Problem Installing FC7

Getting cheap Silan Ethernet card working on Ubuntu 7

I tried installing FC7 from the Digit DVD (July 2007)
Everything was running fine n then after the 'starting anaconda' n X-Server came up.........I got these Errors..

I m bad at Linux..So just manually copied the Errors

File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 832, in <module> if xserver_pid is not None and bad EDID(xserver.logfile);
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 457,in bad EDID f=open(logfile,"r");

IO ERROR:[Error 2] No such file or directory:'/tmp/ranfs/X.log'

I have FC6 bible so thought of installing FC7...SO tht i can use the book fr reference...Else I would hv tried another distro from some other Digit DVD I have.

Initially Started off wth fedora..finally switched to ubuntu! So the thread has nothing much to do wth FEDORA!

did you check for error in Installation media?

M

hardware specifications please?
And try installing in text mode. I believe that should work.

Code:

 # If we got bad EDID information from the X server, that means X was
        # unable to probe the monitor correctly.  This can happen with lots of
        # crappy KVMs.  For now, switch to text mode and display an error message
        # so the user knows to run s-c-display after installation.
        if xserver_pid is not None and badEDID(xserver.logfile):
            os.kill(xserver_pid, signal.SIGTERM)
            got_bad_edid = True
            opts.display_mode = 't'

That's from *smemirror.fullnet.co.uk/releases/testing/8/smeos/i386/updates/anaconda

Thnk u mehulved n gary4gar.. the cd gave checksum error in media test..
I have installed ubuntu from june 2007 digit dvd..So dont care now..

The thread may go off topic...but i need to setup my bsnl dataone conn on it

I asked kalpik on im n he asked me if my ethernet card was being detected
so i issued the lspci command n gt this

Ethernet Controller: Hangzhon Silan Microelectronics Co Ltd. Unknown Device 2031(rev 01)

So do i need to install drivers??? or it wll work??

wow!u got that card?is that intex/d-link make?it is tough in Linux unless ur kernel is configured with silan support.

I hope Ubuntu does!

ya its INTEX RTL 8139D...........................so wht can i expect??

to connect ur dataone with this cheap intex lan card,you have to recompile the kernel with silan support.
...and in Ubuntu,creating linux-image.deb is not really tough;thx to make-kpkg.
if you are not ready to recompile the kernel from sources,you would like to ask your friendly mods kalpik,mehulved or someone here to compile a kernel with silan support and upload it somewhere for you to download and install.

Code:

CONFIG_SC92031:                                                                          │  
  │                                                                                          │  
  │ This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on                        │  
  │ the Silan SC92031 chip (sometimes also called Rsltek 8139D). If you                      │  
  │ have one of these, say Y here.                                                           │  
  │                                                                                          │  
  │ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module                            │  
  │ will be called sc92031.  This is recommended.                                            │  
  │                                                                                          │  
  │ Symbol: SC92031 [=m]                                                                     │  
  │ Prompt: Silan SC92031 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter driver (EXPERIMENTAL)                    │  
  │   Defined at drivers/net/Kconfig:1696                                                    │  
  │   Depends on: NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && NET_PCI && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL               │  
  │   Location:                                                                              │  
  │     -> Standard Options                                                                  │  
  │       -> Device Drivers                                                                  │  
  │         -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])                                      │  
  │           -> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) (NET_ETHERNET [=y])                                │  
  │   Selects: CRC32

^ this module!~

M

Don't mind but how do you of all poeple manage to get all such weird stuff? I'd still like to be able to run linux on that PC of yours.

@mehulved
Are u talking of my config???????
I know its ages old n weird..but hv to do with it fr a month more and then after I give my engg exams...I m likely to get a new pc!!

Still...Till then help me out with this!

M

Try this *ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=356006
If it doesn't work then you will need the kernel source for what prakash suggested, some ubuntu user like kalpik can tell you which packages to get. Once you get that I can post the procedure on how to go about it.

[OT] What are you going to do with that old PC after buying a new one?[/OT]

So, @nitish:If you are having Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy,I will compile a kernel for your system

Do post your system in detail here(eg; processor,mobo,onboard gfx etc year u bought this system)

M

it's a cyrix 4 735Mhz processor

what?

M

Read this

@mehulved
U still remember my pcs config...I know its antique!
@praka123
So wht do u hv to say now??

M

nitish I didn't remember it so much. But I find that config really nice. If you're ever getting rid of it out do inform me.
nitish id you try that link of ubuntu forums that I gave?

Are u serious mehulved???????
Ya i wll get rid of it..maybe in a month or two!!!!!!!!

Saw tht ubuntu forum link n downloaded the tar file....lets see if I can follow the instruction!

^Dude, Config's like yours are now equivalent to priceless antiques.
And you're gettin rid of it?

If you dont really care, then hold an auction on ebay or smthing,
I'm sure you'll get quite a few guys who are intrested.

whats so special in it?

Just that you cant get it anymore

Quite a few folks treasure old configs, stuff that cant be attained anymore.

hmmm...thts cool!

Auction..I m ready to gv it off fr free!!
The processor n motherboard along wth RAM n stuff works flawlessly!
The pc gives me no prb at all!
Wll i get a fair amount fr it in ebay??? Wont mind if I can earn a bit frm it!

Waise its nt tht old too..... u hv pen2 n pen1 wth ppl!

Give it to anyone who pays shipping + some extra handling charges

u can find such antique pieces still running in so called "next gen" computer institutes around the country :lol:

@nitish:do u want a custom compiled kernel?I can compile one and upload.but cant gurantee 100% that it will solve ur problem.

^why?

it is rather a blunder u said!

M

nitish_mythology said:
Are u serious mehulved???????
Ya i wll get rid of it..maybe in a month or two!!!!!!!!

I am really serious. I am very much interest in having that computer. Lots of things I can do with it. I can build a nice little gateway on it.

@praka123
I have still not tried the instruction frm tht ubuntu forum thng which mehulved gave, just down the zip file!
Wht wll b the size of kernel u wll upload coz I m on Home 250 plan n ya I have series of engg exams ( VIT on 19th ,Manipal on 24th, AIEEE on 27th n SRM on 4th)

So dont know how much wll i be able to experiment! Still Do guide me...

@mehulved
You can have the pc if I get a new one... How wll I ship it to Mumbai??

OK.u try!if it doesnt work,then will do for you

BTW,kernel .deb size? ~10-15MB :?:

M

nitish_mythology said:
@praka123
I have still not tried the instruction frm tht ubuntu forum thng which mehulved gave, just down the zip file!
Wht wll b the size of kernel u wll upload coz I m on Home 250 plan n ya I have series of engg exams ( VIT on 19th ,Manipal on 24th, AIEEE on 27th n SRM on 4th)

So dont know how much wll i be able to experiment! Still Do guide me...

@mehulved
You can have the pc if I get a new one... How wll I ship it to Mumbai??

Just try it out. You will just need to follow the instructions. If it doesn't work then try the kernel prakash gives. Take your time, studies are important too

About shipping the PC, I will have to check around. But, you still have time for it so let my exams finish.

Hey..After a long break I tried it...
The readme just asked to give the normal make n make install command!

As Soon as I issued the make command I gt this message

***Linux kernel source not configured-Missing config.h stop!

Even tried gvng make install directly but gt the same error msg.
I gt three files after the extraction of the tar files i.e makefile,readme n sc92031.c

So I even tried compiling the .c file(just a wild guess frm me!) gv the command
gcc sc92031.c
I gt screenful of message with warnings,errors etc etc but it was ntng gr8...i could see no change!

Install the kernel-sources packages.

It might b easy fr u...but nt fr me......may i know the complete procedure for doing so?????????

Que: Do you want Silan supported kernel compiled for you?
assuming you are on Ubuntu.

nitish_mythology said:
It might b easy fr u...but nt fr me......may i know the complete procedure for doing so?????????

I forgot what it'd be like in Ubuntu, but try doing a double tab on:

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-<your kernel version, or double tab>

Ya if i dont make it the other way...seems u wll have to do it!
N ya pls do tell me the instructions as I m a beginner!

@Qwerty
This wont work as I cant access net..thts why i m trying to install the DRIVERS!

nitish_mythology said:
Ya if i dont make it the other way...seems u wll have to do it!
N ya pls do tell me the instructions as I m a beginner!

@Qwerty
This wont work as I cant access net..thts why i m trying to install the DRIVERS!

Um sorry, I think maybe you can get it installed offline. You will need the build-essential as a dependency though, install that from the CD/DVD.

Darn, a month away from Ubuntu and I'm feeling so strange already, heh.

M

Prakash it will be better if you can do it for him. If I get enough time I can compile one. Nitish give the output of lspci and lsusb.

hmm..k i wll post the output..lets see if I can burn a cd and transfer the output as a text file else I wll have to manually copy the entire thing!

I can do it for Ubuntu only!

ya u dont have to worry....I m on UBUNTU!!!!

Here is the output of lspci

nitish@Nitish:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03)
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
01:04.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Unknown device 2031 (rev 01)

Here is the output of lsusb

nitish@Nitish:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 03eb:0902 Atmel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

OK.I got hardy heron installed.there wont be any problems hopefully

@qwerty:will u do the kernel?

never mind!already started downloading source

and the architecture is cyrix ? hope it is x86

Thanks a lot...... Lets see if this works....
N ya wht if I upgrade to the latest version of ubuntu in a month or two??

use the same kernel

as I am compiling the same 2.6.24 hardy's kernel.
...and hardy got default support for silan card.

So if I just upgraded to the newer version wll I all my problems disappear??
Wll hardy provide out of box functionality fr my card....so I dont have to go through all this hardwork!

yes.hardy supports.well,I already compiled the kernel.wait!I will upload it somewhere

Thanks..hope the initiative is successfuL!
Bandwidtch matters a lot to me...on a limited downlaod plan so cant afford to even waster 20MB!

A

try installing fc8

@nitish: omg!it is 166MB when I made(without any optimization except building the silan module into kernel)

~cancelled!

I think you can download the kernel from hardy repo?it comes around 17~MB only.
will give info here later.else will upload in night ul.

..and with current kernel,check the o/p of below command:

Code:

 modinfo sc92031

hmm..even i m upgrading my plan to BSNL 750 unlimited!
Give me the link of Hardy repo n I wll down it...Why do u have to upload it??

Here is the output of the command

modinfo: could not find module sc92031

oh yes!I dont know that silan module is built-in hardy's kernel versions

and I am still wondering what made 166MB for that linux.deb

I selected some cyrix specific optimizations may be

but installing any kernel isnt easy in Debian distros.it asks for upgradation of glibc and all.
there is some method described in ubuntu forums.I'll get that link.it explains everything,.
OK.here it is :-follow it!
Howto: Simple upgrade to Hardy's developing kernel - 2.6.24 ...
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=646755
and sc92031is the module name

(lan card driver)

^this is your solution

I m trying my best to understand all this...can u make it a bit simpler....yaar be online on yahooo I need to chat wth u!
If I figure out somethng else..i wll post!

I dont thk I can use the script...it seems everything req internet connection!
M TOTALLY LOST!!!
Trying to figure out the down link so tht i can atleast down the 15-16Mb package...even cant get tht!

How to upgrade to Hardy's 2.6.24 kernel :-

there is nothing hard to understand there.
OK.follow these steps:-

1.press ALT+F2 to get run dialog.inside type

Code:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hardy.list

inside the editor type :

Code:

deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

save the file and exit.

2.open a terminal and execute :-

Code:

sudo apt-get update

3.now pull the needed packages :-

Code:

sudo apt-get -y install linux linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic linux-restricted-modules-generic

4.remove this file

Code:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hardy.list

5.again update to gutsy's repos.

Code:

sudo apt-get update

6.restart and boot with 2.6.24 kernel

Code:

sudo shutdown -r now

that will work.around 41MB download is needed

I am afraid,this is the only solution now.
even if,I compile a relocatable kernel,it is the same story

I think this is easy to understand?

apt get works only whn u have net connection enabled na...which is nt in my case!!!!!!

So hows it gonna work? Everythng has to b offline?

I suggest you download above files from *packages.ubuntu.com
OK.here is the link:
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/

browse into hardy release section and download above files

Ah...its all so confusing!
Which packages do i need to down??

Whts the 2nd link fr???? praka can u pls b online on yahoo coz I m having tough time here!

What abt the prev post?? thts nt supp to work na?

Ok dude.I will post the packages you have to download one by one.

1.linux-image-generic
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic_2.6.24-16.30_i386.deb
2.linux-restricted-modules-generic :-
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/r...inux-restricted-modules_2.6.24.16.18_i386.deb

download these files and install using dpkg .ie,

"sudo dpkg -i /whereudownloaded/thefiles/xss.deb"

when you install like this,dpkg will complain about dependency problems.
then remove the other packages which dpkg complains about.

OR
when you install with dpkg,whatever error you face,post it here.we'll post the resolution

praka123 said:
"sudo dpkg -i /whereudownloaded/thefiles/xss.deb"

when you install like this,dpkg will complain about dependency problems.
then remove the other packages which dpkg complains about.

If dpkg complains for missing packages I need to install them right?? How can I remove them??
File Download in Progress!

dpkg wont complain of missing packages,but want to remove some packages.anyways,try to install and give the error messages posted here

Finished with the download....
Wll have to log off n chk it up..posting the result soon!

Here is the output for the file..
linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic_2.6.24-16.30_i386.deb

(Had renamed it as img.deb)

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i img.deb
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic.
(Reading database ... 88005 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic (from img.deb) ...
Done.
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic:
linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic depends on module-init-tools (>= 3.3-pre11-4ubuntu3); however:
Version of module-init-tools on system is 3.3-pre3-1ubuntu7.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic

Here is the output of
linux-restricted-modules_2.6.24.16.18_i386.deb

(Had renamed it as rest.deb)

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i rest.deb
(Reading database ... 90278 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules 2.6.24.16.18 (using rest.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules:
linux-restricted-modules depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.24.16.18); however:
Version of linux-restricted-modules-generic on system is 2.6.20.15.14.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules

Now download this package and install as "sudo dpkg -i xe.deb"
module-init-tools
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/m...module-init-tools_3.3-pre11-4ubuntu5_i386.deb
now it will ask for libc6 to be downloaded.
*packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/libc6
download from here and install.

remove linux-restricted-modules by
"sudo dpkg --purge linux-restricted-modules"

the thing is,follow error message.

Another bunch of problems...
Whn I tried installing module-init-tools it asked fr libc6,so tried installing it n gt this error..

libc6 conflcits wth tzdata(<<207k-1)
tzdata (version 2007b-0 ubuntu1) is installed

So i tried tht purge command which u gave...
It worked fine...so i tried the same command tht fr this 'tzdata' too but it didnt work giving an error

dependency probelm----not removing!

What to do now???
Well i feel its better fr me to wait some days and get my hands on Ubuntu 8 and get a clean install!

hey man!why do u want to remove tzdata?
if it complains,read between lines-go for updated tzdata from hardy's repo.
download and install this!
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2008b-1ubuntu1_all.deb

dont purge anything!first finish things!

see,first download latest libc6 from the repo.
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.7-10ubuntu3_i386.deb
followed by upgrading tzdata
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2008b-1ubuntu1_all.deb

thats it!just note what dependency error it is showing and install one by one.

EVEN IF IT ERROR OUT!
..and post the whole messages here.

M

This is just going nowhere. Better would be to get a hardy CD/DVD from somewhere. Can you arrange for it from someone nearby?

yeah.it is the problem.you have to resolve the dependency hell one by one

else,upgrade to hardy.

Well finally installed 4/5 packages successfully!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks...
I am posting the entire thing..chk the dep error at last.

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg-i tzdata.deb
Password:
sudo: dpkg-i: command not found
nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i tzdata.deb
Selecting previously deselected package tzdata.
(Reading database ... 90272 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace tzdata 2007b-0ubuntu1 (using tzdata.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
Setting up tzdata (2008b-1ubuntu1) ...

Current default timezone: 'Asia/Kolkata'
Local time is now: Thu May 1 22:36:08 IST 2008.
Universal Time is now: Thu May 1 17:06:08 UTC 2008.
Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i lib.deb
(Reading database ... 90296 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-0ubuntu14 (using lib.deb) ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...
Checking init scripts...
Unpacking replacement libc6 ...
Setting up libc6 (2.7-10ubuntu3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/glibc.sh ...
Checking for services that may need to be restarted...
Checking init scripts...

Restarting services possibly affected by the upgrade:
rsync: stopping...starting...done.
cupsys: stopping...starting...done.
cron: stopping...starting...done.
atd: stopping...starting...done.

Services restarted successfully.

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i modint.deb
(Reading database ... 90302 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace module-init-tools 3.3-pre11-4ubuntu5 (using modint.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement module-init-tools ...
Setting up module-init-tools (3.3-pre11-4ubuntu5) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/modprobe.d/arch/i386 ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/modprobe.d/aliases ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist ...

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i img.deb
(Reading database ... 90268 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic 2.6.24-16.30 (using img.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub instead!

Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Setting up linux-image-2.6.24-16-generic (2.6.24-16.30) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
find: /lib/firmware/2.6.24-16-generic: No such file or directory
find: /lib/firmware/2.6.24-16-generic: No such file or directory
find: /lib/firmware/2.6.24-16-generic: No such file or directory
find: /lib/firmware/2.6.24-16-generic: No such file or directory
find: /lib/firmware/2.6.24-16-generic: No such file or directory
find: /lib/firmware/2.6.24-16-generic: No such file or directory
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub instead!

Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i rest.deb
Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules.
(Reading database ... 90268 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-restricted-modules (from rest.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules:
linux-restricted-modules depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.24.16.18); however:
Version of linux-restricted-modules-generic on system is 2.6.20.15.14.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules
nitish@Nitish:~$

aahaa!good going nidhish!now you have to resolve only one dependency.
I appreciate your patience

now download and install this:-
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/r...tricted-modules-generic_2.6.24.16.18_i386.deb

after everything is finished,run this:-

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

that's it!

now itself you can boot with hardy's 2.6.24 kernel.
then check the output of "ifconfig" in terminal.
make sure it shows "eth0" interface

The problem is still unsolved..i tried installing both of them(Although fr me they loook quite similar wth same size!)

Renamed them as rst1 n rst2...

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i rst1.deb
(Reading database ... 90271 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules-generic 2.6.24.16.18 (using rst1.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules-generic ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic; however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic is not installed.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules-generic
nitish@Nitish:~$
nitish@Nitish:~$
nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i rst2.deb
(Reading database ... 90271 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules 2.6.24.16.18 (using rst2.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules:
linux-restricted-modules depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.24.16.18); however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules
nitish@Nitish:~$

Ya...this dep thng needs a looooottttt of patience!
Did u gv me the same file twice by mistake???? Or I downloaded them by mistake??

what is the use of renaming?eh?THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT BY RENAMING!!! :evil:

1.install linux-restricted-modules-generic first by "sudo dpkg -i"
here is the link :-
*ubuntu.task.gda.pl/ubuntu/pool/res...tricted-modules-generic_2.6.24.16.18_i386.deb
^sure!it will show some errors,DONT mind,next

2.now install below packages.both look similar but are different.
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/r...es-2.6.24-16-generic_2.6.24.12-16.34_i386.deb

now,
do a :-

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and post the output!
dont loose ur patience btw

it is almost finished.

no,u do "sudo dpkg --configure -a" ? do and report back.

Still facing dependencies prb..
Here is the output..

nitish@Nitish:~$ cd new1
nitish@Nitish:~/new1$ sudo dpkg -i sml.deb
Password:
(Reading database ... 90271 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules-generic 2.6.24.16.18 (using sml.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules-generic ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic; however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic is not installed.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules-generic
nitish@Nitish:~/new1$ sudo dpkg -i lar.deb
Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic.
(Reading database ... 90271 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic (from lar.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-common (>= 2.6.24); however:
Version of linux-restricted-modules-common on system is 2.6.20.5-15.20.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic
nitish@Nitish:~/new1$

run this

Code:

[B]sudo dpkg --configure -a[/B]

and post the o/p here

Here is the output...

\nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Password:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-common (>= 2.6.24); however:
Version of linux-restricted-modules-common on system is 2.6.20.5-15.20.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic; however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules:
linux-restricted-modules depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.24.16.18); however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic
linux-restricted-modules-generic
linux-restricted-modules

Even took the output of ifconfig....n its showing eth0!!!!!!!!!

nitish@Nitish:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:20:51:72:FD
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:20ff:fe51:72fd/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:13 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:844 (844.0 b) TX bytes:1226 (1.1 KiB)
Interrupt:11 Memory:e5000000-e50000ff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:246 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:246 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:12300 (12.0 KiB) TX bytes:12300 (12.0 KiB)

nitish@Nitish:~$

M

What's the point in doing donkey work?

This is to gain knowledge.... I wll soon get my hands on Hardy if this does nt work!

M

And what knowledge did you gain out of it?

umm....got to know abt the dependency hell!

nitist, mehul's point is: when there is an easier way, why do it the other way?

Always use package managers like yum or apt

M

nitish_mythology said:
umm....got to know abt the dependency hell!

Then try compiling everything from source, you will know what dependancy hell really is.

@Gaurish
How can i use package manger...All i trying to do is get my internet conn work in Ubuntu!!!!!!!!!!!

well,another dependency is missing.download this one(only 25kb).
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/r...ricted-modules-common_2.6.24.12-16.34_all.deb
install it as "sudo dpkg -i".later do a "sudo dpkg --configure -a".
thats it!no more dep hell

@nitish:you got eth0 up(did u noticed?).now configure dataone using "sudo pppoeconf".

@mehul:Can you tell me,how can he use apt on Ubuntu where his lan card is not detected?

Ok..So i did both of the things..

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i fin.deb
Password:
(Reading database ... 90506 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.20.5-15.20 (using fin.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules-common ...
Setting up linux-restricted-modules-common (2.6.24.12-16.34) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common ...

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-16-generic (2.6.24.12-16.34) ...

Setting up linux-restricted-modules-generic (2.6.24.16.18) ...
Setting up linux-restricted-modules (2.6.24.16.18) ...

Now at this..........I gt a blue screen scanning fr ethernet... It could nt find whtever it was looking for!

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo pppoeconf
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
nitish@Nitish:~$

congrats.you solved the dependency hell

@nithish:that may be due to networkmanager crap installed.will you like to remove that?
do as follows .

Code:

sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager

along with it,it will remove some gnome dep also.it is fine.

now,make sure,"ifconfig" output shows "eth0" up.

and do u have dhcp enabled?are you on a network?

how to know if dhcp is enabled??
Right now I am leaving my station.....wll b back tomorrow evening and then we wll continue...

Thnks fr the pain..we wll make it now!

Here is the output of ifconfig

nitish@Nitish:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:20:51:72:FD
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:11 Memory:e5000000-e50000ff

eth0:avah Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:20:51:72:FD
inet addr:169.254.8.205 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:11 Memory:e5000000-e50000ff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:245 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:245 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:12464 (12.1 KiB) TX bytes:12464 (12.1 KiB)

I HAVE NT PURGED THE NETWORK MANAGER STILL.............frgt to do it!

everything looks fine to me.
may be a look at the o/p of "route" command will help.

M

praka123 said:
@mehul:Can you tell me,how can he use apt on Ubuntu where his lan card is not detected?

Have you guys heard about an invention called Compact Disk? You can use that to upgrade the whole distro to hardy, and that will be much better than doing part by part.

well,at this moment,he dont want to upgrade

hmm...I am back to my place..Couldnt get Hardy as It was nt bundled by any mag tht sells here...
Even ppl at bsnl have still nt upgarded my plan to unlimited downloads....So i m stuck with this..

praka123 said:
may be a look at the o/p of "route" command will help

Can u be a bit more clear...u know m bad at Linux!

open a terminal,type "route" ,show the o/p here :-|

Here goes the output....

nitish@Nitish:~$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0

well,it seems OK to me

see,mine,when connected :

Code:

root ~ #  route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
59.93.0.1       *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0
192.168.1.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
default         *               0.0.0.0         U     0      0        0 ppp0

I hope yours is a stand-alone computer,make sure "ifconfig" shows lo and eth0 intefaces.open the file /etc/network/intefaces using "gksudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces" in "run" dialog(ALT+F2).

Now check for the contents as below :-

Code:

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
  address 192.168.1.2
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  network 192.168.1.0
  broadcast 192.168.1.255

save and exit.
restart network as "sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart" .when done,try "sudo pppoeconf" again.
report back

Do i have to chng the content of etc/network/interfaces with yours or just chk mine??

Finally i m fed up wth this..thinking of buying a new Lan Card or waiting till my plan changes and I get my hands on HARDY!

Here is the file

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp

auto eth2
iface eth2 inet dhcp

auto ath0
iface ath0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp

^check yours to be similar .make sure there is no line with "dhcp" .

^thats it!remove all the lines,use mine!

There is absolutely no need for new lan card,when your card is detected.what is the worth of going through all these steps then?

now,it is few small problems.you can rectify it fast!

M

You are using pppoe na? try running pppoe-discover to check for presence of access concentrator.

it is "pppoe-discovery"

Tried all what u said and it seems tht it wll work out soon!
Edited the file..had to work around the write control with chmod but manged it on my own!

Feels good!
With pppoeconf it asked me lots of ques...including my dial up username n password..finally seems somethng is working!!!!!!!!!

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
* Reconfiguring network interfaces... [ OK ]

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo pppoeconf
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.

nitish@Nitish:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:20:51:72:FD
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:20ff:fe51:72fd/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:108 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:113 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:9088 (8.8 KiB) TX bytes:8130 (7.9 KiB)
Interrupt:11 Memory:e5000000-e50000ff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:430 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:430 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:21500 (20.9 KiB) TX bytes:21500 (20.9 KiB)

Output for pppoe-discovery

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo pppoe-discovery
Access-Concentrator: LKW-BRS-KSB-01
--------------------------------------------------
AC-Ethernet-Address: 00:e0:fc:45:2e:93

M

OK. this is good. pppoe access concentrator is found. So, it's working.
Now instead of trying to configure net for both linux, windows, just setup a bridged mode. No hassles in the future. Just connect and browse.

Maybe this could help *wiki.broadbandforum.in/Bridge_Mode_Setup

Cant figure out much..Even tried the sudo pon dsl-provider command and all I could do by my discretion..
Craeted a shortcut launcher too...going by praka123's initial post!
All shots in dark..I would like some guidance again!

^You on broadband or dialup?
If you are on dialup, imo, you should use wvdial with gnome-ppp as frontend, eases up connecting.

@nithish:a underground cable got cut here yesterday,so my net connection really sucks :evil:

,so sorry for the delay

now,
follow this:
well,DONT change the permission of any files!now,show me the output from terminal of:

Code:

 cat /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider

and the o/p from terminal of "route" and "ifconfig -a" after running "pon dsl-provider"

for a sample,below is mine :

Code:

# Minimalistic default options file for DSL/PPPoE connections

noipdefault
defaultroute
replacedefaultroute
hide-password
#lcp-echo-interval 30
#lcp-echo-failure 4
noauth
persist
#mtu 1492
#persist
#maxfail 0
#holdoff 20
plugin rp-pppoe.so eth0
user [b]"broadbandusername"[/b]
usepeerdns

also,in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file(NEVER POST IT HERE,it is ur dataone username and password

) make sure it contains as below

Code:

 [b]"dataoneusername" * "dataonepassword"[/b]

^and save.
now reboot(or restart) and boot again Ubuntu,try the o/p after issuing "pon dsl-provider"
try to ping some sites like in terminal "ping -c5 google.com"

for editing these files,always try as below

PRESS ALT+F2 to get "run".inside type "gksudo gedit /path/to/whateverfile" edit and save

'coz u need root permission edit these files,dont change permissions for any of these files.

Here is the output of all tht u told me to do stepwise!

nitish@Nitish:~$ cat /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider
# Minimalistic default options file for DSL/PPPoE connections

noipdefault
defaultroute
replacedefaultroute
hide-password
#lcp-echo-interval 30
#lcp-echo-failure 4
noauth
persist
#mtu 1492
#persist
#maxfail 0
#holdoff 20
plugin rp-pppoe.so eth0
user "sahi-usr-name "
usepeerdns

nitish@Nitish:~$ pon dsl-provider
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.

nitish@Nitish:~$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0

nitish@Nitish:~$ ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:20:51:72:FD
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:20ff:fe51:72fd/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:112 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:107 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:7784 (7.6 KiB) TX bytes:6944 (6.7 KiB)
Interrupt:11 Memory:e5000000-e50000ff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:312 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:312 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:15600 (15.2 KiB) TX bytes:15600 (15.2 KiB)

nitish@Nitish:~$

Even chked the username n password...it was alright!

Perhaps Try PPPoE mode(always on)
Put Users and password in modem itself.

1) System>Administration>Network

Type: Static Ip
Ip: 192.168.1.2
Subnet:225.225.225.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

2) Access Router config page at 192.168.1.1 and Change Connection type to PPPoE from Bridge mode.
Enter your Userid & password. click apply. Check PPPoE Light on the Router has glown or not. if not then check if you have correctly entered your userid & password. and Go to System and click on Save all changes.

Try pinging at

Code:

ping 192.168.1.1
ping [url]www.google.com[/url]

and then

Code:

dig [url]www.google.com[/url]

Please post the results

@Also tried what u said...
The ip was already correctly saved but Subnet instead of being 225.225.225.0 was 255.255.255.0
As per ur instructions i cahnged the Default gateway to 192.168.1.1

Well whn I tried to access the router conf page it asks fr username and pssword..i tried entering my broadband as well as Linux username and password but it was of no use...The password dialog box kept on reappearing!

So i cahnged the Subnet Mask back to 255.255.255.0 but it was of no use!

How to go around it now???

nitish_mythology said:
@Also tried what u said...
The ip was already correctly saved but Subnet instead of being 225.225.225.0 was 255.255.255.0
As per ur instructions i cahnged the Default gateway to 192.168.1.1

Well whn I tried to access the router conf page it asks fr username and pssword..i tried entering my broadband as well as Linux username and password but it was of no use...The password dialog box kept on reappearing!

So i cahnged the Subnet Mask back to 255.255.255.0 but it was of no use!

How to go around it now???

When you access your Config page, use "admin" as userid & password

its password to access your router, its different from other passwords

also, keep subnet at 255.255.255.0 only

Still Stuck..
The usrname n password worked out well...but i couldnot find any option where i could change it frm bridge mode to pppoe!

Mayb u can guide me with the menus too... Here is a screenshot!

*img371.imageshack.us/img371/128/screenshotrj0.th.png

The User interface in every modem is different, so i can't help much there.

Also, the image isn't loading here.
Please don't use imageshack., it sucks
so i can't see the screenshot

Hint:
click on edit in pcv0
then you gotta check out some options.
All Options are easy enough to understand.
Consult the manual of Your router. it must be having information how to connect to Internet in PPPoE mode.

In my modem configuration page(ADVANCED SETUP---WAN) the username is multiplay...chked it in windows too..
Dont know the pass as i could nt see it

...The mode is already pppoe so no need to chng it frm bride to ppoe!

nitish_mythology said:
In my modem configuration page(ADVANCED SETUP---WAN) the username is multiplay...chked it in windows too..
Dont know the pass as i could nt see it ...The mode is already pppoe so no need to chng it frm bride to ppoe!

So you don't know your broadband password?
strange!
Okay do one thing.
Use Asterisk Key - shows passwords hidden under asterisks.
Its is windows Utility, download it from here ==> *www.lostpassword.com/asterisk.htm

No!!! ofcourse i know my broadbadn pass..but as the username saved was diff..it thought tht mayb the pass was diff too!

update:
Chked it up wth the soft u provided...the password is 'multiplay' too!

Why nt my bsnl dataone usrname n pass?

There are two set of user id and pass for new users. NIB-II.
i assume you are on newer one.117.xxx.xxx.x.x bbservice.bsnl.in

* To connect to bsnl
* To view data usage(portal id)

its a confusion here, if mode is already PPPoE, then how you connect with windows based dialer?

Please tell what procedure you adopt to connect to BB in windows

@nitish:my phone was dead(hence net too

) so no replies.

see,either try bridge mode(that I told) or use router dialer.

choose your options

nitish_mythology said:
rebooting!
nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-i686: PreDepends: libc6 (= 2.5-0ubuntu14) but 2.7-10ubuntu3 is to be installed
network-manager-gnome: Depends: network-manager (= 0.6.4-6ubuntu7) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

so wht to do now..

now,
do as follows:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager-gnome network-manager

reply back!

nitish_mythology said:
rebooting!
nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-i686: PreDepends: libc6 (= 2.5-0ubuntu14) but 2.7-10ubuntu3 is to be installed
network-manager-gnome: Depends: network-manager (= 0.6.4-6ubuntu7) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

so wht to do now..

EDIT:aur haan!do this first! :-
download this .deb
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6-i686_2.7-10ubuntu3_i386.deb

install it as usual

Code:

sudo dpkg -i /path/to/.deb

then,

Code:

sudo apt-get install -f

now,

do as follows:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager-gnome network-manager

reply back!

nitish@Nitish:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 12808 1
rfcomm 41744 0
l2cap 25728 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 61156 4 rfcomm,l2cap
apm 22616 1
ppdev 10372 0
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
cpufreq_userspace 5284 0
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_stats 7104 0
cpufreq_ondemand 9740 0
freq_table 5536 2 cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
ipv6 267780 8
nls_utf8 2944 1
ntfs 107584 1
lp 12324 0
fuse 50580 0
evdev 13056 1
parport_pc 36260 1
parport 37832 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
serio_raw 7940 0
analog 13600 0
gameport 16008 1 analog
psmouse 40336 0
sc92031 17796 0
pcspkr 4224 0
i2c_i810 5636 0
i2c_algo_bit 7300 1 i2c_i810
iTCO_wdt 13092 0
iTCO_vendor_support 4868 1 iTCO_wdt
i2c_core 24832 2 i2c_i810,i2c_algo_bit
intel_agp 25492 1
shpchp 34452 0
agpgart 34760 2 intel_agp
pci_hotplug 30880 1 shpchp
ext3 136712 1
jbd 48404 1 ext3
mbcache 9600 1 ext3
sg 36880 0
sr_mod 17956 0
sd_mod 30720 4
cdrom 37408 1 sr_mod
ata_piix 19588 3
ata_generic 8324 0
pata_acpi 8320 0
uhci_hcd 27024 0
libata 159344 3 ata_piix,ata_generic,pata_acpi
floppy 59588 0
usbcore 146028 2 uhci_hcd
scsi_mod 151436 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
fbcon 42912 0
tileblit 3456 1 fbcon
font 9472 1 fbcon
bitblit 6784 1 fbcon
softcursor 3072 1 bitblit
vesafb 8964 0
nitish@Nitish:~$

2 things are missing,with that from Ubuntu Hardy I got running

Code:

sudo modprobe pppoe ;sudo modprobe      pppox;depmod -ae

Here it goes..the network manager icon is gone too!

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo dpkg -i lib.deb
Password:
(Reading database ... 90506 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6-i686 2.5-0ubuntu14 (using lib.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc6-i686 ...
Setting up libc6-i686 (2.7-10ubuntu3) ...

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo apt-get insatll -f
E: Invalid operation insatll
nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager-gnome network-manager
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
network-manager* network-manager-gnome*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 2335kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 90506 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing network-manager-gnome ...
Purging configuration files for network-manager-gnome ...
Removing network-manager ...
* Stopping network connection manager NetworkManager [ OK ]
* Stopping network events dispatcher NetworkManagerDispatcher [ OK ]
Purging configuration files for network-manager ...
nitish@Nitish:

now edit "gksudo gedit /etc/modules"
and add these two in two seperate lines :-

Code:

pppox
pppoe
ppp_generic

save and reboot

try again!

F

In my modem configuration page(ADVANCED SETUP---WAN) the username is multiplay...chked it in windows too..
Dont know the pass as i could nt see it ...The mode is already pppoe so no need to chng it frm bride to ppoe!

How about first changing the multiplay in both username and password to the username you wee given. When they come to install the modem they should have given you a paper which contains your email id and portal ID.

Example abcdef@bsnl.in

Then try the username as abcdef and password as password. Save and try to connect now . That should do it. Otherwise give them a call and first get the id before you go through the loads of configuring you have already done.

the way you know you have were able to connect is that on the info page you have an ip for both Default Gateway and DNS servers. if you have that then usually its a problem with the DNS servers or one of the servers which authenticate you.

K I did what u said..it didnt work..so pls chk whether i made the enteries right!
Here is the exact output of file..

# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.

pppox
pppoe
ppp_generic

fuse
lp

@FilledVoid
I m nt trying to get a always on conn now...As praka asked me tochose one way!

F

nitish_mythology said:
K I did what u said..it didnt work..so pls chk whether i made the enteries right!
Here is the exact output of file..

@FilledVoid
I m nt trying to get a always on conn now...As praka asked me tochose one way!

Oh sorry, My bad. i thought you just wanted the internet connection to work.

@nitish:it looks fine

now,did u tried "pon dsl-provider" after reboot?.

I am posting everything from scratch.just to make it easy for you.

1.boot into ubuntu ,open terminal run "sudo modprobe ppp_generic"

2.run "ifconfig" command.make sure "lo" and "eth0" interfaces are up.
3.assign local IP address for eth0(lan card).for that either use "network-admin" GUI(in menu System>administration>Network) or edit manually /etc/network/intefaces.
you should be ideally use below one

Code:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback


iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.2
netmask 255.255.255.0

[B]auto eth0[/B]

iface dsl-provider inet ppp
pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
provider dsl-provider

then restart network as "sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart"

4.Run "sudo pppoeconf" .when prompted answer the questions.give ur dataone userid and passwd.
now it will ask reg MTU,say "yes" there.again will ask whether "always ON connection" needed or not.
answer "NO".
now with this configured successfully,you can ON pppoe using "pon dsl-provider" and OFF using "poff" command.

make sure after all this configuring exercises that /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider is like below:

Code:

# Minimalistic default options file for DSL/PPPoE connections

noipdefault
defaultroute
replacedefaultroute
hide-password
#lcp-echo-interval 30
#lcp-echo-failure 4
noauth
persist
#mtu 1492
#persist
#maxfail 0
#holdoff 20
plugin rp-pppoe.so eth0
user "yourbroadbandusername"
usepeerdns

also,make sure ur /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and /etc/ppp/pap-secrets contains ur dataone username and passwd.

5.run ifconfig again(after issuing pon dsl-provider) to make sure dataone pppoe is connected showing interface "ppp0".

6.If dataone is not connecting,run "plog" command to detect what error happened.

Since,you have removed networkmanager from Ubuntu,it will be easier now

Go through the list patiently and reply

Best of Lux

POSTING THIS FR LINUX...................HORAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow..finally managed it! I just cant beleive it yaar..thanks praka123! Without u I could nt even understand what was gng on!

Thanks mehulved, gaurish...............

Now Regarding my sound card problem...
Whn i click on the sound icon next to date i get this error!

he volume control did not find any elements and/or devices to control. This means either that you don't have the right GStreamer plugins installed, or that you don't have a sound card configured.

You can remove the volume control from the panel by right-clicking the speaker icon on the panel and selecting "Remove From Panel" from the menu.

Was thnk of down xmms n stuff but now as i am low on bandwidth..thinking of dropping the idea!

Another prb is on issuing poff command,here it goes!

nitish@Nitish:~$ poff dsl-provider
/usr/bin/poff: /bin/kill failed. None stopped.

The pppoe conn starts as soon as i ubuntu starts..i dont have to give the pon dsl-provider command! How to change it??
Downloaded xmms frm GUI(Add Remove) its insatlled but all the options are blank! I mean i can see the buttons but nothing is written on them!

Mayb some graphic lib needs to b insatalled,,,well 1st i need to take care of my sound card conf..its onboard on my ages old pc!

M

Leaving the fscking xmms alone please. It's outdated and gtk2 port has not been ready in years. Get audacity if you want something similar.

get audacious or beep media player rather than obsolete gtk1.2 dependent xmms.
even there is a xmms2(hope it is based on gtk2+ -try that!

Ok i wll do so... but wht abt sound card configuration??
Even if I insatll audacious I thnk it wont help till i have my sound card configured!!

UPDATE
I installed audacious....its cool

As my sound is not conf i m getting an error...pls chk the screenshot!

*img140.imageshack.us/img140/5192/screenshotkw4.th.png

Ps: UPDATE
Managed to get gtalk working on gaim usiing a tutorial I found on google...HOORAY!

M

Paste the output of lspci and lsmod
Also run alsaconf, see if it can detect your sound card.
And if possible do update your system from time to time, especially after you get your plan changed.

Here is the output of lspci n lsmod

nitish@Nitish:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03)
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
01:04.0 Modem: ALi Corporation SmartLink SmartPCI561 56K Modem
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Unknown device 2031 (rev 01)

nitish@Nitish:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 12808 1
rfcomm 41744 0
l2cap 25728 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 61156 4 rfcomm,l2cap
apm 22616 1
ppdev 10372 0
xt_TCPMSS 5504 1
xt_tcpmss 3200 1
xt_tcpudp 4096 1
iptable_mangle 3712 1
ip_tables 14820 1 iptable_mangle
x_tables 16132 4 xt_TCPMSS,xt_tcpmss,xt_tcpudp,ip_tables
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
cpufreq_userspace 5284 0
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_stats 7104 0
cpufreq_ondemand 9740 0
freq_table 5536 2 cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
ipv6 267780 10
af_packet 23812 2
nls_utf8 2944 1
ntfs 107584 1
lp 12324 0
fuse 50580 0
pppoe 14528 2
pppox 4876 1 pppoe
ppp_generic 29588 6 pppoe,pppox
slhc 7040 1 ppp_generic
evdev 13056 1
parport_pc 36260 1
analog 13600 0
parport 37832 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
serio_raw 7940 0
gameport 16008 1 analog
sc92031 17796 0
psmouse 40336 0
pcspkr 4224 0
i2c_i810 5636 0
i2c_algo_bit 7300 1 i2c_i810
iTCO_wdt 13092 0
iTCO_vendor_support 4868 1 iTCO_wdt
i2c_core 24832 2 i2c_i810,i2c_algo_bit
intel_agp 25492 1
shpchp 34452 0
agpgart 34760 2 intel_agp
pci_hotplug 30880 1 shpchp
ext3 136712 1
jbd 48404 1 ext3
mbcache 9600 1 ext3
sg 36880 0
sr_mod 17956 0
sd_mod 30720 4
cdrom 37408 1 sr_mod
ata_piix 19588 3
ata_generic 8324 0
pata_acpi 8320 0
uhci_hcd 27024 0
libata 159344 3 ata_piix,ata_generic,pata_acpi
floppy 59588 0
usbcore 146028 2 uhci_hcd
scsi_mod 151436 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
fbcon 42912 0
tileblit 3456 1 fbcon
font 9472 1 fbcon
bitblit 6784 1 fbcon
softcursor 3072 1 bitblit
vesafb 8964 0
nitish@Nitish:~$

nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo alsaconf
Password:
sudo: alsaconf: command not found

M

Ah! I forgot ubuntu doesn't use alsaconf anymore.
Anyways check *help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting
I beleive you have half upgraded to hardy thus the sound modules may not have been upgraded. Try the above link and see if it solves the problem.

nitish@Nitish:~$ find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd
nitish@Nitish:~$
nitish@Nitish:~$ sudo aptitude install linux-ubuntu-modules-`uname -r` linux-generic
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
nitish@Nitish:~$

I tried even this find /lib/modules/`uname -r'

It showed a list of stuff tht was quite huge so i didnt post it... on issuing the next part of command the terminal got sort of stuck... I couldnt see nitish@Nitish:~$ again! It was just wrking!

On issuring aplay -l
it says no sound card found!

M

Well lspci detects your sound card fine. Problem is with modules probably because you are halfway between gutsy and hardy, would be my guess.

IMO, download a alternate install CD from somewhere.
and Upgrade

@nitish:for sound:
as you are travelling parallel between gutsy and hardy,now you have to get everything manually from hardy repo :lol:

So,now get this:
*mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu/pool/m...dules-2.6.24-16-generic_2.6.24-16.23_i386.deb

it is around 4.4MB

!
then install manually as usual

It will hopefully fix sound issue.

Thanks praka123, It worked! Cheers Again!
Now Listening to Zara Si Dil Mein De Jagah.... from Jannat!

Well my internet conn starts wthout me having to issue pon - dsl provier!
How to get around this?? Wll I have to do the sudo pppoeconf again..coz it asked me whether I would like to start the conn at next boot time!

UPDATE:
I downloaded all the necessary codecs fr tottem movie player..but now whn i play an avi file it just quits..It no longers complains fr missing plugins though! BUt dows so whn i played a .dat file!

Which soft shd i down now???? Pls recommend the smallest download!

@nitish:stop the upgrades now

,better satisfied by the current setup unless you have good BW remaining

upgrade to hardy next month will help you

reg,internet connection starting on boot,it is because you selected that way while running "pppoeconf".

I dont know which option controls the boot time internet.
well,DONT RUN "pppoeconf" now.

check /etc/network/intefaces .post it here.will have a look.esp look for lines like "auto dsl-provider" or "auto ppp0" .post now

Ok.. I wll upgarde to hardy next month...

Here is the output of the file..

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.2
netmask 255.255.255.0

auto eth0

auto dsl-provider
iface dsl-provider inet ppp
pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
provider dsl-provider

@nitish:remove this line - "auto dsl-provider" from /etc/network/intefaces file.

you can edit as usual using run(alt+f2) enter "gksudo gedit /etc/network/intefaces"

remove "auto dsl-provider" .that's it.

Now,go to any of the gnome-panel,create shortcuts to these functions.
rest is explained here:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=565432&postcount=45
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64104

Edited the file..wll chk it up next time I boot!
UPDATE:
Its wrking...

Finally You setlled with Ubuntu at last

Yup I m settled...just the part of playing video formats is left...I dont care abt it much... Wll look for it next month!
Well I m thinking of requesting eagle_y2j of digit forum to downl hardy fr me if he can, coz he lives in a nearby city n I can get the distro frm him easily..

Otherwise wll have to wait the entire month..

nitish_mythology said:
Yup I m settled...just the part of playing video formats is left...I dont care abt it much... Wll look for it next month!
Well I m thinking of requesting eagle_y2j of digit forum to downl hardy fr me if he can, coz he lives in a nearby city n I can get the distro frm him easily..
Otherwise wll have to wait the entire month..

I can send it Via speed Post.
will reach in 7 days.

See, if you really require my help.
i would be glad to help

Re: Problem Installing F*7

k..so how wll i pay *??
N how m**h wll it *ost me??

Freshly installed Ubuntu hardy..
I cant see eth wth ifconfig,.. so hardy was supp to have silan supp! why isnt itr detecting my lan card!

well,try "ifconfig -a" .it will showup

.
then do "sudo ifconfig eth0 up" will bring up lan.
now configure network using menu System>administration>network