[ SOLVED ] Maybe a driver issue ?

[serpenth]

Hello there !

I have a problem and wish to ask for help from the community...

I need to set up a Mageia 2 system (yes, I know, it's a little old but the software I have to install only works en MGA 2). The computer has 2 network cards.

I've installed the LSB from the installation CD, and tried to verify the network cards. One is ok, the other not ; I can see it, set an IP Address on it, but cannot ping from this card ...
I had an idea that could seem absurd but ... I booted on the live cd, set up the two network cards, and then ... everything was ok !!!

I begin to wonder ... since the Installation CD only contains free software, and no legacy drivers, and since the live CD seems to have more legacy drivers, could it be a driver issue ?

In this case, how can I know which is the missing driver, and add it to my installation-cd set up system ?

Thanx to all

[doktor5000]

Either when booted from the live cd, run

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lspcidrake -v

and look what driver is loaded for that second card,
or check if you have the firmware installed. You should have at least kernel-firmware-nonfree.

[isadora]

Hello and thank you for answering.

I've run the command, and here is the result :

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8139too         : Accton Technology Corporation|SMC2-1211TX [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:1113 device:1211 subv:1113 subd:a211) (rev: 10)
sky2            : Marvell Technology Group Ltd.|88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:11ab device:4380 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 10)
i2c_i801        : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller [SERIAL_SMBUS] (vendor:8086 device:27da subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
ata_piix        : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] [STORAGE_IDE] (vendor:8086 device:27c0 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
intel_rng       : Intel Corporation|82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge [BRIDGE_ISA] (vendor:8086 device:27b8 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
unknown         : Intel Corporation|82801 PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:244e) (rev: e1)
uhci_hcd        : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27cb subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
uhci_hcd        : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27ca subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
uhci_hcd        : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27c9 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
uhci_hcd        : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:27c8 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
shpchp          : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:27d2) (rev: 01)
shpchp          : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [BRIDGE_PCI] (vendor:8086 device:27d0) (rev: 01)
snd_hda_intel   : Intel Corporation|N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (vendor:8086 device:27d8 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 01)
Card:Intel 810 and later: Intel Corporation|4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:8086 device:2e32 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 03)
unknown         : Intel Corporation|4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:8086 device:2e30 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 03)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-desktop586-2.mga2 uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-desktop586-2.mga2 uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
usb_storage     :         |USB DISK 2.0 [Mass Storage|SCSI|Bulk-Only] (vendor:13fe device:3600)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-desktop586-2.mga2 uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)
usbhid          : IBM Corp.|Unknown [Human Interface Device|Boot Interface Subclass|Mouse] (vendor:04b3 device:310d)
usbhid          : LITE-ON Technology|USB NetVista Full Width Keyboard. [Human Interface Device|Boot Interface Subclass|Keyboard] (vendor:04b3 device:3025)
hub             : Linux 3.3.6-desktop586-2.mga2 uhci_hcd|UHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0001)


[doktor5000]

8139too : Accton Technology Corporation|SMC2-1211TX [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:1113 device:1211 subv:1113 subd:a211) (rev: 10)
sky2 : Marvell Technology Group Ltd.|88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:11ab device:4380 subv:17aa subd:304f) (rev: 10)

The names of the two drivers used are marked in bold.

Now you need to find out which is which, and which doesn't work when installed from free cd/dvd.
For the installation where it's not working, if you run as root

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journalctl -ab | grep -i drivername

to query the log about that driver.

Also, what about the firmware - did you check if you have that installed?

[serpenth]

Hi Doctor,

I've done as you told, here is the results (I have checked both network cards).

Here is the working card :

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Feb 19 11:20:31 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[860]: Using interface eth1/00:01:6C:5C:68:55 with driver <sky2> (version: 1.30)


and here is the other :

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Feb 19 11:20:31 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[790]: Using interface eth0/00:30:F1:47:93:7C with driver <8139too> (version: 0.9.28)
Feb 19 11:25:55 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[2240]: Using interface eth0/00:30:F1:47:93:7C with driver <8139too> (version: 0.9.28)


[doktor5000]

Also, what about the firmware - did you check if you have that installed?

[serpenth]

My apologies, but I'm a beginner and don't know how to check that (I saw Linux for the first time a few days ago ...).

How may I check that the firmware is installed ?

By the way, I was wondering : is it normal that the card appears twice when I ran the command lspcidrake ?

[doktor5000]

How may I check that the firmware is installed ?

Please ask next time directly if you don't know something, or just say so - otherwise I'd think you have simply forgotten to post it or omitted it.

Please show the output of

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rpm -qa | grep firmware

By the way, I was wondering : is it normal that the card appears twice when I ran the command lspcidrake ?

Which card appears twice?

[serpenth]

Ok I'll be more careful next time.

The card that appears twice is the not-working one.

[doktor5000]

No need to be careful

And please post the duplicate output you're referrring to, couldn't spot it in what you posted above in viewtopic.php?p=54669#p54669

[doktor5000]

Here I only have one entry for eth1 :

Feb 19 11:20:31 localhost ifplugd(eth1)[860]: Using interface eth1/00:01:6C:5C:68:55 with driver <sky2> (version: 1.30)

and here I have two for eth0 :

Feb 19 11:20:31 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[790]: Using interface eth0/00:30:F1:47:93:7C with driver <8139too> (version: 0.9.28)
Feb 19 11:25:55 localhost ifplugd(eth0)[2240]: Using interface eth0/00:30:F1:47:93:7C with driver <8139too> (version: 0.9.28)

[doktor5000]

That is not lspcidrake output, but from the system log (journal). It simply shows that the system is trying to find a link on the adapter.

[serpenth]

Hello Doc,

Here is the results of rpm -qa :

On the installed system -not working card) :

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carl9170-firmware-1.9.4-1.mga2
kernel-firmware-20120219-1.mga2


and on the live system (working perfectly) :

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[live@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep firmware
speedtouch-firmware-0.1-9.mga2.nonfree
carl9170-firmware-1.9.4-1.mga2
ipw2200-firmware-3.1-2.mga1
kernel-firmware-20120219-1.mga2
radeon-firmware-20120322-3.mga2.nonfree
zd1211-firmware-1.4-5.mga1
ralink-firmware-20120421-3.mga2.nonfree
bluez-firmware-1.2-6.mga1
rtlwifi-firmware-20120421-3.mga2.nonfree
ipw2100-firmware-1.3-4.mga1
kernel-firmware-nonfree-20120421-3.mga2.nonfree
atmel-firmware-1.3-4.mga1
[live@localhost ~]$

Is it relevant for you ?

[doktor5000]

check if you have the firmware installed. You should have at least kernel-firmware-nonfree.

If you look again at you post, it should become obvious ...

[serpenth]

I'm beginning to understand

I should install at least "kernel-firmware-nonfree-20120421-3.mga2.nonfree", right ?

I took a look at the live cd, but it seems the files are flattened in sqfs (or something like that).
is there a way for me to "mount" the sqfs file and rpm the firmware or should I look for it on the web ? In this case, how should I deal with dependencies ?

Again, thank you for helping me

[doktor5000]

is there a way for me to "mount" the sqfs file and rpm the firmware or should I look for it on the web ? In this case, how should I deal with dependencies ?

You should not look somewhere on the web, but use the Mageia software management, which will automatically resolve dependencies.
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Install_and_ ... r_beginner
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Software_man ... e_software

[serpenth]

Unfortunately, it's not that simple ...

The Mageia system I have to set up will be the base to a firewall and logging platform ; that's why it's a LSB set up with no GUI.
Can the firmware be installed through command line ?

[doktor5000]

Sure, simply use urpmi: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/URPMI

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urpmi kernel-firmware-nonfree

will install the package and all required dependencies.

Please check our software management MAQeia for more information on software and package management.

[serpenth]

Thank you very much for your precious help.
I will try this monday morning and get back to you to tell you the result.

[serpenth]

Thank you very much for your help.
I have installed the kernel firmware nonfree and everything went ok.
Both network cards are working perfectly !!!

[isadora]

Please serpenth, don't forget to mark the topic [SOLVED].
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Write [SOLVED] to the left of subject/title, thanks ahead.