Getting onto the network/internet...need help

[Carlton Noles]

here they are. the dmesg is the error I see on boot.

dmesg
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r 0000.
eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003.
//
*Lots More of the same
//
eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020

eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003.



lsmod
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Module Size Used by
nls_iso8859_1 4352 1
nls_cp437 6016 1
vfat 13312 1
fat 41792 1 vfat
proc_intf 3968 0
freq_table 4356 0
cpufreq_userspace 5336 0
cpufreq_powersave 2048 0
ipv6 230020 8
button 6936 0
ac 5132 0
battery 9740 0
af_packet 20872 2
3c59x 36776 0
snd_intel8x0 33068 3
snd_ac97_codec 59268 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm_oss 48168 0
snd_mixer_oss 16640 3 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 85540 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 23172 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 11144 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
gameport 4736 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_mpu401_uart 7296 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_rawmidi 23232 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 7944 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 50660 11 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mix
er_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 9824 3 snd
usb_storage 59200 1
uhci_hcd 29328 0
usbcore 104292 4 usb_storage,uhci_hcd
hw_random 5652 0
pci_hotplug 30640 0
intel_agp 20512 1
agpgart 31784 1 intel_agp
rtc 12216 0
pcspkr 3816 0
floppy 54996 0
md 44744 0
dm_mod 51068 1
capability 4872 0
commoncap 7168 1 capability
parport_pc 32064 1
lp 10436 0
parport 37320 2 parport_pc,lp
tsdev 7168 0
evdev 9088 0
ide_cd 38276 0
cdrom 35872 1 ide_cd
mousedev 10124 1
psmouse 17800 0
sd_mod 20480 2
scsi_mod 115148 2 usb_storage,sd_mod
ext3 109544 1
jbd 54552 1 ext3
ide_generic 1664 0
piix 12576 1
ide_disk 16768 3
ide_core 125272 5 usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_generic,piix,ide_disk
unix 25904 670
fan 4236 0
thermal 13200 0
processor 17712 1 thermal
font 8576 0
vesafb 6688 0
cfbcopyarea 3968 1 vesafb
cfbimgblt 3200 1 vesafb
cfbfillrect 3712 1 vesafb


lspci
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0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino) Chipset Host Bridge
(MCH) (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino) Chipset AGP Bridge
(rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio
(rev 02)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2
Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15)
0000:02:0b.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics Venus Modem
(V90, 56KFlex)
0000:02:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
(rev 78)


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On 11/9/05, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
>
> 11092005 1311 GMT-5
>
> I dont know if this helps or not.
>
> Day before last a friend purchased a new Compaq from Staples. I
> installed a second drive and installed Ubuntu. He has a cable modem. I
> didnt have the modem on when I booted from the disc and I received lots
> of errors -- Im not completely sure but they may have been similar to
> yours.
>
> I just rebooted the machine, started from scratch and this time make
> sure the modem was on. Didnt have a single problem.
>
> When I first installed Ubuntu on my computer I was totally amazed how
> fast it was to install. It didnt ask but the basic questions and
> everything else just worked. Im still in awe at how it just works with
> my cable modem.
>
> Wade
>
>
> Carlton Noles wrote:
> > I posted this in the forums with no response. Perhaps I'll have better
> > luck here. After I first installed Ubuntu I got this message on boot.
> > (by the way DHCP failed to detect during install)
> >
> > eth0: host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
> > eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
> >
> > those fill the screen and at the bottom is:
> >
> > eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003
> >
> > the screen give a little flash as the messages scroll (the last message
> > is always and only at the bottom).
> >
> > I got the system to boot by re installing and asking not to configure
> > network.
> > Once booted i tried configuring connections if I used DHCP the
> > connection would not stay active. I manually configured the network
> > settings to match my settings under XP (which has no problems
> > connecting). The connection or activation i think I mean stays active.
> > (a step in the right direction I believe). However i still can't get out
> > to the Internet. In fact using the networking tools I cannot even ping
> > the router or the other machine on my network. hen I used the live cd I
> > had no problems getting out. (though I believe I did try one time after
> > the install and it didn't work).
> > I still see those messages (shown above) during boot and shutdown. also
> > during boot pciehp and shpchp fail just in case that is important.
> >
> > please help.
> >
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