Tiny Core Linux

Tiny Core Base => TCB Bugs => Topic started by: enoch on February 21, 2010, 12:52:04 PM

Title: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: enoch on February 21, 2010, 12:52:04 PM

Booting TC 2.5 off  USB sick on a Eee PC blocks the LAN port, after booting back in Windows have to mess with the port to get it working again, all Atheros drivers.
Appreciate any help.

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: bmarkus on February 21, 2010, 01:12:46 PM

Did you try 2.8.1?

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: enoch on February 22, 2010, 11:40:31 AM

Yes 2.8.1 does the same thing, TC wont see the LAN port and booting Windows requires 1 or 2 cold boots for it to recover the port, I noticed when booting TC 2.8.1. it says 2.6. This Eee has Atheros hardware.

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: roberts on February 22, 2010, 12:20:09 PM

Not TC specific. There is discussion of this in the eee forums.
See: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=4678&p=2

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: enoch on February 24, 2010, 06:39:22 AM

So you believe its an issue with the Eee not TC as such.

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: enoch on February 24, 2010, 08:57:49 PM

IMPORTANT this is specific to TinyCore blocking the LAN port on a Eee-PC confirmed another distro Slitaz did not cause this problem.

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: curaga on February 25, 2010, 03:46:53 AM

Yet Windows does, as well as some other distros, no?

Title: Re: TC 2.5 blocks LAN port
Post by: enoch on February 26, 2010, 06:42:56 AM

I've tried two other Distros on the same Eee-PC and they don't block the LAN port or cause problems with Windows like TC.
Booting TC will not see the port and rebooting to Windows requires multiple boots or messing with msconfig to get it working again, this PC has Atheros hardware.