Mepis Ethernet issues

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 04:34 PM

Hey, I finally got a desktop and so my laptop isn't my primary computer anymore. Therefore, I immediately rushed to install Mepis Linux 3.3.1 on my Inspiron 1100.

When I boot it up, it goes through network items eth0 to wlan0 and all of them failed. My computer has a Broadcom 440x 10/100 NIC. I think it might just need drivers, but I've never installed a program on Linux before, all my experience is basic tasks and maybe 10 bash commands. Someone help please?

(Oh, and I'd like to know how to install Starcraft on here?)

**LoneWolf071** · 07-27-2005, 04:54 PM

Sorry To Say, I Don't Think Starcraft Is Supported Under linux... Just Wondering, What Are You Experiences With Linux? Also, Try this...
cd /etc/rc.d
./rc.wireless

this will boot up a wireless service that should help you get on the net, then run both ifconfig and iwconfig and see if you get an IP or signel.

As For Games/Gaming, You Should Know That Linux Is Much Different From Windows in that most programs for windows won't work for linux... but there is an emulator just for gamming, it's $5 for a subscription, but i can tell you it is well worth it ... Or if you want to compile it for yourself, then it's free... it's called Cedega, the link is http://www.transgaming.com/

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 05:39 PM

Actually Starcraft will run on linux, I'm 100% sure of it. I believe it requires a windows emulator called WINE, but I'm not sure how to set it up. I've taken a few linux classes and have it on an old desktop at home, but total I only have about 20 hours of actually using Linux. And I don't have a wireless card or intergrated wireless. I was saying all network services failed on start up (eth0 then a few others that ended in 0 which I can't remember, then wlan0). My problem is that my ethernet card wasn't found or wasn't mounted.

**LoneWolf071** · 07-27-2005, 06:05 PM

I Know Wine, But Cedega Is The Old WineX, Which Was The WINE For Emulation Of Games... Also, What Type Of Card Do You Have? And You Mount Filesystems, not cards...

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 06:09 PM

o.0 I just checked out Cedega then came back and checked here. Niftyfull. But, like I said, I have a Broadcom 440x 10/100 NIC. And I knew I used to have troubles mounting my CD-ROM on my old Gateway. I just assumed all devices were mounted. Guess I was wrong. Only vaguely aware of what mounting is

**LoneWolf071** · 07-27-2005, 06:14 PM

It's OK... http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=359264 -- Drivers For It, Download then compile, J/W, Do You Know How To Use MAKE or MAKE INSTALL?

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 06:20 PM

I've heard of MAKE and MAKE INSTALL. Tried once to use them on something I don't remember, with no success. And I don't know what you mean by compile. Only time I know what that word means is when I'm writing simple C++ progs.

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 06:27 PM

Got the driver

**LoneWolf071** · 07-27-2005, 07:10 PM

Does It Work?

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 07:26 PM

I told you, I don't know how to install it.

**LoneWolf071** · 07-27-2005, 07:39 PM

k, can you unzip the file you downloaded?

phaenilda · 07-27-2005, 08:55 PM

Ok, I'm installing driver with rpm, but halfway through, it tells me that directory: /lib/modules/build doesn't exist. It does exist, but it's not a directory. Not sure what it is. What's the command for file info? And hhhhellp

tgo · 07-28-2005, 08:01 AM

I have a dell laptop with that same internal nic. You should just copy the bcmwl.inf and bcmwla.inf files off your install cd and then use ndiswrapper to load them.

If you think you are really going to get into linux on your laptop you should look at:

http://stores.ebay.com/DataAlliance_...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

that gold card is the best wifi card around and the antena is just an added bonus :) Also that card will be autodetected by 99% of the linux distros. So far I tried slackware and knoppix-std and it worked on both of them.

phaenilda · 07-28-2005, 09:09 AM

My install cds and whatnot are all tucked away at home. And the drivers and app disk included with old Inspiron 1100s are faulty anyway =P. I'm installing it from the rpm (or tar if it turns out easier, that gave me the same error message) so I might as well finish it that way. Besides I'll be really depressed if after 2 years of courting linux I still haven't installed an rpm.
So the driver is trying to build in /lib/modules/2.6.10/build. Which isn't directory, but an unknown filetype. It says something about a link to /lib/modules/2.6.10.. help please?

Ballistic · 07-29-2005, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phaenilda

(Oh, and I'd like to know how to install Starcraft on here?)

Cool...i just found these not too long ago...Should work for you:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/hoppq/sc-howto.html
(An install how-to...he leaves some gaps, but most of them aren't hard to figure out)

http://happypenguin.org/show?Linux%20Gamer%20FAQ
(Pretty good general info)

Now if I could just get NWN working....

phaenilda · 07-29-2005, 08:42 AM

Cool thanks. Starcraft is the only game my laptop can play without breaking a sweat anyway =P

phaenilda · 08-01-2005, 08:22 PM

Ok guys, I got it figured out with Mepislovers.com and the IRC channel #Mepis on irc.freenode.com <- some great guys there.
Lonewolf you done gone and screwed me all up.=P Mepis is Debian based and make and make install were unneeded. I needed to do a modprobe. Hope this will help someone in the future.

**LoneWolf071** · 08-01-2005, 08:54 PM

there we go, i knew there was something to it... i hate all these distros based on different packages... oh well, have fun...

phaenilda · 08-02-2005, 03:58 PM

You kidding? Now I can finally download all the things I was afraid of due to viruses. I can even download viruses and read their code.

Ballistic · 08-03-2005, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phaenilda

You kidding? Now I can finally download all the things I was afraid of due to viruses. I can even download viruses and read their code.

Not a bad idea, for someone who wants to build a good anti-virus...

07-27-2005, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	Mepis Ethernet issues Hey, I finally got a desktop and so my laptop isn't my primary computer anymore. Therefore, I immediately rushed to install Mepis Linux 3.3.1 on my Inspiron 1100. When I boot it up, it goes through network items eth0 to wlan0 and all of them failed. My computer has a Broadcom 440x 10/100 NIC. I think it might just need drivers, but I've never installed a program on Linux before, all my experience is basic tasks and maybe 10 bash commands. Someone help please? (Oh, and I'd like to know how to install Starcraft on here?) __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-27-2005, 04:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	Sorry To Say, I Don't Think Starcraft Is Supported Under linux... Just Wondering, What Are You Experiences With Linux? Also, Try this... cd /etc/rc.d ./rc.wireless this will boot up a wireless service that should help you get on the net, then run both ifconfig and iwconfig and see if you get an IP or signel. As For Games/Gaming, You Should Know That Linux Is Much Different From Windows in that most programs for windows won't work for linux... but there is an emulator just for gamming, it's $5 for a subscription, but i can tell you it is well worth it ... Or if you want to compile it for yourself, then it's free... it's called Cedega, the link is http://www.transgaming.com/ __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

07-27-2005, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	Actually Starcraft will run on linux, I'm 100% sure of it. I believe it requires a windows emulator called WINE, but I'm not sure how to set it up. I've taken a few linux classes and have it on an old desktop at home, but total I only have about 20 hours of actually using Linux. And I don't have a wireless card or intergrated wireless. I was saying all network services failed on start up (eth0 then a few others that ended in 0 which I can't remember, then wlan0). My problem is that my ethernet card wasn't found or wasn't mounted. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-27-2005, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	I Know Wine, But Cedega Is The Old WineX, Which Was The WINE For Emulation Of Games... Also, What Type Of Card Do You Have? And You Mount Filesystems, not cards... __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

07-27-2005, 06:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	o.0 I just checked out Cedega then came back and checked here. Niftyfull. But, like I said, I have a Broadcom 440x 10/100 NIC. And I knew I used to have troubles mounting my CD-ROM on my old Gateway. I just assumed all devices were mounted. Guess I was wrong. Only vaguely aware of what mounting is __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-27-2005, 06:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	It's OK... http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=359264 -- Drivers For It, Download then compile, J/W, Do You Know How To Use MAKE or MAKE INSTALL? __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

07-27-2005, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	I've heard of MAKE and MAKE INSTALL. Tried once to use them on something I don't remember, with no success. And I don't know what you mean by compile. Only time I know what that word means is when I'm writing simple C++ progs. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-27-2005, 06:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	Got the driver __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-27-2005, 07:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	Does It Work? __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

07-27-2005, 07:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	I told you, I don't know how to install it. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-27-2005, 07:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	k, can you unzip the file you downloaded?

07-27-2005, 08:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	Ok, I'm installing driver with rpm, but halfway through, it tells me that directory: /lib/modules/build doesn't exist. It does exist, but it's not a directory. Not sure what it is. What's the command for file info? And hhhhellp __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-28-2005, 08:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
tgo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 185 OS: slackware 10.1	I have a dell laptop with that same internal nic. You should just copy the bcmwl.inf and bcmwla.inf files off your install cd and then use ndiswrapper to load them. If you think you are really going to get into linux on your laptop you should look at: http://stores.ebay.com/DataAlliance_...QQftidZ2QQtZkm that gold card is the best wifi card around and the antena is just an added bonus :) Also that card will be autodetected by 99% of the linux distros. So far I tried slackware and knoppix-std and it worked on both of them.

07-28-2005, 09:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	My install cds and whatnot are all tucked away at home. And the drivers and app disk included with old Inspiron 1100s are faulty anyway =P. I'm installing it from the rpm (or tar if it turns out easier, that gave me the same error message) so I might as well finish it that way. Besides I'll be really depressed if after 2 years of courting linux I still haven't installed an rpm. So the driver is trying to build in /lib/modules/2.6.10/build. Which isn't directory, but an unknown filetype. It says something about a link to /lib/modules/2.6.10.. help please? __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

07-29-2005, 08:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	Cool thanks. Starcraft is the only game my laptop can play without breaking a sweat anyway =P __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

08-01-2005, 08:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	Ok guys, I got it figured out with Mepislovers.com and the IRC channel #Mepis on irc.freenode.com <- some great guys there. Lonewolf you done gone and screwed me all up.=P Mepis is Debian based and make and make install were unneeded. I needed to do a modprobe. Hope this will help someone in the future. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.

08-01-2005, 08:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	there we go, i knew there was something to it... i hate all these distros based on different packages... oh well, have fun... __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

08-02-2005, 03:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
phaenilda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 RC1, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Mandriva Spring 2009	You kidding? Now I can finally download all the things I was afraid of due to viruses. I can even download viruses and read their code. __________________ Slow and Steady Wins the Race... Uhm, unless it's a real race.