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Title: usb network driver
Post by: tropicalview on August 01, 2007, 04:54:49 AM

Does someone know how to install a linux driver for a usb network adapter

I have 2 different types:

Linksys USB100m
or this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Ethernet-10-100-LAN-Network-Adapter-NIC-RJ45-CFRA_W0QQitemZ290142898549QQihZ019QQcategoryZ11182QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Kind regards,


Now i'm sure what adapter it is:
ADMtek, Inc. ADM8511 Pegasus II Ethernet

this information is found via  phpSysInfo-2.5.2_rc2

Title: driver looks good, now register a network interface.
Post by: tropicalview on August 01, 2007, 07:02:44 PM

Dear all.

after reading this:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/redhat-fedora-linux-help/79369-problem-adm8511-pegasus-ii-usb-ethernet-converter-fc5.html

i tried this:
[root@studentensvr ~]# lsmod | grep pegasus
[root@studentensvr ~]# modprobe pegasus
[root@studentensvr ~]# lsmod | grep pegasus
pegasus                26957  0
[root@studentensvr ~]#

so it seems the device is working.

Does anybody knows now how i can make this lsmod command permenent so even after a reconfigure the device will be there?
and does anybody know how i can register that device to my ETH3

Title: Re: driver looks good, now register a network interface.
Post by: TrevorB on August 02, 2007, 12:50:27 PM

Quote from: "tropicalview"

Does anybody knows now how i can make this lsmod command permenent so even after a reconfigure the device will be there?
and does anybody know how i can register that device to my ETH3

I think you mean eth2 (the defaults are eth0 & eth1).

You could create a custom template to allow you to set this via the config database.

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mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/modprobe.conf
cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/modprobe.conf
cp /etc/e-smith/templates/etc/modprobe.conf/10EthernetDrivers .
nano 10EthernetDrivers (or pico or mcedit)Change the code as below (note: the eth[012] on the first code line

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{
    @lines = grep { !/^\s*alias\s*eth[012]/ } @lines;
    if (defined $EthernetDriver1 && $EthernetDriver1 ne "unknown")
    {
push @lines, "alias eth0 ${EthernetDriver1}";
    }
    if (defined $EthernetDriver2 && $EthernetDriver2 ne "unknown")
    {
push @lines, "alias eth1 ${EthernetDriver2}";
    }
    if (defined $EthernetDriver3 && $EthernetDriver3 ne "unknown")
    {
push @lines, "alias eth2 ${EthernetDriver3}";
    }
    "";
}Then you need to set the config db variable and expand the modprobe.conf file

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config set EthernetDriver3 pegasus
expand-template /etc/modprobe.confAll subsequent reboots should set the diver for eth2 to pegasus (or whatever you change it to in the config database).

Beware though, I haven't tested this...... Try it on a test box first.

Good Luck
Trevor B

Title: usb network adapter.
Post by: tropicalview on August 02, 2007, 03:15:43 PM

dear TrevorB


Due to the device itself worked already i started a new topic now to activate it.

THere i got a reply from "mrjhb3" (http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=38015.0)

That reply worked fine, i tried it and i have connection right now with this device.

I asked him about making this perminent in the templates.
anyway thank you very much for your tips.


Kind regards,

Hendrik

Title: expand-template without success.
Post by: tropicalview on August 04, 2007, 05:07:21 PM

Dear Tailor or someone else who know

in the instructions above i got this error:

[root@studentensrv etc]# cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/modprobe.conf
[root@studentensrv modprobe.conf]# expand-template /etc/modprobe.conf
WARNING in /etc/e-smith/templates-custom//etc/modprobe.conf/10EthernetDrivers.save: ERROR: Cannot process template /etc/e-smith/templates-custom//etc/modprobe.conf/10EthernetDrivers.save: End of data inside program text that began at line 1
 at /sbin/e-smith/expand-template line 45
[root@studentensrv modprobe.conf]# expand-template etc/modprobe.conf
WARNING in /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/modprobe.conf/10EthernetDrivers.save: ERROR: Cannot process template /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/modprobe.conf/10EthernetDrivers.save: End of data inside program text that began at line 1
 at /sbin/e-smith/expand-template line 45
[root@studentensrv modprobe.conf]#

Title: It works.
Post by: tropicalview on August 04, 2007, 08:06:25 PM

Dear Taylor.


I'm very sorry.


I did not copy the file ok... and that's why the instructions didn't work out.
Now they are fine.


Your instructions where just great.
Thanks.