[gentoo-user] no ethernet with nforce on k7n420

[gentoo-user] no ethernet with nforce on k7n420

[Iain Buchanan]

Hi all,

I am trying to remove my wireless link on a box at home to improve
network performance.  I have a MSI k7n420, with the nforce chipset.

Apparently the forcedeth module should handle this one?  I can build and
load it fine, but when I plug in the network cable to my switch, the
link and 100MB lights just flash together, indicating something is wrong
(manual doesn't say exactly what).

lspci shows:
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce Ethernet
Controller (rev c2)

lcpci -n:
00:04.0 0200: 10de:01c3

when I modprobe forcedeth, eth0 is created, and I can give it an ip
address, but no luck reaching anything else on my network.

Any suggestions?  I've googled a bit but I can't find anything about
this in particular.

thanks!
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Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>

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[gentoo-user] Re: no ethernet with nforce on k7n420

[James]

Iain Buchanan <iaindb <at> netspace.net.au> writes:


> I am trying to remove my wireless link on a box at home to improve
> network performance.  I have a MSI k7n420, with the nforce chipset.


Hello Iain,

IT's a shot in the dark, but, you might want to check for a newer
bios release from the mobo vendor. I have a MSI K9A platinum that
has been giving me fits on sata, ide and ethernet issues. My research
has reveal a similar problem, all related to bios upgrade.

Although we are fed the line 'linux does not use the PC bios'
is actually does for initialzations. More and more, I'm finding
examples of linux droping the ball on parameters found in 
bios (nvram) (video ram for example).


http://www.msicomputer.com/support/bios
http://www.msicomputer.com/support/bios_result.asp

I think you have to perform the bios upgrade using a 
boot floppy, from the XP side. After you look at the
howto, for ntfs file systems, drop me a line.....
The bios upgrade docs they (msi) provide, seem to be
written by ami/award for every form of generic windoz
machines from 95 to XP...... generic is nice way
to describe these docs.....

It's hard for me to believe that mobo vendors make it
so convoluted to upgrade the bios.....


hth,
James

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