<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm setting up a reasonably old PC with FC5 to use primarily as a test server for web development. A few days ago i installed FC5 and spent 2 days trying to configure a wireless network card. Having finally compiled the kernel with the additional drivers for the wireless card i got it up and running and everything was fine. The box was hidden away in a corner (where my partner couldn't see it) and all was good. This morning however the hard disk went in the machine, so i had to purchase a new disk and start all over again.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So my present situation: Not wanting to go through the pane of setting up a wireless card again, i thought I'd save myself a great deal of hassle and put a standard wired ethernet card in. So i did, a Netgear GA311 which i believe uses the Realtek 8169 chip set. I'd already checked online and everyone reported this card as working hassle free under fedora. But not for me. On boot I see the message:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>r8169 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialisation</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I get the same message if i do ifup eth0. ifconfig -a does not list eth0.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Using the GUI tool Network Manager the device can be seen under hardware.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So the network card not working is the first problem, any thoughts gratefully received.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In order to try and fix this i have downloaded linux drivers from the Realtek site. To install i need the kernel source, so i also downloaded <FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">kernel-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm. When i try to install this rpm i get:</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">-> rpm -Uvh kernel-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Any thoughts?</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Grande" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Many thanks, Greg.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>