On 07/26/2016 02:58 PM, geo wrote: > > hello Ned. > > On 07/26/2016 02:04 PM, Ned Slider wrote: >> On 26/07/16 19:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: > <<>> > >>> ]$ lspci|grep Realtek >>> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ >>> RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22) >>> 14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \ >>> RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02) >>> >>> ]$ lspci|grep VGA >>> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] \ >>> RS780MC [Mobility Radeon HD 3100] >>> >>> centos 6: >>> network and vga controllers ok. >>> ethernet controller not recognized. >>> >>> 3 questions: >>> >>> anyone have problems installing 7 32 bit to a laptop? >>> >>> any suggestions for getting ethernet controller to work? >>> >> >> I have no experience with the 32-bit builds (but device support should >> be otherwise identical), but that device should be supported by the in >> kernel r8169 driver. Grepping for the Vendor:Device ID pairing in >> modules.alias for your kernel will determine that for sure. >> > ---> > > Ned, thank you for reply. > > iirc, at; > > SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/i386 - CentOS Wiki > https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/i386 > > it was stated that the 32 bit was built from 64 bit 7.1511 build. > > at path /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.3.1.el6.i686, grepping 8169 shows > files modules.alias, modules.alias.bin, modules.dep, modules.dep.bin, > modules.networking, modules.order, and modules.pcimap, contain > 'r8169'. > > after i install 7 -32, i will do some more checking to see why > ethernet is not working. > > thanks again for your reply. greatly appreciated. > > you have brought about first listing of notes for new install. > > later. > > If you can not get that NIC working with the default kernel, you could try the experimental kernel per the bottom of: https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/i386 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 198 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20160726/47509c8e/attachment-0005.sig>