On Friday, 10 February 2006 12:50, Andy Weller wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am trying to be clever: I have bought a Western Digital Passport 40Gb
> 2.5" USB external drive for my Mandriva 2006 'system'. Something I can
> plug in anywhere and just use (making sure I make regular back-ups).
>
> Currently, I want to use this on 2 machines:
>
> Dell Dimension 5000
> IBM ThinkVision something-or-other
>
> In the IBM there's a 'Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI
> Express' card which is just not recognised! I don't understand; this is
> supposed to be 'certified hardware' (www.mandriva.com/en/hardware - LAN
> adapter)?
>
> I have installed the latest kernels available in the Mandriva
> recommended way:
>
> # urpmi.update -a
> # urpmi kernel-2.6.X.Xmdk
>
> But nothing... I have read about both the bcm5700 and tg3 drivers, which
> I have tried to load manually through the Control Center, but nothing...
>
> Maybe I need to specify options instead of autoprobing?
>
> Maybe I've missed something in the BIOS?
>
> Any pointers/hints/suggestions/help would be VERY MUCH appreciated - I
> am trying in vain to get this set-up.
Hi Andy
Well, I have an IBM Thinkpad Z60m with a built-in Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751
ethernet card, and 2006.0 doesn't have any problem seeing it.
The card is definitely supported. Maybe you should try disabling ACPI.
cheers
Duncan
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