Network Card Problem

**RiP7988** · 02-15-2005, 03:01 AM

Not sure if this is where I should post this...but it seems right

I am just trying knoppix out on a home PC. I could not get the Network card or Sound card to work.
My network card:3Com Gigabit LOM (3c940
My sound card: Standard SoundMAX digital audio driver

Both of the cards are built in so I cant just change them out. Is there any way I can get them to work with Knoppix?

**pureone** · 02-15-2005, 04:35 AM

sound card might be able to get fixed with the boot code

Code:

knoppix alsa

you could also try boot with

Code:

knoppix26

ive never had a ethernet card that hasnt been seen by knoppix so i cant really help to much on that. but them 2 boot codes are worth a try.

another thing you might want to try.

Code:

ifconfig

and if you see the ethernet card is there try

Code:

pump -i eth0

or what ever device its named after.

you could also try

Code:

ifconfig eth0 up

**rusty** · 02-15-2005, 06:01 AM

Hmm, sounds like an Asus motherboard.

The driver module for the network is sk98lin, which may or may not be included on the knoppix cd that you have.

From a root shell, type

Code:

modprobe sk98lin.ko

and if you don't see any complaints, then

Code:

pump -i eth0

If that returns without errors you should be on your way.
Otherwise, you might want to try a distro that is imore freindly to that nic:

http://mepis.org/

or

http://kanotix.com/info/index.php

The Ausus website has linux drivers for both the network and sound but you would have to install knoppix to the hard drive and install them. If you're just trying out linux via a live cd I suggest looking at live cd distros that have those drivers built in for starters.

HTH