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New MessageIA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) sasquatchoflove
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After a day of work, we managed to get Linux installed on an IA-1 (no, it wasn't that hard, we just did a lot of moronic things along the way). The next step was to get the integrated ethernet working. Has anyone ever seen one with an integrated NIC before?? I can't seem to find anybody... Anyone with any information on this NIC wanna help us out??
- Mik Mifflin
When come back, bring pie.
07-28-2002 21:26:38

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) Carbon
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What color is it?
Most IA-1's did not have integrated ethernet.
Have you tried any of the BeIA images?
They are built for the integrated ethernet.
I'll trade you for a regular IA-1 with midori installed.:)
Later,
Carbon
08-01-2002 04:39:03

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) sasquatchoflove
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This one is white, it is NOT one of the blue clippers. I was having some trouble with the ethernet drivers under linux, so I decided to load the BeIA image just to see if they worked. The hardware was functioning properly. Just a few minutes ago, I compiled a driver that functions beautifully under linux 2.4.18, and I assume it will for others with the clipper or one like ours. I will post a patch once I clean it up a little, but it's a simple alteration to the pcnet32.c driver.

Has anyone ever seen a white IA-1 with an ethernet port?? I've found no record of another one...
OK, I've conquerored the IA-1, what's a good internet appliance to get for a second project??

- Mik Mifflin
Posting from windows, but not minding it now that I have
Mike's laptop (linux = vital to my life).

08-02-2002 20:12:15

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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I also have a white IA-1 with built-in ethernet. It's a eval unit from Compaq.

I would love to get Midori to support it... I'd like to use it for Terminal Services, web browsing and maybe IM. Anyone up to the challenge?

-d.

08-06-2002 10:30:19

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) theedge
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Did you actually get it to run with BeIA? I am using my Clipper and the BeIA image but cannot get it to connect to my cable modem. Its DHCP and I don't need to register the MAC ID with the service either. It shows a hint of activity when the Clipper tried to look for the ethernet connection on both the back of the IA and the cable modem.

The cable modem works fine with my PS2 Linux kit... (what I am actually writing this on)

Any ideas?

My first pref would be to have the BeIA image (the firts one is newer and better interface) for my fiancee
OR
The Midori 3 image if I would NEED to go to that, but the interface and color scheme isn't optimized for the IA-1 (I guess it could be changed, but the BeIA interface is so clean)

Please send some good news about how you got the ethernet connection working in BeIA

08-11-2002 10:11:26

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) theedge
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Did you actually get it to run with BeIA? I am using my Clipper and the BeIA image but cannot get it to connect to my cable modem. Its DHCP and I don't need to register the MAC ID with the service either. It shows a hint of activity when the Clipper tried to look for the ethernet connection on both the back of the IA and the cable modem.

The cable modem works fine with my PS2 Linux kit... (what I am actually writing this on)

Any ideas?

My first pref would be to have the BeIA image (the firts one is newer and better interface) for my fiancee
OR
The Midori 3 image if I would NEED to go to that, but the interface and color scheme isn't optimized for the IA-1 (I guess it could be changed, but the BeIA interface is so clean)

Please send some good news about how you got the ethernet connection working in BeIA

08-11-2002 10:11:37

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) sasquatchoflove
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DavidC, I have a midori image that has a working ethernet driver and automatically loads it on boot. If you are interested, I need a place to upload it. Also, I can give you the compiled module, and a patch so you can compile it later yourself.

- Mik Mifflin
I'd rather use linux on my p200
than windows on my 900 tbird

08-14-2002 23:21:38

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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I'd love to get a copy of that build! I've sent email to IA1Hacking.com seeing if they would host it -- would you be okay with that?

I don't do much build-kit stuff, so the .img will do me just fine.

Thanks a bunch!
-d.

08-15-2002 14:41:53

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) sasquatchoflove
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I'm fine with that. It's on my friend's laptop, so it might be a little while. At the time I did that, the closest thing I had to a computer was a half working windoze machine. I borrowed the laptop to work on the IA-1 (which is also not mine, though I wish it was), and there the image and kernel patch sits.
So you have one of the freak IA-1's?? The white ones with ethernet I mean. Where did you get yours??

- Mik Mifflin
It's too hot to code.....

08-15-2002 17:09:21

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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I'll let you know what I hear.

I got it from work. It was an eval from Compaq with the BeIA image.

-d.

08-15-2002 18:07:04

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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Hi Mik-

FYI - No response yet... Know of any other way we could do this? I don't think there are any of those free online storage sites left... any suggestions?

Thanks-
-d.

08-20-2002 06:39:02

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) lifer
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What chip is used on your motherboard to support the ethernet port? How about a photo of the motherboard ethernet area?
08-20-2002 13:03:55

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) theedge
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I don't have any place to put the image right now, but I am extremely interested in using the image on my Clipper (same thing).

A A place to upload it could be hard, the IA1 hacking guy never got back to you yet?

08-21-2002 17:56:12

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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I sent another email to IA1Hacking... Will let you know when I get a reply.

Thanks-
-d.

08-22-2002 08:30:29

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) sasquatchoflove
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lifer, the ethernet chipset is the AMD AM79C978. The linux driver for it is pcnet32.c,
but that driver assumes you want to use the chip in 1Mb HomePNA mode (home phone line
network), and that is probably not what you want. If you are a good C coder, then you
can make the alterations yourself, but I will have a kernel image up soon, and a kernel
patch as well, for future reference. If you want to look at the driver, look at
pcnet32.c, and the interesting part is right around line 580. Good luck if you decide
to alter it yourself, but my work on this will be available soon.

- Mik Mifflin
My fingers move fast,
my heart pounds even faster.
The driver is done.

08-22-2002 22:07:51

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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Mik-

Got a positive reply from IA1Hacking.com! Sent the details to the email address you have listed here on this board.

Looking forward to downloading it soon!

Thanks-
-d.

08-23-2002 13:43:41

New MessageRE:IA-1 onboard ethernet (modified 0 times) DavidC
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Mik-

Did you ever get hooked up with IA1Hacking.com? Haven't seen the image show up there...

Thanks-
-d.

09-03-2002 09:17:00

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