[Astlinux-users] No "eth0" device found on HP T510 Thin Client - astlinux 1.4.7

[Tim G. <te...@en...>]

Hi all; I've just blown the dust off of an HP T150 thin client box (4GB
RAM/16GB Flash, VIA Eden X2 U4200 processor @ 1Ghz) and installed the
latest x64 version of ASTLinux (1.4.7).
The operating system installs without error, but after booting, and despite
apparently installing the
"Intel PRO/1000 Network Driver 3.8.7-NAPI" driver, ASTLinux cannot find
"eth0", and there is consequently no network available.

Yet, if I boot the machine just to a RUNNIX shell, "lspci" shows the
network adapter (Broadcom Inc. BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01))
installed as "eth0" (albeit without an IP address):

[image: IMG_4382.JPG]
If I let ASTLinux boot to completion, it seems to load the "Intel PRO/1000
Network Driver 3.8.7-NAPI" and the "8139 Fast Ethernet drive 0.9.28", but
then cannot find "eth0" (last line of screen shot).
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When boot into ASTLinux, my installation does not have anything pertaining
to "net" in the /etc/udev/rules directory either:

[image: IMG_4396.JPG]

I can confirm that the network cable was attached to the box and
connection/activity indicators were illuminated, so the hardware seems okay.

After booting into ASTLinux, "ifconfig" shows the following:

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One other interesting anomaly is that "eth0" *is* reported right at the end
of the boot:

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But then the OS doesn't seem to initialize "eth0" leaving the environment
networkless.

While I am relatively used to working on Ubuntu servers, I've never had to
operate at the level of network interface drivers, so I'm a little lost as
to where to look for the problem and how to attempt a resolution.

Is there something about 1.4.7 that it would not necessarily include and
enable a network driver for this adapter?


Thanks!
Tim