Unable to Network connect Internet

[sky]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Really sorry I didn't know you were starting...

Thanks a_hippie

[simbiwa]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Hi

I managed to check the /var/log  files and am posting something which i suspect is the real cause as the system is reading the MAC address as invalid

log of 02-sep-2006
08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294697.863000] FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
Sep  2 08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294698.380000] Real Time Clock Driver v1.12
Sep  2 08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294698.428000] via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.2.0-2.6 June-10-2004 Written by Donald Becker
Sep  2 08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294698.428000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:12.0[A] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
Sep  2 08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294698.428000] PCI: Via IRQ fixup for 0000:00:12.0, from 10 to 1
Sep  2 08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294698.428000] eth0: VIA Rhine II at 0x1d800, 00:15:f2:d3:8a:a7, IRQ 193.
Sep  2 08:35:16 localhost kernel: [4294698.429000] eth0: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x7869 advertising 05e1 Link 45e1. )

Log of 20-Sep-2006

Sep 20 08:56:57 localhost kernel: [4294694.654000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:12.0[A] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 201
Sep 20 08:56:57 localhost kernel: [4294694.654000] PCI: Via IRQ fixup for 0000:00:12.0, from 10 to 9
Sep 20 08:56:57 localhost kernel: [4294694.654000] Invalid MAC address
Sep 20 08:56:57 localhost kernel: [4294694.654000] via-rhine: probe of 0000:00:12.0 failed with error -5


The correct address as on the sticker on the mobo shows as 0015f2d38aa7 and thats what is showing in /etc/iftab file.

What could be error -5? How to make the eth0 see the correct mac address?

[sky]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

So I guess it's a bug...
Maybe you should check with the kernel developers if they already know about this... If not, you should feel in a bug report.

Good luck

[simbiwa]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

So I guess it's a bug...
Maybe you should check with the kernel developers if they already know about this... If not, you should feel in a bug report.

Good luck

  Bug  report ? 

Bug?
         

Is there no solution for this?  :-X

[sky]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Maybe there's another idea, you can try to download the latest kernel and compile it..
You should be able to find few howto on kubuntu or ubuntu wiki.

Good luck

[a_hippie]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Maybe there's another idea, you can try to download the latest kernel and compile it..
You should be able to find few howto on kubuntu or ubuntu wiki.

Good luck

Oooh, bad idea. bad bad bad. This is kubuntu and asking a nubie to do something like that is like asking your mother to build a rocket ship so you can have satellite tv.

I think you are right however, it does seem like a bug and should be reported. I don't know how hard it is to submit one though. I suspect I will sooner or later though.

wishing you well.

[sky]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

You're right, I've again forgot that you were a newbie... Anyway if you want to learn and you're not afraid to loose your install, so you can go on

Cheers

[simbiwa]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Hi

I am afraid it is not the kernel problem as I tried the live cd of Ubuntu, then Mepis and Suse , They are all showing the same problem. Before that all these Live Cds were able to detect my Ethernet card ands I was able to connect the network and my cable operators server and log on to the Internet.

I feel that there is a problem with my Motherboard and it is not reflecting the correct MAC address. I wrote to ASUS technicians and they told me it is easy to change the Mac address in Xp which I managed to do . The problem is that I can not change the MAC address in Linux.

There is program for linux as Macchanger 1.5.0 tar , I managed to down load , it needs to be compiled , which i tried to do but got an error as it says there is no C compiler. I am stuck , I will be grateful for any help.

If I can manage to change the mac Address I feel that this error of invalid mac address will be solved. It is these small things like compile and make install which is creating a lot of problems. Where do I get this C compiler as I do not have a connection throug Linux , I am using XP to post .

[a_hippie]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Greetings simbiwa:

You will need to use adept to install 'gnu make' 'gcc' 'binutils' and I think these will add a few other packages (like c headers) automatically. Still, this is an extrodinary move on your part.

I've had a nic that haunted me in the past. It worked very well--in fact it was ripping fast. used the via-rhine driver. Then it simply stopped working. I think I still have the card in a bucket in the garage. I just stopped working and no matter what I did, it wouldn't play nice with linux. I've also had one realtek card do this. I don't know if these cards can be "reset" or not. I don't have or use MS here, so I don't know if they would run under that OS or not.

Anyway, I hope this helps.

[simbiwa]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Hi a_hippie ,

Thanks for the info but will adept work with out the internet connection?


Is it possible to retrieve these from the install cd?

I mean "gnu make" "gcc"

My main problem is the connection to the Internet.

[simbiwa]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Hi a_hippie
This is the error that I am getting

simbiwa@station14:~/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0$ sudo ./configure
Password:
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

[simbiwa]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Hi

Hope this will help diognise the real problem

this is the output in the config.log

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure macchanger-1.5.0

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = station14
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.15-23-386
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 PREEMPT Tue May 23 13:49:40 UTC 2006

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1295: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1350: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1361: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1404: result: yes
configure:1461: checking for gawk
configure:1490: result: no
configure:1461: checking for mawk
configure:1477: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:1487: result: mawk
configure:1497: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1517: result: yes
configure:1699: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1754: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1773: checking for macchanger-1.5.0-gcc
configure:1802: result: no
configure:1811: checking for gcc
configure:1827: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1837: result: gcc
configure:2081: checking for C compiler version
configure:2084: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2087: $? = 0
configure:2089: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-awt=gtk-default --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --with-tune=pentium4 --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)
configure:2092: $? = 0
configure:2094: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2097: $? = 1
configure:2120: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2123: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2126: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "macchanger"
| #define VERSION "1.5.0"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:2165: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=macchanger-1.5.0
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=macchanger-1.5.0
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=set
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=macchanger-1.5.0
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=mawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/missing --run aclocal-1.8'
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/missing --run automake-1.8'
AWK='mawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='macchanger'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
VERSION='1.5.0'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias='macchanger-1.5.0'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias='macchanger-1.5.0'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/salim/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
mkdir_p='mkdir -p -- .'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias='macchanger-1.5.0'

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "macchanger"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define VERSION "1.5.0"

configure: exit 77

[kubicle]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

Hi a_hippie
This is the error that I am getting

simbiwa@station14:~/Desktop/macchanger-1.5.0$ sudo ./configure
Password:
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

To compile from source, the easiest way to get what you need is to install the 'build-essential' meta-package which will install the common tools for compiling (you may also need various -dev packages depending on what you're trying to compile...but start with build-essential)

If you can't access the internet from kubuntu, one way to get the packages is to download the Alternate Install CD which you can add as a repository (the CD has build-essential packages, they are just not installed by default)

To add the CD as a repository, put the cd in the drive and run:

sudo apt-cdrom add

(which will add the cd into your sources.list)
And then (with the CD still in the drive):

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install build-essential

[a_hippie]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

'build-essential'

I'm a dummy! Yeah, that package will add all the critical tools the system needs to build packages. I did my system the old fashioned way--try it until it works!

Thanks!

[a_hippie]

Re: Unable to Network connect Internet

just reading through this tread again, I wonder if bios might be the problem. I seem to recall there are some options that the bios is controlled by OS or something like that. I had one box that would give me problems, by resetting the value (either Y or N) seemed to make a difference. Anyway, you might want to explore your bios settings.

Man, it would really be neat if that solved your problem!

good luck