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Re: [SLE] SiS 900 NIC driver, SuSE 8.1 and Fujitsu-Siemens Celvin EasyPC.
- From: "Joel Vande Berg" <suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 00:12:25 -0800 (PST)
- Message-id: <1052.207.158.21.248.1047629545.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Have you checked to make sure that the network card is enabled in the
bios. The SiS 900 normally works fine in both windows and linux. Check to
make sure that the option exists in the bios as well. I once flashed an
ECS K7S5A with the bios for the motherboard version that did not have the
embedded NIC. This action removed the option from the bios. Fortunately,
I was able to reflash the motherboard with the correct bios and everything
was fine after that.
Good Luck,
Joel
> Yes, it could be with the motherboard of course, but it seems unlikely
> as everything other than the SiS 900 built in NIC function in all
> Win/Lin flavors (sound cards and graphics of course being the two other
> major areas where the motherboard/system configuration could go
> haywire). I think at this point, I'll try a two pronged strategy:
> firstly, try out one of those USB to Ethernet adapters, so that at least
> my daughter can get access to the Internet back again, while I am
> wrestling with this and, secondly I will try Libranet Debian and see if
> that will get the NIC working. Libranet has a rep for easy configuration
> (like SuSE), is part of the large Debian community and it will be
> interesting to try working with .deb packages and a native apt
> configuration system (instead of the roll your own tacked on thing that
> we have with SuSE). I have to admit that I don't really know what the
> pros and cons are of .deb vs. .rpm packages, but I guess I will find
> out.
>
> If none of this works, I'll be back on this issue ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
> Robert Besaw wrote:
>
>>The problem could be with the biostar motherboard. All of mine have
>> the same things built in as yours. I've never been able to get any
>> window's product to install out of the box.
>>
>>But then why would I want to other than some games (Ghost Recon RULES)
>>
>>All things being equal, try it with Redhat and then come back to Suse.
>> If that doesn't work then I think that maybe there's something else in
>> your motherboard or bios that is hosing it. Because the 900 has a
>> fallback mode that is supposed to enable to be compatible with legacy
>> and current OS. It could be that Biostar didn't include the ROM for
>> the 900 and just the chip......
>>
>>Robert
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Brian Durant [mailto:durant@xxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:36 AM
>>To: Robert Besaw
>>Cc: SLE
>>Subject: Re: [SLE] SiS 900 NIC driver, SuSE 8.1 and Fujitsu-Siemens
>> Celvin EasyPC.
>>
>>Thanks for the friendly accusation ;-) Do any of your systems have the
>> SiS 900 NIC built into a Biostar motherboard.? I believe that this
>> configuration may be non-standard for the SiS 900 driver, but am not
>> sure. I am unable to get drivers downloaded from SiS or from Biostar to
>> work with Win2k Pro either. The only implementation that seems to work
>> "out of the box" is Win 98 SE and I am trying to get away from that. I
>> have included a list of the specs at the end of this posting. As a
>> fall back alternative, has anyone tried to get an ADS USB to Ethernet
>> adapter
>>
>>or a GWC Tech USB Ethernet adapter to work with SuSE 8.1? The GWC is
>> supposed to support full/half duplex network operation, which I believe
>> is supported in the kernel.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Brian
>>
>>Specifications for the Fujitsu-Siemens Clevin EasyPC:
>>Processor AMD K6-2 500MHz ( L2-Cache 512K )
>>Motherboard: Biostar M5SAF, Flex-ATX Motherboard (M5SAF)
>>Modem: 56K integrated modem
>>Video Card: Integrated in MB
>>Network Card Integrated in MB
>>Sound Integrated in MB
>>Memory: Single 64MB SDRAM DIMM (PC100) (Max 256MB)
>>Hard Disk: 8.3 GB Hard Drive
>>CD Drive: 24-speed vertical CD-ROM drive
>>
>>
>>Interfaces
>>USB
>>2 x front, 3 x rear
>>VGA
>>1 x 15-pin D-Sub interface
>>modem
>>1 x RJ 11 connector
>>LAN
>>1 x RJ 45 connector
>>Audio Jacks
>>1 x audio line in, 1 x audio line out 1 x microphone in 1 x
>> headset interface
>>
>>Driver Listings: (Non-Standard ) Windows 98
>>
>>Top CDROM MITSUMI CD-ROM TX240T !A [Hardware version N/A]
>>[Firmware version H01J] [Provider: Microsoft] [Driver Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Human Interface Device USB Human Interface Device [Provider: Microsoft]
>> [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Keyboard HID-compliant Keyboard [Provider: Microsoft] [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Mouse HID-compliant mouse [Provider: Microsoft] [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Multi-function adapters SiS960 Multifunction device [Manufacturer:
>> SiS] [Hardware Version: 001] [Date: 1-13-2000]
>>
>>Network adapters SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [Manufacturer: SiS]
>> [Hardware Version: 001] [Provider: SiS] [Date:
>>12-28-1999]
>>
>>Display Adapters SiS 530 [Manufacturer: SiS] [Hardware Version:
>> 163] [Provider: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation] [Date:
>>1997\07\29]
>>
>>Hard disk controller SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller [Manufacturer:
>> Silicon Intergrated Systems] [Hardware Version: 208] [Provider:
>>Microsoft] [Driver Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Modem AMR Voice Modem [Provider: Modem Vendor] [Date: 12-11-1999]
>>
>>Sound Video and Game Controllers SiS 7018 PCI Audio WDM driver
>>[Manufacturer: Silicon Integrated System] [Provider: SiS] [Date:
>>2-29-2000]
>>
>>Universal serial bus controller SiS 7001PCI to USB Open Host Controller
>> [Manufacturer: Silicon Integrated System] [Hardware Version: 007]
>> [Provider: Microsoft] [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Robert Besaw wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>What have you done to not get it to work. I have two systems that use
>>> the SiS900 and it didn't even hiccup. Maybe there's something wrong
>>> with your system. I generally have problems with the windows before I
>>> have problems with Linux. I load windows, then linux, then download
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>driver through linux and then install it on windows.
>>>
>>>Redhat or Suse no problem.
>>>
>>>CB
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Brian Durant [mailto:durant@xxxxxxxxxx]
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:04 AM
>>>To: peterb924@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Cc: SLE
>>>Subject: Re: [SLE] SiS 900 NIC driver, SuSE 8.1 and Fujitsu-Siemens
>>> Celvin EasyPC.
>>>
>>>Hi Peter,
>>>
>>>In my original posting, I stated that I have never gotten the NIC
>>>
>>>
>>driver
>>
>>
>>>(SiS 900) to work under any of the Linux flavors that I have tried,
>>> yet
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>it works fine under Win 98 SE. I still believe that the SiS 900 driver
>>> is at fault and that this is not an "upstream" problem. That doesn't
>>> mean that I am not willing to try something if you can explain to me
>>> in
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>more detail what you are thinking about. I can also try to forward
>>> some
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>of the correspondence to you, that I have had in trying to get other
>>> Linux flavors to work, if this would help to underline why I think
>>> that
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>this is a driver problem. Feel free to put in your two cents here, I
>>> have to admit that I am pretty much lost at sea.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Brian
>>>
>>>Peter B Van Campen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Dear Brian,
>>>>
>>>>On Wednesday 12 March 2003 12:37 pm, Brian Durant wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>You were, right after looking around, I only found a couple of lines
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>in
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>/var/log/boot.msg 8-) With auto DHCP, the message says "DHCP no IP
>>>>> address yet... backgrounding". When set to static IP, the boot.msg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>lists
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>eth0 with the correct IP address and subnet mask and that is it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Good! Now you should start looking upstream of the NIC to find out
>>>> why
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>DHCP server is not issuing your sys an IP addr. Also try to find out
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>why the
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>static IP addr is unaccaptable to the upstream device.
>>>>
>>>>Let us know how it goes, ................ PeterB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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bios. The SiS 900 normally works fine in both windows and linux. Check to
make sure that the option exists in the bios as well. I once flashed an
ECS K7S5A with the bios for the motherboard version that did not have the
embedded NIC. This action removed the option from the bios. Fortunately,
I was able to reflash the motherboard with the correct bios and everything
was fine after that.
Good Luck,
Joel
> Yes, it could be with the motherboard of course, but it seems unlikely
> as everything other than the SiS 900 built in NIC function in all
> Win/Lin flavors (sound cards and graphics of course being the two other
> major areas where the motherboard/system configuration could go
> haywire). I think at this point, I'll try a two pronged strategy:
> firstly, try out one of those USB to Ethernet adapters, so that at least
> my daughter can get access to the Internet back again, while I am
> wrestling with this and, secondly I will try Libranet Debian and see if
> that will get the NIC working. Libranet has a rep for easy configuration
> (like SuSE), is part of the large Debian community and it will be
> interesting to try working with .deb packages and a native apt
> configuration system (instead of the roll your own tacked on thing that
> we have with SuSE). I have to admit that I don't really know what the
> pros and cons are of .deb vs. .rpm packages, but I guess I will find
> out.
>
> If none of this works, I'll be back on this issue ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
> Robert Besaw wrote:
>
>>The problem could be with the biostar motherboard. All of mine have
>> the same things built in as yours. I've never been able to get any
>> window's product to install out of the box.
>>
>>But then why would I want to other than some games (Ghost Recon RULES)
>>
>>All things being equal, try it with Redhat and then come back to Suse.
>> If that doesn't work then I think that maybe there's something else in
>> your motherboard or bios that is hosing it. Because the 900 has a
>> fallback mode that is supposed to enable to be compatible with legacy
>> and current OS. It could be that Biostar didn't include the ROM for
>> the 900 and just the chip......
>>
>>Robert
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Brian Durant [mailto:durant@xxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:36 AM
>>To: Robert Besaw
>>Cc: SLE
>>Subject: Re: [SLE] SiS 900 NIC driver, SuSE 8.1 and Fujitsu-Siemens
>> Celvin EasyPC.
>>
>>Thanks for the friendly accusation ;-) Do any of your systems have the
>> SiS 900 NIC built into a Biostar motherboard.? I believe that this
>> configuration may be non-standard for the SiS 900 driver, but am not
>> sure. I am unable to get drivers downloaded from SiS or from Biostar to
>> work with Win2k Pro either. The only implementation that seems to work
>> "out of the box" is Win 98 SE and I am trying to get away from that. I
>> have included a list of the specs at the end of this posting. As a
>> fall back alternative, has anyone tried to get an ADS USB to Ethernet
>> adapter
>>
>>or a GWC Tech USB Ethernet adapter to work with SuSE 8.1? The GWC is
>> supposed to support full/half duplex network operation, which I believe
>> is supported in the kernel.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Brian
>>
>>Specifications for the Fujitsu-Siemens Clevin EasyPC:
>>Processor AMD K6-2 500MHz ( L2-Cache 512K )
>>Motherboard: Biostar M5SAF, Flex-ATX Motherboard (M5SAF)
>>Modem: 56K integrated modem
>>Video Card: Integrated in MB
>>Network Card Integrated in MB
>>Sound Integrated in MB
>>Memory: Single 64MB SDRAM DIMM (PC100) (Max 256MB)
>>Hard Disk: 8.3 GB Hard Drive
>>CD Drive: 24-speed vertical CD-ROM drive
>>
>>
>>Interfaces
>>USB
>>2 x front, 3 x rear
>>VGA
>>1 x 15-pin D-Sub interface
>>modem
>>1 x RJ 11 connector
>>LAN
>>1 x RJ 45 connector
>>Audio Jacks
>>1 x audio line in, 1 x audio line out 1 x microphone in 1 x
>> headset interface
>>
>>Driver Listings: (Non-Standard ) Windows 98
>>
>>Top CDROM MITSUMI CD-ROM TX240T !A [Hardware version N/A]
>>[Firmware version H01J] [Provider: Microsoft] [Driver Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Human Interface Device USB Human Interface Device [Provider: Microsoft]
>> [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Keyboard HID-compliant Keyboard [Provider: Microsoft] [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Mouse HID-compliant mouse [Provider: Microsoft] [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Multi-function adapters SiS960 Multifunction device [Manufacturer:
>> SiS] [Hardware Version: 001] [Date: 1-13-2000]
>>
>>Network adapters SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [Manufacturer: SiS]
>> [Hardware Version: 001] [Provider: SiS] [Date:
>>12-28-1999]
>>
>>Display Adapters SiS 530 [Manufacturer: SiS] [Hardware Version:
>> 163] [Provider: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation] [Date:
>>1997\07\29]
>>
>>Hard disk controller SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller [Manufacturer:
>> Silicon Intergrated Systems] [Hardware Version: 208] [Provider:
>>Microsoft] [Driver Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>Modem AMR Voice Modem [Provider: Modem Vendor] [Date: 12-11-1999]
>>
>>Sound Video and Game Controllers SiS 7018 PCI Audio WDM driver
>>[Manufacturer: Silicon Integrated System] [Provider: SiS] [Date:
>>2-29-2000]
>>
>>Universal serial bus controller SiS 7001PCI to USB Open Host Controller
>> [Manufacturer: Silicon Integrated System] [Hardware Version: 007]
>> [Provider: Microsoft] [Date: 4-23-1999]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Robert Besaw wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>What have you done to not get it to work. I have two systems that use
>>> the SiS900 and it didn't even hiccup. Maybe there's something wrong
>>> with your system. I generally have problems with the windows before I
>>> have problems with Linux. I load windows, then linux, then download
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>driver through linux and then install it on windows.
>>>
>>>Redhat or Suse no problem.
>>>
>>>CB
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Brian Durant [mailto:durant@xxxxxxxxxx]
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:04 AM
>>>To: peterb924@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Cc: SLE
>>>Subject: Re: [SLE] SiS 900 NIC driver, SuSE 8.1 and Fujitsu-Siemens
>>> Celvin EasyPC.
>>>
>>>Hi Peter,
>>>
>>>In my original posting, I stated that I have never gotten the NIC
>>>
>>>
>>driver
>>
>>
>>>(SiS 900) to work under any of the Linux flavors that I have tried,
>>> yet
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>it works fine under Win 98 SE. I still believe that the SiS 900 driver
>>> is at fault and that this is not an "upstream" problem. That doesn't
>>> mean that I am not willing to try something if you can explain to me
>>> in
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>more detail what you are thinking about. I can also try to forward
>>> some
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>of the correspondence to you, that I have had in trying to get other
>>> Linux flavors to work, if this would help to underline why I think
>>> that
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>this is a driver problem. Feel free to put in your two cents here, I
>>> have to admit that I am pretty much lost at sea.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Brian
>>>
>>>Peter B Van Campen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Dear Brian,
>>>>
>>>>On Wednesday 12 March 2003 12:37 pm, Brian Durant wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>You were, right after looking around, I only found a couple of lines
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>in
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>/var/log/boot.msg 8-) With auto DHCP, the message says "DHCP no IP
>>>>> address yet... backgrounding". When set to static IP, the boot.msg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>lists
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>eth0 with the correct IP address and subnet mask and that is it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Good! Now you should start looking upstream of the NIC to find out
>>>> why
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>DHCP server is not issuing your sys an IP addr. Also try to find out
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>why the
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>static IP addr is unaccaptable to the upstream device.
>>>>
>>>>Let us know how it goes, ................ PeterB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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