why could the LiveCD recognise and use the card?
/sbin/ethtool -i eth0 Cannot get driver information: No such device seems like the kernel does not have a driver/module for your device. udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pcmcia__1__1' info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1217_6832_0' (string) info.product = 'FA411' (string) info.subsystem = 'pcmcia' (string) info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pcmcia__1__1' (string) info.vendor = 'NETGEAR' (string) linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int) linux.subsystem = 'pcmcia' (string) linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0c.1/1.0' (string) pcmcia.card_id = 49579 (0xc1ab) (int) pcmcia.func_id = 6 (0x6) (int) pcmcia.manf_id = 329 (0x149) (int) pcmcia.prod_id1 = 'NETGEAR' (string) pcmcia.prod_id2 = 'FA411' (string) pcmcia.prod_id3 = 'Fast Ethernet' (string) pcmcia.product = 'NETGEAR' (string) pcmcia.socket_number = 1 (0x1) (int) pcmcia.vendor = 'NETGEAR' (string)
While running the LiveCD with an active connection I found that pcnet_cs was being used. However, although I have modprobed that module (confirmed by lsmod) pcnet_cs 38704 0 8390 11776 1 pcnet_cs I haven't so far got it to work. I shall be away for the next two weeks, so if any test are required I only have a few more hour to do them.
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