Re: [gentoo-user] OT: forcedeth for XP?

[Dan Farrell]

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:03:50 +0000 (UTC)
James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> From my config file I'm using this driver for 2.6.22-gentoo-r8:
> CONFIG_FORCEDETH=y
> CONFIG_B44=y
>
> lspci shows:
> 00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
> 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 02)
>
> The Broadcom is the wireless ethernet chip, I believe.
>
>
> Anyway, wired ethernet works fine under Gentoo, but since
> it is a dual boot laptop, I need to get the wired ethernet
> working under XP (hence, the OT, in the subject. Wireless
> is not a concern at the moment.
>
>
> Does anyone know where I can download just a working ethernet
> driver for this chip under XP? (lspci -vvv:
>
> 00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
>         Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 30b7
>
> I'm not sure who's ethernet hardware Nvidia uses. Using lshw I see:
>  product: HP Pavilion dv9000 (GD545AV)
> description: Motherboard
>        product: 30B9
>        vendor: Quanta
>
>  *-bridge
>           description: Ethernet interface
>           product: MCP51 Ethernet Controller
>           vendor: nVidia Corporation
>           physical id: 14
>           bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
>           logical name: eth0
>           version: a3
>           serial: 00:1b:24:66:3a:b0
>
>
> The original installation partition was Vista and it's gone. I
> installed XP pro (working fine except for wired ethernet), but I
> cannot seem to find an ethernet driver. HP is useless.... I did get
> one fact from the myriad of folks at HP support. There is nothing
> about the machine that mandates Vista. All of the hardware should
> work with XP. All they will do is send me a recovery CD.
>
> Maybe somebody (more skilled than I at windoz) could help me locate
> a binary or source code ethernet driver that would work under XP pro?
> I've googled my fingers off with no luck
>
>
> desperate (as usual),
>
> James
>

I usually use the nforce drivers; one of the few manufacturers that do
a half decent job w/ drivers is nvidia.  

my ex roommate, a windows tech, however, always recommends you go
straight to the chip manufacturer; i guess that would be broadcom.

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