BroadCom 440 10/100 NIC

Hi everyone

I'm new to installing versions of *nix, but not a new user...

I recently installed FC6, but my BroadCom 440 10/100 NIC doesn't work. I searched the forums here, but the links I found to download the appropriate drivers either didn't work, or when downloaded, the install file didn't match the actual contents of the downloaded items.

Any suggestions? I've searched Google for the expected (Broadcom 440 10/100 drivers, Broadcom 440 10/100 FC6 drivers, Broadcom 440 10/100 Fedora Core 6 drivers, etc), and have found nothing that's useful since my installed version doesn't have network access (for things like yum, etc)

Any help is appreciated.

[real name removed by administrator]

[InKo]

post us the listing, if the card loaded

/sbin/lspci -v

[InKo]

[name removed by administrator],

if you dont have any drivers for your card, here:
http://www.bebits.com/bob/18597/Broadcom440x308b.zip

but I would firstly check if there is b44 module.

.... I scored 500 posts! yeeeaaah!

Thanks. Here's the output of that:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
        Memory behind bridge: dfd00000-dfefffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d0000000-d7ffffff
        Capabilities: [88] #0d [0000]
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
        Capabilities: [a0] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at bf60 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        I/O ports at bf40 [size=32]

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
        I/O ports at bf20 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at ffa80800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] Debug port

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=07, sec-latency=32
        I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
        Memory behind bridge: dfc00000-dfcfffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000060000000-0000000061f00000
        Capabilities: [50] #0d [0000]

00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        I/O ports at ed00 [size=256]
        I/O ports at ec40 [size=64]
        Memory at dffffe00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
        Memory at dffffd00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
        Subsystem: Conexant Unknown device 5423
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
        I/O ports at ec80 [size=128]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 80 [Master])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
        Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at 10c0 [size=32]

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Radeon Mobility M300] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 2002
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        I/O ports at de00 [size=256]
        Memory at dfdf0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Expansion ROM at dfe00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
        Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 19
        Memory at dfcfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

03:01.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 17
        Memory at dfc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Bus: primary=03, secondary=04, subordinate=07, sec-latency=176
        Memory window 0: 60000000-61fff000 (prefetchable)
        Memory window 1: 62000000-63fff000
        I/O window 0: 00002000-000020ff
        I/O window 1: 00002400-000024ff
        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

03:01.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 08) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
        Memory at dfcfc800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

03:01.2 Class 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 17) (prog-if 01)
        Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0189
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
        Memory at dfcfc700 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

03:03.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 1020
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
        Memory at dfcfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

I tried that, but it wouldn't run because the folders weren't there...there's no drivers folder, or add-ons

Where do I have to put the .x and .ns files?

[rick3878894]

The output should tell you where what the missing folders are. You can run a teminal to make them. The command is mkdir.

If it says premishen denied do it as root.

[rick3878894]

If you can't figure it out past the out put with your next post.

It wouldn't let me make the directories that the install file wants, even as root.

When trying to activate/use the network adapter I get two errors

On startup of the system:
"eth0 doesn't appear to be present, delaying installation...[FAILED]"

And then when I try to "activate" under Network Manager:
"Failed. b44 doesn't exist" (or something similar)

Any more ideas?

[rick3878894]

Stupid post on my part. I though you were trying to get a wifi card working. I will keep thinking on this one though.

You'll have to explain what "mad wifi" is...

And I don't know ndswrapper is, so unless it comes with the distro install, then ...no?

[rick3878894]

Sorry edited my post well you were making yours..

I thoug that you were trying to get wifi up and runing on a laptop.

Madwifi is a program fill with wireless drivers for lunix.

Ndiswrapper is a way to implament windows drivers in linux, it is a bicth to implament though.

[r1348]

Are you using a customised kernel? Because the b44 driver is built in the standard Fedora kernel, and works great here on a BCM4401-B0 integrated ethernet card...
Did you try a "modprobe b44"?

[rick3878894]

r1348 comes to save the day!!! Your in good hands now [name removed by administrator].

The kernel is standard, straight from the download file. Nothing customized, nothing changed. Normal install.

You're saying just run "modprobe b44" in terminal?

I'll see how that works.