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Linux That Works With Ripwave?

  • 07-12-2005 3:55pm
    #1
    jaqian
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    Hi any of you any experience using linux distro that worked with Ripwave or recognises your ethernet card straight out of the box or with easy tinkering? I was able to get MandrakeMove (old Live CD fro PC-Live) to work but my screen fonts were a little fuzzy. Couldn't get Ubuntu 5.1 Live to recognise my nic though.


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  • #2
    ressem
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    What ethernet card are you using? Wireless perhaps?

    I havn't had a problem with a wired network card since '98 using any distro. (Intel/3com/broadcom/dlink/smc etc worked out of the box with tulip drivers)


  • #3
    SouperComputer
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    ressem wrote:
    What ethernet card are you using? Wireless perhaps?

    I havn't had a problem with a wired network card since '98 using any distro. (Intel/3com/broadcom/dlink/smc etc worked out of the box with tulip drivers)

    I have to second this, i havent yet found a card that does not have support, including Gb cards.


  • #4
    jaqian
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    Its a: Via Rhine II Fast Ethernet adapter


  • #5
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    Unlucky.

    One of the
    "South Bridge integrated VT8231, VT8233, VT8235 & VT8237 (Rhine & Rhine II)?"

    There's source and binary drivers for some of the large distros at
    http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&Type=3

    It may be in opensuse, will check back later.


  • #6
    jaqian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭jaqian


    Finally got around to checking it out and its a Rhine II VT6102 Rev-74 if that means anything to you. Lindows... eh I mean Linspire 5-0 seems to have no trouble with it, actually using it to access Boards and write this.


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  • #7
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭niallb


    I had one of these and it needed a module option to make it work.
    Something with 'mii' in it.
    Sorry, I don't have the board anymore.

    Check what kernel linspire is using. Any chance it's a 2.4 kernel,
    and the others you're trying are 2.6 ? It's possible the default
    option has been reversed.
    I'm almost certain mine was working on a 2.4 kernel only.
    I haven't found the 2.6 series very stable in quite a few areas to be honest. I use ISDN for access, and the 2.6 support is painful.

    NiallB


  • #8
    Red Alert
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    i have a via rhine adapter with no problems with various linuxes for a while.


  • #9
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    Red Alert wrote:
    i have a via rhine adapter with no problems with various linuxes for a while.

    The same.


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