PCMCIA ethernet card

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 16:59:47

hi

i must start by stating that i came to arch from ubuntu via linux mint - i know that makes me VERRY spoiled... but then i have an old laptop that i wanted to make faster (especially booting) and in which i don't need all the bells and whistles and unnecessary software that comes bundled with ubuntu... pidgin, evolution, gimp and abiword are pretty much all i need to be productive

so i installed arch through the excellent archie and i'm really impressed with how fast it boots and how fast all the programs load.

problem is... the laptop's onboard ethernet is broken so i have to use a pcmcia ethernet card (that's D-Link DFE-680TXD) and apparently it doesn't get recognized as i plug it in not even if it is plugged when i boot...

specs:
asus m2400e
p4-m 1.8ghz
384mb ram

thanks in advance,
Fred

sacamano_m82 · 2007-11-08 17:13:15

Can you post the output of lspci -v and lspcmcia?

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 18:25:10

sure!

lspci -v

00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650/M650 Host (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1612
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: e7800000-e7ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-febfffff

00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 10)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at e600 [size=32]

00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1689
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at e7000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1689
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at e6800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1688
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 128
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
I/O ports at b800 [size=16]

00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1663
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at a800 [size=256]
I/O ports at a400 [size=128]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 90)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1455
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at a000 [size=256]
Memory at e6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 30000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev a8)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1687
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 30020000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 20000000-23fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 24000000-27fff000
I/O window 0: 00001000-000010ff
I/O window 1: 00001400-000014ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

00:0a.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev a8)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1687
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 30021000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 28000000-2bfff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 2c000000-2ffff000
I/O window 0: 00001800-000018ff
I/O window 1: 00001c00-00001cff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

00:0a.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1687
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at e5800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0c.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01)
Subsystem: Actiontec Electronics Inc Unknown device 8d89
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at 9800 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1612
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 11
BIST result: 00
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at e7800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at d800 [size=128]
Capabilities: <access denied>

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Abocom Systems Inc ADMtek Centaur-C rev 17 [D-Link DFE-680TX] CardBus Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 11)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Unknown device 1541
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Memory at 24000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

lcpcmcia:

Socket 0 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:00:0a.0)
CardBus card -- see "lspci" for more information
Socket 1 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:00:0a.1)

thanks for the quick reply

sacamano_m82 · 2007-11-08 18:46:24

I think that the pcmcia card is detected. The last entry in your lspci output says so much :

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Abocom Systems Inc ADMtek Centaur-C rev 17 [D-Link DFE-680TX] CardBus Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 11)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Unknown device 1541
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Memory at 24000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

Can you post the o/p of lsmod ?

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 19:00:32

well... i thought as much but then again it's still not working
i've rebooted the laptop and the modem and i'm using the same network to write this so i guess that's not where the problem is...

lsmod

Module Size Used by
ipv6 254916 10
usbhid 38048 0
hid 26240 1 usbhid
snd_seq_oss 29312 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6528 1 snd_seq_oss
ff_memless 5256 1 usbhid
joydev 8512 0
snd_seq 46672 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 6924 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 38560 0
snd_mixer_oss 14592 1 snd_pcm_oss
ppdev 7556 0
tulip 49056 0
pcspkr 2944 0
pcmcia 32940 0
lp 9348 0
nsc_ircc 16016 0
irda 114104 1 nsc_ircc
crc_ccitt 2304 1 irda
parport_pc 35556 1
parport 31304 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
rtc_cmos 7328 0
rtc_core 14984 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 2944 1 rtc_core
snd_intel8x0 28700 1
snd_ac97_codec 95780 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 2432 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 69124 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 19204 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 44644 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6496 1 snd
sis900 20224 0
psmouse 35984 0
serio_raw 5764 0
sis_agp 7044 1
agpgart 27224 1 sis_agp
snd_page_alloc 7816 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
firewire_ohci 15232 0
firewire_core 36032 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 2304 1 firewire_core
mii 4864 1 sis900
i2c_sis96x 4996 0
i2c_core 20352 1 i2c_sis96x
ohci1394 31408 0
yenta_socket 23180 3
rsrc_nonstatic 11136 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 32792 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
shpchp 29332 0
pci_hotplug 27720 1 shpchp
ieee1394 81720 1 ohci1394
tsdev 6720 0
ohci_hcd 19588 0
evdev 8192 5
thermal 10888 0
processor 24788 1 thermal
fan 3844 0
button 6160 0
battery 8324 0
ac 4100 0
usbcore 112264 3 usbhid,ohci_hcd
ext3 119432 2
jbd 54312 1 ext3
mbcache 6916 1 ext3
ide_cd 35360 0
cdrom 34336 1 ide_cd
ide_disk 14080 3
sis5513 11784 0 [permanent]
generic 4740 0 [permanent]
ide_core 112580 4 ide_cd,ide_disk,sis5513,generic

sacamano_m82 · 2007-11-08 19:07:54

What does 'dmesg | grep eth' show ?

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 19:32:53

$ sudo dmesg | grep eth
eth0: SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet at 0xa000, IRQ 11, 00:0c:6e:2c:1c:bb.
eth1: ADMtek Comet rev 17 at Port 0x1000, 00:50:BA:80:BE:E2, IRQ 11.
eth0: Media Link Off
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

sacamano_m82 · 2007-11-08 19:36:53

Okay, your card is detected fine and an interface has been created for it - eth1.
You have to configure it for usage, though.
A simple 'sudo ifconfig eth1 up' will bring up the interface.
Or you can create a profile in /etc/network-profiles - look at template in that directory to get an idea about how to create a new profile.

What environment do you use, btw ? ( GNOME, KDE, XFCE, .. )

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 20:38:54

i tried both ways and none worked...

when i execute 'sudo ifconfig eth1 up' nothing really happens and the configuration file i wrote as a network profile won't work either even after a reboot

then... if i type

$ sudo ifconfig eth1

i get:

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:80:BE:E2
inet6 addr: fe80::250:baff:fe80:bee2/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4835 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:311514 (304.2 Kb) TX bytes:468 (468.0 b)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x1000

i have no idea whether something is wrong with that, do you?

as for the DE i'm using xfce - don't really like kde and gnome is unnecessarily heavy (i'm using gnome on the desktop, tho)
anyway... without a network connection i'm not likely to change DE...

sacamano_m82 · 2007-11-08 20:48:43

You just have to configure your interface for usage.
These links should help you get started :

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Networkmanager

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 21:02:41

i've already tried the first one and didn't manage to sort the problem out

i'll try the second using the desktop to download the files

thanks for ur time

fredspayo · 2007-11-08 21:15:45

DAMN!!:D

i'm writing u from the laptop!

i tried again with the configuring network wiki and it's working

problem was that in the /etc/rc.conf section of the dhcp config i had it set to eth0="dhcp" (as i read on the wiki) instead of eth1 as i should've figured out...

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PCMCIA ethernet card

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