Can't get IP during PIAF 1.7551 install - Help

[timgoforth]

I am installing PIAF 64 bit on a Lenovo Ideacentre Q150 (atom processor just like Acer Revo)

I have it connected to a Dlink DGL-4500 router - the router has internet access.

During the install of PIAF, everthing goes fine.
It brings up ETH0
Then when trying to get an IP address it says "SIOCSIFFLAGS: are temporarily unavailable"

It can't get an IP so needless to say the install will not continue.

I know the hardware is good, because it worked fine in Windows (got ip address thru dhcp, surfed the web) before I ran the install and hosed it.

I connected another computer to the same nw cable and it received an IP immediately.

I checked the bios to make sure that Plug and Play OS is set to NO.

Please help... Thank you in advance.

Tim

 

[blanchae]

Sounds like the network card is not recognized. If you do a "dmesg | less", what does the network card come up as? You may need to install a driver for it.

 

[Stewart]

I second that. Our atom board needed a special driver for it to work, not the one that the install wanted to use. Read the (very) tiny print on the NIC chip (probably a Realtek, look for the crab) and grab the proper driver.

 

[timgoforth]

according to dmesg

eth0 is e100

Intel 82555 I think

 

[timgoforth]

here is what I get when I type: lspci -m | grep net

01:08.0 "Ethernet controller" "Intel Corporation" "82552 10/100 Network Connection" -r02 "Lenovo "Unknown device 3605"

Greek to me... hope it helps

Thanks for your replies thus far

 

[timgoforth]

Solved my problem.


Sent the cpu back, got another Lenovo (looks just like it) but does not have the e100 network driver.

Works like a champ.