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I am trying to install Centos onto a compaq 6820s laptop. The installation appears to have been successful. I now need to update the centos to the latest release however, I cannot get access to the internet as it seems that the installed software does not know about the ethernet port on the laptop. How do I get drivers for the system if I cannot get access to the internet. Any help is appreciated.

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stupid question I'm sure but do you have any other machines?

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Does it have to be CentOS?

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I know, its reverting to the terminal...
But if you could open up a terminal/console and type:
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ifconfig -a

And print the output here? (Yes, ifconfig, not ipconfig)

This should show whether it knows about the ethernet ports and it's just not configuring them, or if it really knows nothing about them...

What make and model is the NIC? Or are you unsure?
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hi,
ok I am using centos because I know it works with Oracle databases.

the result of ifgonfig cannot be posted as I cannot get a screen shot but there is a reference to

lo- loopback adapter

and

sit0
and that is all.

The laptop that I am writing this on is also a compaq 6820s but has windows XP installed
and the internet card is an Intel 82562GT 10/100

cheers

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OK, try downloading:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-supp ... .17.tar.gz

Then with a USB stick put the file on the Desktop.

Then open a terminal window and do:
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cd ~/Desktop
rpmbuild -ta e100-3.5.17.tar.gz
.....
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/e100-3.5.17-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.44681
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd e100-3.5.17
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
+ exit 0

rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm


You may need to use `sudo` in front of the rpm commands...
Not sure on any of that though, been reading here:
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/pri ... SC&start=0
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hi,
I will give this a try, providing of course that a USB driver is enabled in the default Centos installation.

regards

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forquare1 wrote:
OK, try downloading:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-supp ... .17.tar.gz

Then with a USB stick put the file on the Desktop.

Then open a terminal window and do:
Code:
cd ~/Desktop
rpmbuild -ta e100-3.5.17.tar.gz
.....
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/e100-3.5.17-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.44681
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd e100-3.5.17
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
+ exit 0

rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm


You may need to use `sudo` in front of the rpm commands...


He won't need to. Just either log on a root or do a quick su - before he starts.

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Coref wrote:
forquare1 wrote:
OK, try downloading:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-supp ... .17.tar.gz

Then with a USB stick put the file on the Desktop.

Then open a terminal window and do:
Code:
cd ~/Desktop
rpmbuild -ta e100-3.5.17.tar.gz
.....
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/e100-3.5.17-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.44681
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd e100-3.5.17
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
+ exit 0

rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm


You may need to use `sudo` in front of the rpm commands...


He won't need to. Just either log on a root or do a quick su - before he starts.


Assuming, of course, that there's a password set for the root user. If not, then sudo is the way forward.

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Linux_User wrote:
Coref wrote:
forquare1 wrote:
OK, try downloading:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-supp ... .17.tar.gz

Then with a USB stick put the file on the Desktop.

Then open a terminal window and do:
Code:
cd ~/Desktop
rpmbuild -ta e100-3.5.17.tar.gz
.....
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/e100-3.5.17-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.44681
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd e100-3.5.17
+ rm -rf /var/tmp/e100-3.5.17-root
+ exit 0

rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/e100-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm


You may need to use `sudo` in front of the rpm commands...


He won't need to. Just either log on a root or do a quick su - before he starts.


Assuming, of course, that there's a password set for the root user. If not, then sudo is the way forward.


Centos makes you create a root password during install.

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Hi,
I have un-tar'd the file and run the 'make install' but get an error

makefile:65: Linux Kernel source not found

any ideass what this means?

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open your file browser via the terminal using

sudo -filebrowsername-
enter the password

now browse to the tarball and unpack it and run the 'make install' command …

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ok, some more news. I have been informed by an ex work colleague that the ISO image of centos on the dvd is not complete. It would have been nice if he had told me this before he resigned to take up another job.

I have now started to download the proper ISO from centos. This should resolve the issues I am having.

many thanks to all who helped.

regards

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alanm wrote:
Hi,
I have un-tar'd the file and run the 'make install' but get an error

makefile:65: Linux Kernel source not found

any ideass what this means?

regards

Alan


If you seen that again then try a yum install kernel-devel as root.

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