Aspire One Pro 531h Ethernet not working - no eth0

Hi,

I installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix as soon as I bought my new Acer AOP531H-1CK 10" netbook. The wired connection does not work because the machine cannot find eth0. I have also tried Fedora Core, Mandriva, OpenSuse, and Linpus Lite, the problems that these installations had are similar. I used the Preferences->Network Connections to build a connection but the problem remains. The Administration->NetworkTools does not see eth0, but does see a "unknown interface" wmaster0. I would really appreciate it if anyone can throw some sunshine on this. Thanks!

Below is my procedures and outputs.

First I manually edit this file:

Code:

[b]$ sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces[/b]

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.**.90
netmask 255.255.128.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
hwaddress ether 00:02:2e:f1:**:52
/etc/network/interfaces (END)

Then I restarted the network without success.

Code:

[b]$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart[/b]
 * Reconfiguring network interfaces...            
SIOCSIFHWADDR: No such device
Failed to bring up eth0.

It seems that ifconfig cannot find eth0.

Code:

[b]@Hal:~$ ifconfig[/b]
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:480 (480.0 B)  TX bytes:480 (480.0 B)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:26:5e:2b:1d:b4  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-26-5E-2B-1D-B4-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

But there IS a ethernet controller.

Code:

[b]$ lspci[/b]
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1062 (rev c0)

Code:

[b]$ sudo lshw -C network[/b]
  *-network               
       description: Wireless interface
       product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       logical name: wmaster0
       version: 01
       serial: 00:26:5e:2b:1d:b4
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath5k_pci latency=0 module=ath5k multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: Attansic Technology Corp.
       vendor: Attansic Technology Corp.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       version: c0
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Ethernet interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: pan0
       serial: 92:34:1b:dc:62:b8
       capabilities: ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

 

Finally I found my way out following this thread,
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... 250&page=2

SOLUTION:

Download AR81Family-linux-v1.0.0.10.tar.gz from
http://partner.atheros.com/Drivers.aspx
Put it in a directory, and

Code:

$ gunzip AR81Family-linux-v1.0.0.10.tar.gz
$ tar xvf AR81Family-linux-v1.0.0.10.tar
$ cd src
$ make
$ sudo make install
$ cd /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/kernel/drivers/net/atl1e/
$ sudo insmod ./atl1e.ko 

Thus the driver is installed and the eth0 deviced can be detected and configured. Problem solved.