updating drivers

to get root type in "sudo su -" which should give you root. Normally you just use sudo instead of root for the things you do.

As for the lancard you may want to post what "lspci" returns so we can see exactly what hardware your on.

The computer where I installed Ubuntu 6.10 is a brand new computer that I built myself.

The motherboard is a Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 rev. 3.3 with onboard Realtek High Definition Audio, and onboard 10/100/1000 LAN adapter.

The description of the LAN adapter in the device manager of Windows is: Marvell Yukon 88-E8056 PCI-E Gigabyte Ethernet Controller.

The computer works perfectly in Windows XP Professional including full access to the internet.

The Gigabyte software for the LAN adapter contains several files in a folder called "linux", which I assume are the driver files for the Linux Operating System.

I am brand new to Linux and don't know the procedure to open those files or to install/add/change device drivers in Ubuntu.

Finding out how to add the device driver for the LAN adapter in Ubuntu will make it a lot easier for me to find other drivers I need and install them myself.

Thank you for your attention.

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In the 1980's, the very least that was expected from a computer was to be able to run Wordperfect and Lotus 1-2-3.

Today, the very least that is expected from a computer is to connect to the internet.

I installed Ubuntu 6.10 in a brand new computer with a Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 motherboard, an Intel Core2 Dual Core processor running at 2.7 Ghz, 2GB of dual channel interleaved memory, but Ubuntu/Linux cannot connect to the internet.

Why? Apparently Ubuntu/Linux does not recognize the 10/100/1000 LAN adapter on the motherboard, therefore it does not detect the high speed cable signal being received.

Ubuntu/Linux detects a modem which the computer does not have, but it does not recognize the 10/100/1000 LAN adapter.

I posted a question on 3/15/07 to find out how to install drivers in Ubuntu/Linux (if there is such a thing), but I did not get an answer because it seems that nobody knows.

Obviously Ubuntu/Linux does not work, unless it is the version for the government of some country in Europe.

I have removed the Ubuntu/Linux installation from my computer and fixed the Master Boot Record.

Hi,

Sometimes (or maybe a bit more often than not), there is hardware that Ubuntu (or any other Linux distro) is not able to recognize. This is mostly the case for "very new" hardware where drivers have not yet been integrated to the linux kernel yet.

I'd like to ask for some information so that others may try to help you with your problem.

If you're able to run the live cd, can you please open a terminal and run the 'lspci' command and post the output here.

Thanks.

The 'lspci' output is:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 6 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation SATA Controller 1 IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation SATA Controller 2 IDE (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0391 (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Unknown device 4364 (rev 12)
04:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 02)
04:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 02)
05:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

The file containing the MS Windows drivers for the ethernet controller has a folder called Linux with a file inside called 'install-7_06.tar.bz2'. If this file is the Linux driver for the ethernet controller, how do I install it?

Your motherboard is quite new. The CD you are installing from is almost 6 months old now.

Can you also run "lspci -n" so we can get the PCI ID of the network card (device 03.00.0)?

I would anticipate that the network card is probably supported by a newer kernel. The next release of Ubuntu has a newer kernel and comes out in just over a week. You can download the ISO of the beta release and test it to see if it works yet, or you can let us know the detail asked for above and we can figure out if it's likely to be supported.

Is there not a readme or other install instructions for the Linux driver that came with the motherboard?

Usually you would unpack the bz2 file then follow whatever instructions are provided.

I downloaded version 7.04 beta of Ubuntu desktop and burned the ISO file to a CD, but the computer does not boot up from it.

Half way through the boot up process I get the following on the screen:

udevd-event [2060]: run_program: '/sbin/modprobe' abnormal exit

Busybox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3ubuntu3) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initframs)

I don't think Ubuntu/Linux runs on a PC. I didn't run in my older computer, and it doesn't run in my brand new computer.

Your problem in this case is here:

04:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 02)

Support for this controller did not exist in 2.6.17 (the Edgy kernel). It is supported in the 2.6.20 kernel, but there were some nagging issues during Feisty's development. It's my understanding that they were resolved and that the final release of Feisty should work with your motherboard.

An alternative is to use all SATA devices (probably your CD/DVD drive is the only one you have). If the PC is all SATA then this controller is not used and doesn't present a problem.

My computer don't have SATA, but present similar error when booting from installed partition

"udevd-event [1928]: run_program: '/sbin/modprobe' abnormal exit

Busybox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-3ubuntu3) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initframs)"

The same computer worked/works fine winth Ubuntu 5.10, 6.06 and 6.10, Fedora Core 6 and RedHat Enterprise 4

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 740 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 10)
00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07)
00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 90)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter

lspci -n
00:00.0 0600: 1039:0740 (rev 01)
00:01.0 0604: 1039:0001
00:02.0 0601: 1039:0961 (rev 10)
00:02.1 0c05: 1039:0016
00:02.2 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 07)
00:02.3 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 07)
00:02.5 0101: 1039:5513 (rev d0)
00:02.7 0401: 1039:7012 (rev a0)
00:03.0 0200: 1039:0900 (rev 90)
01:00.0 0300: 1039:6325

i also meet the same error: udevd-event[1456]: run_program:'/sbin/modprobe' abnormal exit, when i try installing Feisty into my old computer which can run Dapper well. And My computer has SiS 961 South Bridge too, with SiS 650 North Bridge. Now, I don't know how to install the such latest ubuntu release into my box.

Please see some workaroud in:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/107976