P4c800 + Redhat 9.0

spagnitz · 06-14-2003, 08:41 PM

Anyone have any luck installing the 3com network drivers that Asus has up for this board? Im still fairly new to linux and could really use any tips or pointers if you got them to install correctly.

Thanks, nick

barureddy · 06-15-2003, 01:01 PM

I don't have the board but the should work. Can you describe the steps you took in trying to installing them?

spagnitz · 06-15-2003, 01:29 PM

I've got it functional, the drivers being supplied by asus are only source code with a make file, being new to linux compiling the drivers was a little out of my depth.

The main problem I think was that I didn't have the proper packages installed to enable me to compile the the driver source. After installing the kernel source code and the "make" utility I was able to get make to compile 3c2000.o, then did insmod 3c200.o to test it.

I could get the driver to properly load properly doing this, however DHCP was not functioning until I used the network config utility to setup a network connection and enabled dhcp for the adaptor.

I should now be able to put this in modules.conf to get it to load upon boot up.

Only problem now is my redhat system (with nothing altered other then the network driver) suddenly locked up and I had to power off to get a reboot, looking at the bios setting the CPU temp seemed rather high. Why would the p4 2.8C get so hot while running under redhat 9?

barureddy · 06-15-2003, 02:27 PM

I'm puzzled by your problem.

It might be as you said you don't have all of the packages needed installed.

My recommendations for you is when you reinstall is install of the developmental packages along with some network services.

wjm · 06-16-2003, 03:31 PM

The 3com network drivers that were supplied to him by ASUS are only available in the form of the developers source code. They (asus) do not offer this as an rpm distro. Being that he has to build said source code from scratch, gnu's make utility will be required to collect build-time data generated by autoconf or an existing makefile. After this, either gcc or cc is called upon to actually compile the binary. Building unix source code binaries is an excellent route to take if one wishes to understand the inner-workings of software development.

Optimized · 07-13-2003, 08:42 AM

Hello,

I saw your post regarding the 3Com 3C940 onboard NIC of your ASUS P4C800 Deluxe board. I got the same board and I use Red Hat Linux 9 and it works fine for me.

Here are the instructions :

- You first need to get the 3C940 Linux drivers from the ASUS support site. URL : ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/lan/3.../044_Linux.zip ;

- After downloading unzip the 044_Linux.zip, cd into Linux (the directory that has just been created) and read the instructions (readme file) ;

- After reading carefully, you can 'tar -zxvf 3c2000.tar.gz', then cd into 3c2000 (the directory that has just been created) ;

- In the 3c2000 type 'make load'. It has now created the 3c2000.o ;

- The NIC is now enabled, simply configure your ethernet device (eth0) as needed with ifconfig, configure your default gateway and don't forget to configure /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/sysconfig/network as needed ;

- The next problem you will have is that if you reboot you will need to insmod the module again. Simply add the this lines in /etc/rc.local like this :

insmod /usr/src/drivers/3Com/3c2000-2.4.20-18.9/3c2000.o
ifconfig eth0 192.17.226.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.17.226.254

- The /usr/src/drivers/3Com/3c2000-2.4.20-18.9/3c2000.o simply represents the path to the 3c2000.o file in my 3c2000. Please modify this information and the IP adresses as needed ;

- Keep the 3c2000.tar.gz, because if you upgrade your kernel you will need to 'make load' a new 3c2000.o, that's why I changed the directory name 3c2000 to 3c2000-2.4.20-18.9 to identify the different versions ;

Voilà mon ami! It should now works fine.

Be safe, read instructions carefully and I hope it helps

Optimized

spagnitz · 07-13-2003, 03:56 PM

An alternative to have the driver load upon boot up is to add the following lines to /etc/modules.conf:

alias eth0 3c2000
options 3c2000 DupCap_A=Full

spagnitz · 07-13-2003, 04:02 PM

Btw, I believe the above will only work if the module is located in /lib/modules/"kernelversion"/kernel/net.

If you do a "make install" instead of "make load" the 3c2000.o will compile as well as be copied to the appropriate directory.

I am figuring this out as I go, if any of this is incorrect I welcome any comment..

Dakkon · 11-10-2003, 06:18 PM

Hi,
I got the P4P800 motherboard from ASUS (with the lan board integrated being 3c940 too), with REDHAT linux 9.0, but my problem isn't similar to yours.
I just type "make load" after unzipping the files I got from the cd (provided with the board), but it fails compiling. I get more than a hundred compiling errors (the screen buffer is full of error I mean). I guess this is due to missing file, but it could be something else...

I really need help because I need that ethernet board to work properly to connect to the internet.
Thanks!
(btw : I'm new to linux, this is the first time I install it)

edit : I just noticed that the .c and .h in the drivers try to include files like : /linux/module.h, but, that directory doesn't exist on my root (as I got RedHat !). What the **** am I going to do now ? There is a ton of include in the .c and .h ... I don't want to spend my time to correct the .c and .h , I feel it really bad.

barureddy · 11-10-2003, 10:28 PM

It sounds like you need to install the kernel sources.

Dakkon · 11-11-2003, 02:03 PM

the kernel sources ?? You mean ? I'm new, sorry.

In fact, the files to include are not located in /linux/ , but into /usr/include/inux (or /src/include/linux i dont remember if it's usr or src). So, the files are present, but not located where the .h and .c would like them to be. I could try to modify all the .c and .h provided by asus, and change the include line with #include <linux/module.h> by <src/include/linux/module.h>, but I really don't like doing that... There are more than 30 files to modify...

Optimized · 11-11-2003, 02:37 PM

You must verify that the kernel-source package is installed

type 'rpm -q kernel-source'

If kernel-source is installed you will see the package name appear.

You will need to retrieve this package and install it if not already installed. (I suggest you use redhat-config-packages to do so - Kernel Development section)

Alternatively, you might want to use redhat-config-network and choose the SysKonnect SK-98xx Gigabit driver for your card.

I don't know if it's available for Red Hat 9 but it is for Fedora Core 1 and it works great. The module name is sk98lin. Look at my dmesg :

sk98lin: Network Device Driver v6.15
(C)Copyright 1999-2003 Marvell(R).
eth0: 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940)
PrefPort:A RlmtMode:Check Link State
eth0: network connection up using port A
speed: 10
autonegotiation: yes
duplex mode: half
flowctrl: none
scatter-gather: enabled

The speed is 10Mbps because of my cheesy router

Dakkon · 11-12-2003, 07:05 PM

yeah
I did it. Thanks a lot optimized.... cétait simple en fait, mais bon, moi le kernel, je vois toujours pas ce que cest exactement

merci beaucoup
(first message from linux !)

Optimized · 11-13-2003, 01:44 AM

Le kernel est le noyau, le système d'exploitation en lui même

Et le kernel source sont simplement les sources de ce système

edevena · 11-22-2003, 07:04 AM

Well I tried to install Redhat 9 on my p4p800 + PIV 2.8 but when
install process is at "transfer install image" it quits and says "may be you have not enough install space". Well I tried with 3 disk 20 40 and 120 Gb. so the problem is not there.
Any hints or special procedure on installing it?

06-14-2003, 08:41 PM	#1
spagnitz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 22	P4c800 + Redhat 9.0 Anyone have any luck installing the 3com network drivers that Asus has up for this board? Im still fairly new to linux and could really use any tips or pointers if you got them to install correctly. Thanks, nick
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06-15-2003, 01:01 PM	#2
barureddy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,414	I don't have the board but the should work. Can you describe the steps you took in trying to installing them?
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06-15-2003, 01:29 PM	#3
spagnitz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 22	I've got it functional, the drivers being supplied by asus are only source code with a make file, being new to linux compiling the drivers was a little out of my depth. The main problem I think was that I didn't have the proper packages installed to enable me to compile the the driver source. After installing the kernel source code and the "make" utility I was able to get make to compile 3c2000.o, then did insmod 3c200.o to test it. I could get the driver to properly load properly doing this, however DHCP was not functioning until I used the network config utility to setup a network connection and enabled dhcp for the adaptor. I should now be able to put this in modules.conf to get it to load upon boot up. Only problem now is my redhat system (with nothing altered other then the network driver) suddenly locked up and I had to power off to get a reboot, looking at the bios setting the CPU temp seemed rather high. Why would the p4 2.8C get so hot while running under redhat 9?
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06-15-2003, 02:27 PM	#4
barureddy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,414	I'm puzzled by your problem. It might be as you said you don't have all of the packages needed installed. My recommendations for you is when you reinstall is install of the developmental packages along with some network services.
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06-16-2003, 03:31 PM	#5
wjm Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 95	The 3com network drivers that were supplied to him by ASUS are only available in the form of the developers source code. They (asus) do not offer this as an rpm distro. Being that he has to build said source code from scratch, gnu's make utility will be required to collect build-time data generated by autoconf or an existing makefile. After this, either gcc or cc is called upon to actually compile the binary. Building unix source code binaries is an excellent route to take if one wishes to understand the inner-workings of software development.
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07-13-2003, 08:42 AM	#6
Optimized Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: FRANCE for the job Posts: 33	3Com 3C940 under Redhat 9 - Easy Instructions Hello, I saw your post regarding the 3Com 3C940 onboard NIC of your ASUS P4C800 Deluxe board. I got the same board and I use Red Hat Linux 9 and it works fine for me. Here are the instructions : - You first need to get the 3C940 Linux drivers from the ASUS support site. URL : ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/lan/3.../044_Linux.zip ; - After downloading unzip the 044_Linux.zip, cd into Linux (the directory that has just been created) and read the instructions (readme file) ; - After reading carefully, you can 'tar -zxvf 3c2000.tar.gz', then cd into 3c2000 (the directory that has just been created) ; - In the 3c2000 type 'make load'. It has now created the 3c2000.o ; - The NIC is now enabled, simply configure your ethernet device (eth0) as needed with ifconfig, configure your default gateway and don't forget to configure /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/sysconfig/network as needed ; - The next problem you will have is that if you reboot you will need to insmod the module again. Simply add the this lines in /etc/rc.local like this : insmod /usr/src/drivers/3Com/3c2000-2.4.20-18.9/3c2000.o ifconfig eth0 192.17.226.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 route add default gw 192.17.226.254 - The /usr/src/drivers/3Com/3c2000-2.4.20-18.9/3c2000.o simply represents the path to the 3c2000.o file in my 3c2000. Please modify this information and the IP adresses as needed ; - Keep the 3c2000.tar.gz, because if you upgrade your kernel you will need to 'make load' a new 3c2000.o, that's why I changed the directory name 3c2000 to 3c2000-2.4.20-18.9 to identify the different versions ; Voilà mon ami! It should now works fine. Be safe, read instructions carefully and I hope it helps Optimized
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07-13-2003, 03:56 PM	#7
spagnitz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 22	An alternative to have the driver load upon boot up is to add the following lines to /etc/modules.conf: alias eth0 3c2000 options 3c2000 DupCap_A=Full __________________ Intel 2.8C @ 3.2Ghz Custom Water Coolng (read "HomeBuilt") ASUS P4C800 1008.004 Corsair 2x512 PC3200ll Radeon 9500 Pro WinXP SP1, Linux Mandrake 9.1
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07-13-2003, 04:02 PM	#8
spagnitz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 22	Btw, I believe the above will only work if the module is located in /lib/modules/"kernelversion"/kernel/net. If you do a "make install" instead of "make load" the 3c2000.o will compile as well as be copied to the appropriate directory. I am figuring this out as I go, if any of this is incorrect I welcome any comment.. __________________ Intel 2.8C @ 3.2Ghz Custom Water Coolng (read "HomeBuilt") ASUS P4C800 1008.004 Corsair 2x512 PC3200ll Radeon 9500 Pro WinXP SP1, Linux Mandrake 9.1
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11-10-2003, 06:18 PM	#9
Dakkon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	Hi, I got the P4P800 motherboard from ASUS (with the lan board integrated being 3c940 too), with REDHAT linux 9.0, but my problem isn't similar to yours. I just type "make load" after unzipping the files I got from the cd (provided with the board), but it fails compiling. I get more than a hundred compiling errors (the screen buffer is full of error I mean). I guess this is due to missing file, but it could be something else... I really need help because I need that ethernet board to work properly to connect to the internet. Thanks! (btw : I'm new to linux, this is the first time I install it) edit : I just noticed that the .c and .h in the drivers try to include files like : /linux/module.h, but, that directory doesn't exist on my root (as I got RedHat !). What the **** am I going to do now ? There is a ton of include in the .c and .h ... I don't want to spend my time to correct the .c and .h , I feel it really bad. Last edited by Dakkon : 11-10-2003 at 06:53 PM.
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11-10-2003, 10:28 PM	#10
barureddy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,414	It sounds like you need to install the kernel sources.
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11-11-2003, 02:03 PM	#11
Dakkon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	the kernel sources ?? You mean ? I'm new, sorry. In fact, the files to include are not located in /linux/ , but into /usr/include/inux (or /src/include/linux i dont remember if it's usr or src). So, the files are present, but not located where the .h and .c would like them to be. I could try to modify all the .c and .h provided by asus, and change the include line with #include <linux/module.h> by <src/include/linux/module.h>, but I really don't like doing that... There are more than 30 files to modify...
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11-11-2003, 02:37 PM	#12
Optimized Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: FRANCE for the job Posts: 33	You must verify that the kernel-source package is installed type 'rpm -q kernel-source' If kernel-source is installed you will see the package name appear. You will need to retrieve this package and install it if not already installed. (I suggest you use redhat-config-packages to do so - Kernel Development section) Alternatively, you might want to use redhat-config-network and choose the SysKonnect SK-98xx Gigabit driver for your card. I don't know if it's available for Red Hat 9 but it is for Fedora Core 1 and it works great. The module name is sk98lin. Look at my dmesg : sk98lin: Network Device Driver v6.15 (C)Copyright 1999-2003 Marvell(R). eth0: 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940) PrefPort:A RlmtMode:Check Link State eth0: network connection up using port A speed: 10 autonegotiation: yes duplex mode: half flowctrl: none scatter-gather: enabled The speed is 10Mbps because of my cheesy router
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11-12-2003, 07:05 PM	#13
Dakkon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	yeah I did it. Thanks a lot optimized.... cétait simple en fait, mais bon, moi le kernel, je vois toujours pas ce que cest exactement merci beaucoup (first message from linux !)
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11-13-2003, 01:44 AM	#14
Optimized Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: FRANCE for the job Posts: 33	Le kernel est le noyau, le système d'exploitation en lui même Et le kernel source sont simplement les sources de ce système
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11-22-2003, 07:04 AM	#15
edevena Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 10	Install Well I tried to install Redhat 9 on my p4p800 + PIV 2.8 but when install process is at "transfer install image" it quits and says "may be you have not enough install space". Well I tried with 3 disk 20 40 and 120 Gb. so the problem is not there. Any hints or special procedure on installing it?
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