Intrepid: Ethernet eee 901 does not work with CLEAN install

[ghepardo]

Hi,
I've just did a CLEAN install (not an upgrade, but a format and then install) of Xubuntu 8.10 on my asus eee 901 (20gb).

The system installs fine, but I can't connect to internet because the wireless does not work (I knew this and there are workarounds) but also the ETHERNET DOES NOT WORK.

In fact most of the times the ethernet fails to get an IP address from my router DHCP, and even if I set a static IP, internet does not work. I can't surf the web nor ping a direct ip address.

What can I do ?

Can't nor fix wireless, because I need at least ethernet to get the files (from repositories) for wireless to work...

Can someone help me ?

[Ghostlove]

This is my problem exactly with my Eee 900 - if you find a solution, please let me know.

[ghepardo]

Hi,
I've found a solution.
The solution consists on removing the network manager from the autostarted application.

Here is the code you have to use:

1. Disable NetworkManager from starting up:



$ sudo update-rc.d -f NetworkManager remove


2. Reboot

3. Manually set up eth0 using ifconfig and route:



$ ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.10
$ route add default gw 10.0.0.24. Edit /etc/resolv.conf:
$ echo "10.0.0.2" >> /etc/resolv.conf


The exact IP addresses will be different for your individual setups, of course. So, to take advantage of your router DHCP, in spite of the last section of code (3), you might want to try running



dhclient eth0



Hope this helps,

Ciao bella! :)

[Ghostlove]

Ghepardo I am trying this right now. If it works I will bake you biscuits and send them all the way to Italy. :D

[Ghostlove]

Argh. I'm getting:


10.0.0.24. : Unknown host

[Ghostlove]

Oh poop. Same error I've gotten a few times before trying to do this:

"No working leases in persistent database - sleeping."

All I want to do is get on the damned internet with my little EeePC. :(

[ghepardo]

In spite of using the code at the point 3


$ ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.10
$ route add default gw 10.0.0.24. Edit /etc/resolv.conf:
$ echo "10.0.0.2" >> /etc/resolv.conf


rollback all the things you did at the point 3 (I mean delete the line with 10.0.0.2 in the file /etc/resolv.conf) and then use this one:



sudo dhclient eth0


and it will work ^^.

[Ghostlove]

It didn't even let me do point 3. I just kept getting 'Permission denied', even using sudo. :(

[ghepardo]

It didn't even let me do point 3. I just kept getting 'Permission denied', even using sudo. :(

Reboot.
Do the point 1.
Reboot, then do this:


sudo dhclient eth0


I am going to sleep now, tomorrow I've got to work.

I've added you to my msn, I can help tomorrow if you still need.
But I don't think, you seem a smart girl and this is an easy trick to do ^_^.

Ciao bella!

[Mr_Miyagi]

Ghostlove, can you confirm that this worked?
Thanks!

[Mr_Miyagi]

Unfortunately this does not work for me at all. Anyone have a solution for this.

[ghepardo]

sudo apt-get remove NetworkManager


and then install WiCD:
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/

[Mr_Miyagi]

Hmm, does not work. I'm going to see if I can try it with another network tomorrow. I thought I had a static ip (that's why I'm paying so much for my connection) but looking through my ISP help pages I think it might be dynamic. What can happen is they sometimes lock an IP to a mac-adress for a certain time (I'm using internet on my stationary computer). Usually you can just 'release' it and it will work with another network card. I have tried it but doesn't make any difference. I have managed to find a kernel that will give me wireless internet, so that's at least something.
I'll report in tomorrow.
Thanks!

[Mr_Miyagi]

Ok, so I let my internet connection "rest" over night to be sure that any "IP-lock" would be released. And to my delight that worked. I was getting worried it was something wrong with my hardware, didn't test the ethernet before I erased Xandro. But now it's working! :guitar:

Damn that feels good, thanks for all the help...at least I got a better network manager :wink:

[ghepardo]

Damn that feels good, thanks for all the help...at least I got a better network manager :wink:
Absolutely.

[gazzmaniac]

Hi ghepardo,
I would like to thank you for the solution you supplied to Ghostlove - the DHCP solution worked first time for me.

Regards,
Gary

[Tomatz]

You really should check out ubuntu eee. It has all the drivers etc out of the box.

http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/

[ghepardo]

Hi ghepardo,
I would like to thank you for the solution you supplied to Ghostlove - the DHCP solution worked first time for me.

Regards,
Gary

You'r welcome mate ^^

[robstr]

Thanks for your post! I had the same problem running Easy Peasy and eeebuntu on my eee 1000. The wired connection worked fine in Xandros and with another computer. Your fix worked for me on eeebuntu. After getting the wired connection working with your dhclient suggestion, I installed WICD, an alternative network manager tool. See Ray Haque's review and installation instructions:

http://rayhaque.blogspot.com/2008/06/eee-pc-network-manager-replacement-wicd.html

WICD seems immune to the problem, and I prefer its user interface. I haven't tested the wireless yet.