is nForce MCP61 supported in Linux?

[netllama]

This looks like its the audio device:
00:05.0 Class 0403: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f0 (rev a2)

Which kernel version are you using?

[elconqueror]

I'm using 2.6.17.11 (latest stable version from kernel.org)

the output of lspci -v for this device is:

00:05.0 Class 0403: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f0 (rev a2)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation: Unknown device 0888
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at dfff8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [6c] #08 [a802]

[Mug]

I have the ASRock board, too. I'm hoping the info in this thread will help me out when I get home and give it a try.

[Mug]

I cant get that makefile to work at all :'(

I get all these errors about "struct net_device has no member called xmit_lock"

it dumps about 8 of those errors and then does nothing. What am I doing wrong?

[Mug]

I dont understand where do I put the forcedeth.c file, and where do I create the Makefile?

[elconqueror]

All I did to have the network card, sata and ide dma work is patch some files in the kernel 2.6.17.11 source.

Are you familliar with recompiling a kernel? What's the version of the kernel installed on your system right now?

[Mug]

Originally Posted by elconqueror

All I did to have the network card, sata and ide dma work is patch some files in the kernel 2.6.17.11 source.

Are you familliar with recompiling a kernel? What's the version of the kernel installed on your system right now?

I got a friend to walk me through downloading the 2.6.17.11 source, adding the lines to forcedeth.c and recompiling the kernel. But there's still no nForce network device in my Network Hardware list :'(

[netllama]

Mug,
You didn't state which distribution you were running. In some cases the distribution specific tools are pre-populated with specific hardware, and updating a driver isn't going to change that. You'll need to manually setup the ethernet interface.

Thanks,
Lonni

[Mug]

Im using Fedora 5 Core

[netllama]

All you need to do is edit /etc/modprobe.conf:
alias eth0 forcedeth

and ensure that you have a valid /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file, once you have forcedeth installed & loaded.

Thanks,
Lonni

[Mug]

ill see what i can do

[Mug]

I think im just too new to all this linux stuff, getting MCP61 working in Fedora5Core is just having no luck with me, and i've tried lots of different suggestions from lots of #linux and #fedora rooms on IRC networks, but i'm just lost.

I'll wait for Core6, apparantly that's gonna have support built in.