Linux Ubuntu NIC Problem

[Tool]

You all forgot the most important step:
19 - Reboot

[Euro-commuter]

Anyone else spending hours trying to get simple things working under Linux might want to try this great piece of software. 95% of the world agree is really sorts out Linux issues.

HTH

ROTFLMAO! Install that, and Linux is not the issue.

[DaveB]

19. Give up and use somthing else.

[portseven]

Compare installing Abi-Word on Linux to Windows...

Linux

Step 1 Open terminal
Step 2 type "su -" to gain root privileges
Step 3 enter password
Step 4 type "apt-get install abiword" hit enter
Step 5 type "y" for yes when prompted whether or not you want to install the package.

Windows

Step 1 open web browser
Step 2 navigate to abisource.com The home page of abiword
Step 3 find and click the download link
Step 4 find and click the Windows Link
Step 5 click OK to save when the dialog box opens
Step 6 wait approx 45 seconds for download
Step 7 close browser and all other running programs.
Step 8 navigate to the setup icon and double click it
step 9 select Language click OK
Step 10 click next when the setup wizard appears.
Step 11 agree to license, click next
Step 12 choose file associations, click next
Step 13 choose Location for installation, click next
Step 14 choose start menu folder options, click next
Wait for installation, approx 35 seconds, click next when completed
Step 15 click finish.

[Cowboy Bob]

Anyone else spending hours trying to get simple things working under Linux might want to try this great piece of software. 95% of the world agree is really sorts out Linux issues.

HTH

Unless you have a new HP printer - http://forums.contractoruk.com/thread15513.html

Two OSs, same problem - manufacturer not providing drivers. Try again...

[DimPrawn]

Anyone else spending hours trying to get simple things working under Linux might want to try this great piece of software. 95% of the world agree is really sorts out Linux issues.

HTH

[Tool]

I spent days trying to get the Broadcom Gigabit NIC working.

Broadcom never publish the specs of their devices, and thus it is almost impossible for open-source developer to develop drivers.
You may have a look at http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/.

Cheers

[portseven]

I'm playing with 3D Mepis (6.5 RC2) at the moment.

Not sure about the 3D - I'm feeling slightly queesy at the mo...

The Wobbly Windows getting to you then?

[cojak]

I'm playing with 3D Mepis (6.5 RC2) at the moment.

Not sure about the 3D - I'm feeling slightly queesy at the mo...

[Fishface]

Mr Cowboy Bob,

you are the man

Got a 7 quid NIC from Maplins, snap in PCI, boot and bingo.


Hurray!!!


I spent days trying to get the Broadcom Gigabit NIC working.

Only thing I lost with the new NIC was Wake-on-LAN - as there doesn't seem to be a 3 pin male part on the SATA motherboard for the cable.

[portseven]

Whats the NIC make / model?

Might be worth filing a bug report....

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs

[Cowboy Bob]

The cheap £10 NICs that they sell in Maplins definitely work. Gigabit NICs tend to be a bit more tempramental (and unless you have a Gigabit router - unlikely - offer no performance gain). Just grab a cheap 100 Base T one, it's almost guaranteed to work.

EDIT : In fact PM me, I can send you a spare that I have used with Ubuntu in the past.

[Fishface]

Installed Ubuntu in to VM no probs all hardware working - NIC etc.

Then I installed Ubuntu on a disk - all good except 'no such device' for the NIC !!! (Broadcom NetLink Gigabit)

How does this happen????

Tried all kinds of things to make it work and nothing

Anyone know whats happening?

Or a NIC that acctually works with Linux RHEL preferably.