Guest Graeme43 Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 (edited) tetex-2.0.210mdk.i586 tkInter-2.3-3mdk.i586 totem-0.99.4-4mdk.i586 webmin.1.100-2mdk.noarch they all dont install and i need to re-download disk 2 ( and i hope they dont do anything about internet ) i can install them without reinstalling Mandrake 9.2 right Ok, I have a NexNIC ND010.. Windows recons its Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC I cannot get online with Mandrake 9.2 furious3 since i got my new motherboard, case and Geforce FX 5600 ( 9.1 wont either so i assume them packages arent the cause.. their description was nothing to do apart from the webmin admin tool or something) The card works in Windows It could be motherboard settings that linux dont like.. it gets an IP during boot, but its different from my windows one It is really annoying... My ip is assigned DCHP ( i think.. NTL - Cable modem in the UK) IRQ's are assigned to PCI Devices Thanks If i dont get it going soon im gonna check if it still works with redhat I changed slot of network card and it still not work Edited November 18, 2003 by Graeme43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMage Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 I think you can install mandrake 9.2 without those packages.. You may not be able to watch videos, but as long as your mandrake 9.2 works, you can download those rpms from any mandrake 9.2 mirrors later on. Anyway can you just force the load of the driver by using modprobe rtl8139too If you want to make it stick edit the /etc/modules.conf so that there is a line alias eth0 rtl8139too Then use drakconnect to set up the networking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graeme43 Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 (edited) I can get online in Redhat, but seen as i have a Geforce FX 5600 i just get a black screen when using graphical install and get error after a while saying it cannot start graphics or something So why doesnt mandrake want to work with it mandrake says eth0 no ip dhcp 8139too down and it also comes up as localhost where as redhat has the proper one... in network config thing Edited November 18, 2003 by Graeme43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMage Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Well.. I guess that since FX5600 is too new a card for a regular nv driver for X, it doesn't start the graphical install (although why it doesn't use Vesa is beyond me). Anyway, if you have the networking working in RedHat, you can basically copy the configuration files over to Mandrake. They use the same configuration system. The files that can be copied are /etc/modules.conf and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (or whatever) and /etc/hosts Another thing you should think about is that your cd is corrupted. Oh, it may be able to copy the files fine, but the driver file itself is corrupted. I actually tried installing mandrake 9.2 in a spare computer with rtl8139 network card and it works perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graeme43 Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Im redownloading the disks just now as i got some corrupt packages is there any program that can read and write to linux partitions in windows as i could use that to copy the files As it works in redhat.. i got told it should just need configuring and im 100% positive its linux compatible ( it is B) ) Yes it uses the VESA driver.. i done some google searches and its a common problem with the FX series cards but hopefully i can get mandrake to get online as i prefer mandrake and by the way, 9.1 wont get online so i doubt my 9.2 and 9.1 cds are corrupt.. but im redownloading 9.2 to make sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelve Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) Write, I dunno. [Edit: as written on the site, the thing now has *experimental* write support] As for read, maybe "Explore2fs"? Maybe not exactly what you want, but might come in handy now and then. http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm Darkelve Edited November 19, 2003 by Darkelve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graeme43 Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 It wont let me write Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 If you believe you installed from cds burned from corrupted isos, then reinstall. It'll be faster than trying to fix the mess and you'll never be sure you fixed everything. Check the md5sums of all your downloaded isos before burning and try burning at a slower speed to insure accuracy. Using md5sum is the only way to make sure you have good downloads. Once you have good downloads and burns, try installing in expert mode by hitting F1 as soon as you see the initial install screen. This will take you to a boot prompt where you should type "linux noapic" w/o quotes and hit enter. I know 9.1 had a problem with certain realtek cards that could only be solved by passing the noapic option. 9.2 may have the same problem. I'm fairly certain that's your problem given what you describe. Also, a few corrections. DragonMage, the proper driver is "8139too" not "rtl8139too" IIRC. Adjust the modprobe and modules.conf advice accordingly. I believe Explore2fs is only for ext2 and you should not attempt to use it on other filesystems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graeme43 Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I reinstalled with new ISOs and it said FAILED when bringing up eth0 on boot I will try your linux noapic idea thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graeme43 Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 WHOOPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE pmpatrick, thankyou!!! B) im typing this in mandrake now :) all i need to do is get sound from my sblive 1024 and nvidia drivers ( it cant find something for my kernel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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