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geo.inbox.ignored

2016-Jul-26 18:04 UTC

[CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

greetings one and all.

installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop;

specs:

toshiba satellite l455d-s5976
amd sempron si-42
2 GB ddr2
250 GB hdd

]$ 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?

any way to turn off touch pad? using logitech m570 marble.


any/all suggestions/comments greatly appreciated.

tia.


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Ned Slider

2016-Jul-26 19:04 UTC

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On 26/07/16 19:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:>
> greetings one and all.
>
> installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop;
>
> specs:
>
> toshiba satellite l455d-s5976
> amd sempron si-42
> 2 GB ddr2
> 250 GB hdd
>
> ]$ 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.

> any way to turn off touch pad? using logitech m570 marble.
>
>
> any/all suggestions/comments greatly appreciated.
>
> tia.
>
>

geo

2016-Jul-26 19:58 UTC

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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.

-- 

peace out.

CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8

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geo.inbox.ignored

2016-Jul-28 02:58 UTC

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On 07/26/16 13:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
<>

install attempt #4 using _minimal_ install is now running.

there is a problem in that,
> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>         RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
is not recognized.

where as,
> 14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>         RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
is recognized.

will be adding repo as suggested by Johnny Hughes.

ooopppsss...

not there yet.

if life did not have problems, would it be any fun?

and then there are computers...

with default install, aka, command line...

tried it, not what is desired.

rebooted, selected 'CentOS release 6.8 (final) (on /dev/sda7)', and
got what i desired even less. :=\

  error: invalid file name 'CentOS^(2.6.32-642.3.1.el6.i686)'
  error: you need to load the kernel first.

select: 'Advanced options for CentOS release 6.8 (Final) (on
/dev/sda7)',
selections are;

  5 (on /dev/sda7)
  5 (on /dev/sda7)

'5' what?

selecting either, i get above 2 errors again.

after applying the all mighty '3 fingers of death', i boot centos 6.8
live dvd to see if original files are still in boot partition.

after mounting boot partition, a study of files indicates that all 6.x
files are as should be. for some unknown reason, 7 32 bit does not
understand what they are.

of course is no 'CentOS^(2.6.32-642.3.1.el6.i686)', but there are all
of the '2.6.32-642.3.1.el6.i686' files for centos 6.8 final.

so now what? any suggestions for recovery?

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John R Pierce

2016-Jul-28 03:05 UTC

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On 7/27/2016 7:58 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:> install attempt #4 using_minimal_  install is now running.
>
> there is a problem in that,
>
>> >0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>> >         RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
> is not recognized.
I would not be surprised if the minimal install did not include wifi 
support, as wifi is quite complex and requires a lot of OS level support 
to operate.



-- 
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

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