Cannot install drivers for motherboard/graphics card

[ilikepaste]

I just bought a new computer, and decided to put ubuntu 10.10 (x32) on it. HEre are my system specs:


Processor: Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Graphics card: SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

RAM: Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGV34G1600ELK

Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

PSU: APEVIA ATX-AQ700W-BK 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

CD/DVD player: LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Writer

I've visited the websites for the motherboard and the graphics card, and downloaded the linux driver files they have available :

Realtex LAN files: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...1E<br>RTL8168E

Realtex audio codecs: http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/...&GetDown=false

ATI graphics driver: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...2&lang=English

I have all the files on a USB stick, and i have it plugged into my computer. Now, my question is, how do i install them????

[Paqman]

You probably don't need to install any drivers for the mobo, Gigabyte mobos tend to "just work" with Linux these days. If everything is working (eg: sound, networking, etc) then you're good to go.

Your graphics card is an AMD one, which isn't very well supported. You can try the driver for it at System > Admin > Additional drivers, but I believe a lot of AMD people just use the default open source driver. I've not used an ATI/AMD card for years though, so i'm no expert.

[ilikepaste]

the LAN isn't connecting... haven't tried the sound yet. (The MOBO has integrated LAN on it)

eth0 doesn't get a signal (BIOS reads +100 MBPS)

[wolfen69]

Here's your linux baptism. :0

Download the Ralink LAN linux driver from the link you posted. Put it in your home folder. (in the general area)

Then open a terminal and copy and paste:

tar vjxf r8168-8.022.00.tar.bz2

then

cd r8168-8.022.00

then

sudo ./autorun.sh

You can check whether the driver is loaded by using following commands.

lsmod | grep r8168

or

ifconfig -a

If there is a device name, eth0, shown on the monitor, the linux
driver is loaded. Then, you can use the following command to activate the eth0. Do:

ifconfig eth0 up

Let us know if you need further assistance. It's not hard, just take your time.

[ilikepaste]

So I'm going to make myself sound even dumber... which files should I download? There are 5:

-LINUX driver for kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x (Support x86 and x64)

-FreeBSD 7.x and 8.0

-SCO OpenServer 6 and UnixWare 7.1.x

-SCO Unix 5.0.6 and 5.0.7

-Linux driver for kernel 2.4.x (Support x86 and x64)

[Paqman]

-LINUX driver for kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x (Support x86 and x64)

This one.

[wolfen69]

I just figured getting you online should be the first priority. Then we can work on the rest. Once online, it's easier to get the rest of what you need.

[ilikepaste]

So i copied the folder onto the home folder, tried typing in:

tar vjxf r8168-8.022.00.tar.bz2 

and got this error:

tar: Old option 'f' requires an argument.
Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.

What did I do wrong?

[realzippy]

What did I do wrong?

Nothing.
try

tar -vjxf r8168-8.022.00.tar.bz2

[JKyleOKC]

So i copied the folder onto the home folder, tried typing in:

tar vjxf r8168-8.022.00.tar.bz2 

and got this error:

tar: Old option 'f' requires an argument.
Try 'tar --help' or 'tar --usage' for more information.

What did I do wrong?

You didn't. The current version of tar apparently requires an option indicator (a dash before the option letters). Try

tar -vjxf r8168-8.022.00.tar.bz2

instead and it should work...