[Solved] Update let me without Eth0 - Atheros driver

Ferchu · 2012-09-03 15:41:47

Hello everybody

I am not a newbie. I'm a linux user since five or more years, and with Arch almost two years

Recently changed my PC and installed ArchLinux. The new box have an Ethernet Atheros AR8161 so I download, compile and install the driver compat-wireless- 2012-05-10
The network card was working until my last update. I restart the PC and Eth0 disappeared.

I did many tests, but can not get Linux to recognize the network card. I have no Eth0.

Data:
Archlinux almost update, x64
PC AMD family
ip link show show me only LO (loopback interface)

I do not want to give details of the tests because I do not want to influence responses.

Thank you

Last edited by Ferchu (2012-09-03 17:34:50)

tomk · 2012-09-03 15:55:10

AR8161 is a wired ethernet chipset, so compat-wireless is irrelevant here.

As for not giving details of your tests... that's ridiculous. The more details you provide, the easier it will be for others to help you.

Anything relevant in dmesg? lspci -k? You should compare these with equivalent output from when it was working - roll back your latest update if necessary.

Gusar · 2012-09-03 16:08:14

tomk wrote:

AR8161 is a wired ethernet chipset, so compat-wireless is irrelevant here.

That's wrong actually. compat-wireless contains ethernet driver too, including the alx driver for the AR8161. You can find more info by simply doing a forum search for AR8161

tomk · 2012-09-03 16:11:18

OK thanks.

Ferchu · 2012-09-03 17:02:34

Gusar is rigth. The compat-wireless have drivers for Ethernet, bluethoot and others things
Sorry for not give information, that's because I was change several things, such as rc.conf (modules), netcfg, networkmanager and so on.

lspci -k (see the last pci)

 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8388
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M4A785TD Motherboard
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:12.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M4A785TD Motherboard
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8445
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8389
        Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 3
        Kernel driver in use: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 4
        Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 5
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96 [GeForce 9400 GT] (rev a1)
        Kernel driver in use: nouveau
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8507

Plus, I copy the rc.conf

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond network dbus net-profiles ntpd)

Ferchu · 2012-09-03 17:34:00

Well I solved this trouble
Thank to all

The lspci -k show that there is not a driver loader.
I think the driver was eth9k as show in several sites and in the readme. If you run
script/driver-select
it show that ethernet's drivers are those named ethxx
You can select any of those, buy no work at all.

If you select alx, it bring up an error. so it´s is a dead way

Buy i those this step.
remove all the folder download with drivers
unpac again
run script/driver-select alx
run make (not show the error, good!!)
run make install (not show the error, good)
modprobe alx

YES, ALX IS THE RIGHT DRIVER.
it´s seem that the last compiled don´t work with the update, maybe the code was change and need to be rebuild...
Since I delete the whole folder, it must to make all the file again, and it make to work the driver

I have ethernet and network again

Thank again to all

Arch Linux

#1 2012-09-03 15:41:47

[Solved] Update let me without Eth0 - Atheros driver

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