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| 324545 | 2005-02-13 00:03:00 | I attempted an install of Yoper on my system last night and for some reason my network adapter is now no longer installed in Win XP. I used a separate hdd for the yoper install so that XP was intact. The yoper install did not complete properly for some reason, I can't remember why...it was late :) The lan adapter is an onboard (Gigabyte GA-8KNXP) Intel 10/100/1000 Pro chip. I have downloaded the latest drivers from both Intel and Gigabyte and neither works. Win XP keeps saying the inf file does not contain info about the hardware. I have tried disabling the adapter in BIOS and then enabling it but this does not work either. So have I somehow buggered my XP install on the separate drive? :confused: My only option now is a reinstall of XP I guess, any other suggestions? |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 324546 | 2005-02-13 00:36:00 | Is the driver for the LAN an exe file or an inf file?? If it's an exe file, double click on it to run. Have u got the LAN drivers on a CD?? If u have use those. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 324547 | 2005-02-13 07:12:00 | Cheers Speedy, Yep I have the original drivers on disc, the problem is that XP is not recognising the hardware correctly. Same problem with the updated drivers. I have used both the gigabyte auto install program and the specific Intel LAN inf files, same problem. I think I'm going to have to suck it up and reinstall. :groan: |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 324548 | 2005-02-13 11:05:00 | Have you tried removing the NIC in Device Manager and see if xp redetects it. Maybe its just a currupt driver, over installing somtimes does not work. also try Knoppix live disk see if that detects your NIC correctly if it does I doubt that the NIC is broken and even if it does not, knoppix may not yet support this card. You could also try Everest see that detects your card. Is the BIOS detecting the NIC correctly if it is chances are you have a currupted xp driver. You say you installed the linux hard drive seperate to to your xp one, this may sound silly but check aslo for an IRQ conflict. |
beama (111) | ||
| 324549 | 2005-02-13 11:33:00 | I fail to see how installing another OS would stuff it. I may be wrong, but Windows is not even active when installing Yoper, and I know Andres is not fluent with hacking the windows registry to corrupt settings, or drivers so they dont load on reboot... and he wouldnt put that in the code for Yoper. Unless Ive overlooked something else.... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 324550 | 2005-02-13 18:11:00 | I agree Chill, installing another OS is very doubtfully going to phyically damage hardware and I also doubt also that it may damage drivers on another os. What I think has happened is an event on the os itself, in this case xp, has caused this. Thats why I think its simple driver curruption. | beama (111) | ||
| 324551 | 2005-02-13 21:32:00 | Yes I agree driver corruption seems the most logical, and I didn't think Yoper would do it, but it was a coincidence. I reinstalled XP last night and still have the same problem. It detects an ethernet controller but won't let me install any drivers for it. Then if I remove it and manually try to install a network adapter and point it to the drivers I get the same message that the file doesn't contain any information on the hardware. It is strange that XP detects the device but won't take the drivers. I suppose it is possible that the chip has developed a fault that has not completely crippled it and XP is detecting it but not correctly. I'm stumped on this one, I've never seen detected hardware not accept a driver. I mean I can't get any driver to work with it, from Intel or the board manufacturer and the original one's that came with the board don't work either. Is it possible a flash with the latest BIOS might help? |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 324552 | 2005-02-14 06:07:00 | amuse me, plug it into your network then check for connection and network activity lights while conected to your network try loading the drivers guaranteed fix disable present NIC then pop down to dick smiths do I need to say more |
beama (111) | ||
| 324553 | 2005-02-14 06:20:00 | Well, computers are funny things aren't they??!! It appears the network was being confused by the 1394 adapter. I plugged in my video camera and what do you know it suddenly realises that it CAN install the drivers for the ethernet and automatically even. :illogical So problem solved folks, chalk another one up to the computer gremlins. Thanks for the suggestions BTW :thumbs: |
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