CentOS and RHEL 5 in ASPIRE 5738

[jimmyrai]

lspci
[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile LPC Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Mobile 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Mobile 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation Unknown device 1698 (rev 10)
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device 4232
[root@localhost ~]#

[jimmyrai]

lsmod
[root@localhost ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
vfat 15809 1
fat 51165 1 vfat
netloop 10945 0
netbk 78017 0 [permanent]
blktap 115813 2 [permanent]
blkbk 21985 0 [permanent]
ipt_MASQUERADE 7745 1
iptable_nat 11205 1
ip_nat 21101 2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
bridge 53725 0
autofs4 24389 2
hidp 23105 2
rfcomm 42457 0
l2cap 29633 10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth 53925 5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc 144253 1
tg3 105797 0
ip_conntrack_netbios_ns 6977 0
ipt_REJECT 9537 3
xt_state 6209 3
ip_conntrack 53025 5 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,ip_nat,ip_conntrack_net bios_ns,xt_state
nfnetlink 10713 2 ip_nat,ip_conntrack
iptable_filter 7105 1
ip_tables 17029 2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT 9409 1
xt_tcpudp 7105 14
ip6table_filter 6849 1
ip6_tables 18181 1 ip6table_filter
x_tables 17349 8 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_ tables,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,ip6_tables
dm_mirror 28997 0
dm_multipath 21577 0
dm_mod 58457 2 dm_mirror,dm_multipath
video 19269 0
sbs 18533 0
backlight 10049 0
i2c_ec 9025 1 sbs
button 10705 0
battery 13637 0
asus_acpi 19288 0
ac 9157 0
ipv6 251521 19 ip6t_REJECT
parport_pc 29157 0
lp 15849 0
parport 37641 2 parport_pc,lp
sr_mod 19941 0
cdrom 36705 1 sr_mod
snd_hda_intel 23897 1
snd_hda_codec 202689 1 snd_hda_intel
sg 36061 0
snd_seq_dummy 7877 0
snd_seq_oss 32577 0
snd_seq_midi_event 11073 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 49841 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 11725 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 43201 0
snd_mixer_oss 19009 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 72517 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
usb_storage 76833 1
pcspkr 7105 0
i2c_i801 11469 0
i2c_core 23745 2 i2c_ec,i2c_i801
snd_timer 24773 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 52549 11 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,sn d_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd _timer
soundcore 11553 1 snd
serio_raw 10693 0
snd_page_alloc 13769 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
ata_piix 18501 3
libata 116473 1 ata_piix
sd_mod 24897 6
scsi_mod 132941 5 sr_mod,sg,usb_storage,libata,sd_mod
ext3 123336 2
jbd 56553 1 ext3
ehci_hcd 33357 0
ohci_hcd 23645 0
uhci_hcd 25677 0
[root@localhost ~]#

[jimmyrai]

lsusb
[root@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 0951:1607 Kingston Technology
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 08ff:1600 AuthenTec, Inc.
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 008 Device 003: ID 064e:a103 Suyin Corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 15d9:0a37
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
[root@localhost ~]#

[jimmyrai]

reed....the last command "dmesg" gave out a long output and the file size is too big to be attached as one...so I have split up as dmesg1 and dmesg2. I hope it wont be much trouble for u.........

[reed9]

su -l root update-pciids
curl: (6) Couldn't resolve host 'pciids.sourceforge.net'
update-pciids: download failed

Yeah, I'm an idiot and forgot you don't have any connection at all.

It looks like your wired card is a Broadcom BCM5784M and your wireless is a Intel Pro 5100.

What version of CentOS are you running? Can you post uname -r as well.

I'm not too familiar with Red Hat systems, but I'll look around and see if I can find anything on getting these to work.

Also, you should enclose the output of dmesg and other commands in code tags.

[reed9]

Wireless - this shouldn't be difficult to get working if you're using the latest version of CentOS. I'm not sure that you are, though, since I didn't see the driver loading. I would recommend upgrading if you are not.
HowTos/Laptops/Wireless - CentOS Wiki

Wired connection - again, if you aren't using the latest version, and upgrade might fix this. If necessary, you can download and build the driver yourself.
Broadcom.com - Ethernet NIC NetXtreme Server Driver Downloads

[jimmyrai]

hey reed......the link for the Broadcom driver u sent me.....I think I tried the driver from that site earlier....but I will try once more......and tell u...

And the out for "uname -r" is "2.6.18-53.el5xen"

thanx

[jimmyrai]

sorry to bother you again reed,,,,but the driver you gave me the link to....it seems it has some problems.....
First of all.....when I untar the tar file....the "src" folder is not present..so I cant use the "make" command.

So I tried installing the source rpm but that too didnt work.....I followed the instructions word by word...but I couldnt install the driver.......

Any method to work around???????

Thanx

[jimmyrai]

reed....thanx for all the help.....I've downloaded the drivers from the link that you provided and though it didnt work at the first time....i somehow managed to get it working......the previous driver that I had downloaded was for another model of broadcom ethernet controller.......

Thanx a million...reed.....if not for u...I wouldnt have experimented with my laptop......

[reed9]

Glad you got it working.