[rhn-users] Graphic Card Problems
Greg Forte
gforte at leopard.us.udel.edu
Sun Apr 2 18:19:14 UTC 2006
OK, first off, the DHCP service listed in the services console would be
for a DHCP _server_ (dhcpd), not the client that you need to make this
box get a DHCP address. The program you're looking for is "dhclient".
Try (as root), running /sbin/dhclient (no options). If that doesn't get
you an address, then either there's a problem with the card driver or
there's a problem with the router.
Second, it'd be nearly impossible to get through the install and NOT
have the interface configured for DHCP unless you really tried. Do you
remember if you kept "DHCP" as the method for assigning an address to
the network interface? It's the default. If you kept it, then it
should have "just worked", so there's some other problem.
Third, first you said the NIC was connected to a router, then you said
it was connected to a switch. Which is it? there's a big difference!
If it's a router, you may need to turn on DHCP services on the router.
If it's a switch, then you SHOULD be able to get an IP address from the
cable modem/ISP, but you can only get one at a time, so if there's
another machine already connected to the Internet via the cable modem,
you'll need to unplug it from the network, and probably cycle the power
on the cable modem, because it will have "tied" itself to the other
computer's MAC address. And then you'll need to go out and buy a router
if you want both machines to be able to have Internet access at the same
time (unless you pay your IP for multiple IP addresses, in which case it
should all work with just the switch ... I think. ;-)
-g
Jeff Blossom wrote:
> I checked the services from the gui desktop and no DHCP service
> listed. I must have to install it some how....
>
>
> Benj FitzPatrick wrote:
>> Jeff,
>> It sounds like you need to enable dhcpd. There should be a
>> gui where you can select which services you want loaded on
>> startup. Make sure that dhcp is one of them. After that I
>> think you will be set.
>> Benj
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:05:23 -0500
>>> From: Jeff Blossom <jblossom at mn.rr.com> Subject: Re: [rhn-users]
>>> Graphic Card Problems To: Red Hat Network Users List
>>> <rhn-users at redhat.com>
>>>
>>> ifconfig -a
>>>
>>> shows
>>> eth0 HDWR Address shows
>>> lo 127.0.0.1
>>> sit0 IPv6
>>>
>>> /etc/init.d/dhcpd - does not exist
>>> found:
>>> /etc/log.d/scripts/services/dhcpd
>>>
>>> no dhcpd service's running.
>>>
>>> My NIC card is connecting to a Linksys 5 port switch. I have
>>>
>> not done
>>> any DNS configuration in linux, could this be the problem?
>> RHN finds
>>> the NIC Card just cant activate the connection. Fails trying
>>>
>> to obtains
>>> IP address.
>>>
>>> Jeff B.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Benj FitzPatrick wrote:
>>>
>>>> What do you get from "ifconfig -a" and "/etc/init.d/dhcpd
>>>> status"? You can try "dhcpcd eth0" assuming that your
>>>> ethernet card is eth0 and dhcp is running.
>>>> Benj
>>>>
>>>> ---- Original message ----
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:36:52 -0500
>>>>> From: Jeff Blossom <jblossom at mn.rr.com> Subject: Re: [rhn-users]
>>>>> Graphic Card Problems To: Red Hat Network Users List
>>>>> <rhn-users at redhat.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> THAT WORKED!!!!
>>>>> Wow, I have been working on this problem since Friday! Thank
>>>>>
>>>> you. Can
>>>>> you help with my NIC card now? NIC is connected to router
>>>>>
>> which
>>>>> connects to Cable modem. Im not able to obtain an IP address
>>>>>
>>>> from my
>>>>> router. Any Ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> You've been a big help so far.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff B
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Benj FitzPatrick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a guess, but edit your xorg.conf file and under the
>>>>>> driver try setting it to vesa if it isn't already. From
>>>>>>
>> there
>>
>>>>>> you should be able to get X up and install the proprietary
>>>>>> drivers if you like.
>>>>>> Benj
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---- Original message ----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:25:42 -0600
>>>>>>> From: Larry D Sorensen <larry.sorensen at juno.com> Subject: Re:
>>>>>>> [rhn-users] Graphic Card Problems To: rhn-users at redhat.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does it just not start in graphics mode, or do you get
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> garbage on the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> screen after it boots? Also, which version of Linux are you
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> running?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:09:01 -0500 Jeff Blossom
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> <jblossom at mn.rr.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm using a newer video card (ATI Radeon X600 SE 256MB) I
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> am unable
>>>>>>>> to get linux gui working. I have to run everything in text
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> mode. This
>>>>>>>> is my first time installing linux. I am familiar with using
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> linux but
>>>>>>>> this problem is over my head.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ?????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>>>>
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