Linux Driver for Broadcom integrated LAN controller on ASUS A7V8??

[Rubben23]

Hello

I have currently the new asus motherboard A7V8 based on the KT400 via chip.
Hello

I just installed linux mandrake 9.0 , but it doesnt recognise my integrated gigabyte LAN on the motherboard. I got drivers for this broadcom 5702 chip for WINDOWS XP and 2000... but not for linux?

Any Idea where i can probably find these linux drivers? Do they exist? Is broadcom a company with its own website and driverS? I checked already on the asus site, but nothing for linux...
Any hints how to fix it? maybe trying other generic drivers?
PS: i am quite a newbie to linux

Thanks
Brecht

 

[Rubben23]

On my motherboard the Broadcom chip has the number Broadcom '440'...

Maybe it is not the same as the broadcom 5700 chip.

Anyone has any advice how to get my Gigabyte Lan controller working under Linux Mandrake 9.0?

Brecht

 

[n0cmonkey]

There appears to be a module for it. I dont know its state in 2.4 though.

 

[Rubben23]

About which module are you talking n0cMonkey?

I know there exists linux drivers for the Broadcom 5700 chips (they are GIGAbyte LAN controllers)
but mine is the Broadcom 440x chip which only supports 10 and 100MBps LAN.


Anybody has an idea how to get this integerated controller working in Linux Mandrake 9.0?

thanks
Brecht

 

[n0cmonkey]

I was talking about the 5700 series. Check google, I got a lot of hits, most of them arent relevant though... If I feel like it, Ill look a little later.

 

[Rubben23]

Not many A7V8 users yet? Common, there has to be a workaround for me, in order to use my Broadcom 4401 LAN controller under linux mandrake 9.0.

Any help or hints appreciated

 

[n0cmonkey]

Since Im tired of trying to find drivers for you, Im going to say its unsupported. Your work around is to write drivers for it, or send the card and any tech docs you can get from the manufacturer to a developer and let them make a driver.

EDIT: Download the official Asus drivers. They include a linux version (atleast 5702 does, the latest wouldnt download for me). Didnt think to check in the most obvious place first huh?

 

[Rubben23]

Okay..guess there are no linux drivers for the 440x Broadcom chips... Thanks for your help n0cmonkey.

I ll try the 5702 serie drivers , maybe the work for the 440x as well...

And maybe later, i ll write my own ones...


Thanks.
brecht