Replaced MB &amp; No Internet; Ubuntu

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Topic: Replaced MB & No Internet; Ubuntu
Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 12:47am

When I run ifconfig I get:

Lo Link encap:Local Loopback

Inet addr: 127.0.0.1

In6 addr ::1/128 scope : Host

UP Loopback Running MTD:16436 Metric:1

RX Packets:38 Error:0 Dropped: 0 Overruns: 0

TX Packets:38 Errors:0 Dropped: 0 Overruns:0 Carrier:0

Collisons: 0 txqueuele:0

RX Bytes: 2727 (2.7 kB) TX Bytes: 2728 (2.7 kB)

I am not very Linux adept.

Any ideas how I solve this issue?

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Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 12:45am

sudo update-initramfs disabled since running on a live CD

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Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 11:36pm

Thank you so much for helping with this! I really would like to get this going again. It probably is something as simple as a driver for the NIC card.

Here is a link to some of things we have tried on another forum if it helps.

Please find the response to lspci below, I will post the other requests as I can.

00.00.0 RAM memory nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a1)

00.01.0 ISA bridge nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)

00.01.1 SMBus nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)

00.01.2 RAM Memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)

00.02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3)

00.02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3)

00.04.0 PCI Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Bridge (rev a1)

00.05.0 Audio Device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)

00.06.0 IDE Interface nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2)

00.08.1 IDE Interface nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)

00.09.0 PCI Bridge nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)

00.0b.0 PCI Bridge nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)

00.0d.0 VGA Compatible nVidia Corporation Dev 03d6 Bridge (rev a2)

00.18.0 Host Bridge Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] hypertransport configuration

00.18.1 Host Bridge Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map

00.18.2 Host Bridge Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller

00.18.3 Host Bridge Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control

00.18.4 Host Bridge Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control

01.08.0 Ethernet Controller: DLink System Inc. RTL8139 Ethernet 9rev10)

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Posted: 04 Oct 2015 at 8:32am

It looks like Linux cannot see the Ethernet card (NIC).

It's possibly just a driver issue.

Try the "lspci" command. That will list the devices that have been detected.

When you boot up, keep an eye out for any specific error messages.

The "dmesg" command will show you a log that should help.

Also try the command "sudo update-initramfs" and reboot. (You'll need the administrator password)

Lastly, I believe the support for Ubuntu 8.10 ended in 2010. The current version is 14.04.3

An upgrade might solve your problem since it'll likely come with new drivers.

I'd recommend an upgrade just for security reasons. You don't wanna be running around on the internet with an out-of-date system.

If you want to dig deep, however, you can try to find out your Ethernet card model number, get the Windows driver, and attempt to use "ndiswrapper" to get it going.

Edited by squidrobro - 04 Oct 2015 at 8:38am

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