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Installing drivers

Asked by Suparshwa Shah

Hi, I am completly new to ubuntu and currently when i istall ubuntu, it is not detecting my LAN card
It is Realtek 8139 PCI fast ethernet adapter.

It is telling me that ther are no hardware detected

My cd provided with LAN card containd folder having linux drivers
Files are as follows

.Makefile.swp
Makefile
readme.txt
sc92031.c

So will installing drivers solve my problem.......If yes how to install drivers ?

i am very new to ubuntu and therefore not knowing anything about it, not even commands to be given in Kernel

Thanks in advance, Good day

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Steven Rose (steveydoteu) said : 		#1

Open readme.txt and it will undoubtedly have instructions.

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#2

If you type "lspci" (without quotes) into a terminal window (Applications, Accessories, Terminal), it will give you a readout. Near the bottom you should see an entry similar to this:

   07:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

No driver is needed.

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Suparshwa Shah (suparshwa-great) said : 		#3

Andre Mangan i tried it is showing me 8139D adapter

When i am clicking on network icon it shows "no network devices"

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#4

From the information available via Google it seems that it is possible to get this device to work:

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-46/0485.html

It seems that the device is not identified properly.

Hardware Support states that the 8139D does not work in Hardy Heron (18.4.2008).

The easiest solution would be to replace it with the 8139/8139C/8139C+

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naenou (wo-ist-mein-weed) said : 		#5

hi everyone...

i have spent this entire day cleaning my computer from windows and changing to linux. it works. great.
yet i have the same problem as Suparshwa Shah ... and i searched the internet for an answer, and i couldnțt find it.

if i type "lspci" in my terminal, it says my Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Unknown device 2031.

yes, apparently the "new" version of ubuntu has the driver installed... apparently. it still doesn't work.

being new, i'd apreciate a step by step walk-through if possible. i think Suparshwa Shah would love that too. once we're online with linux. it's an easy way to go.

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