System hangs with aic7xxx.o --> boot noscsi --> no Eth

[danielgarcia]

Hi,

I installed knoppix in HD using knx-install. First, I started knoppix from CD using noscsi cheatcode, because the system hanged on boot with message "Probing SCSI... aic7xxx.o". (Before disabling scsi detection, I disabled all the "Power savings" settings, since I read in the forums that it could affect).

Now the system does not find eth0 when I issue a ifconfig.

Here is the lspci -v output:


00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev c4)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00005000-00005fff
Memory behind bridge: f0100000-f01fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f8000000-fbffffff
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22)
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to ISA Bridge
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0

00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 10) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
I/O ports at 1000 [size=16]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1020 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:07.4 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)
Flags: medium devsel
Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2

00:07.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Modem Controller (rev 20)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at 1400 [disabled] [size=256]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C (rev 10)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at 1800 [disabled] [size=256]
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at 18000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 18400000-187ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 18800000-18bff000
I/O window 0: 00004400-000044ff
I/O window 1: 00004800-000048ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

00:0c.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at 18001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 18c00000-18fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 19000000-193ff000
I/O window 0: 00004c00-00004cff
I/O window 1: 00006000-000060ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

00:0c.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 Controller (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: medium devsel
Memory at f0000800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=2K]
Memory at f0004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1 (rev 12)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 8586
Flags: stepping, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
I/O ports at 5000 [size=256]
Memory at f0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [5c] Power Management version 2


Any hint will be very much appreciated.

TIA

[rickenbacherus]

Try disabling the PnP option in your BIOS. Also the 'noapic' boot option may be of some help.

[danielgarcia]

Hi,

I tried noapic boot option, but the system hanged "Probing aic7xxx.o" all the same.
I looked for the PnP option in the BIOS, but didn't find it (my laptop has a very basic BIOS).

I then searched the forums with "new and better ideas", and found the solution:

First, issue :

sudo modprobe 8139too

No errors appeared, then issue :

netcardconfig

(I selected "No DHCP Broadcasting", and then I entered the configuration manually.... and it worked, and I'm happier than some time ago).

Thanks for the reply... even it was not the solution in my case, it encouraged me to keep trying.

[rickenbacherus]

Glad you got it to work. Thanks for posting your solution danielgarcia. Surely it will help to solve somebody else's problem in the future.

[danielgarcia]

You're welcome :D