On Tue, 2020-12-15 at 12:19 -0800, Michael Barnes wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 2020-12-11 at 16:53 -0800, Michael Barnes wrote: > > > > > > > > Just got a new computer a friend built. It is using a > > > > > > > > Biostar > > > > B550GTA > > > > > > > > Motherboard. I installed CentOS 7 in it, which went > > > > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Problem is, I cannot get a network connection. I plug > > > > > > > > in the > > > > Ethernet > > > > > > > > cable > > > > > > > > and get a good light on the switch and a blinking > > > > > > > > yellow light > > > > on the > > > > > > > > jack > > > > > > > > in the computer. Cable verified good. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I do an 'ip a' it only shows io, no eth0. If I run > > > > > > > > the > > > > network > > > > > > > > utility > > > > > > > > nmtui, it does not show any Ethernet devices. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't worked on machines at this level in a few > > > > > > > > years, so > > > > I have > > > > > > > > likely > > > > > > > > forgotten all the obvious stuff. I went into the > > > > > > > > Motherboard > > > > setup > > > > > > > > and find > > > > > > > > nothing regarding enable/disable onboard Ethernet. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > Update. I got a USB-Ethernet adapter and am at least connected for > now. I > really want to use the onboard NIC if possible. I was able to > install > pciutils so I can see things. lspci shows: > 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 > 2.5GbE > Controller (rev 04) > > so at least it is being seen. I find no reference to it in dmesg, but > I am > not a dmesg guru, so I don't know if it should show up there. >
Did you also install and configured new-er kernel (5.3+) to be able to use (not just see) the device? -T _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
