[SWLUG] Ubuntu/KDE lost internet connectivity-KNetworkManager etc

Sun May 18 16:58:37 UTC 2008

Dear Rich

Thanks for the interest.  I know the route/gateway and DNS settings but 
cannot set them as KNetworkManager's Manual configuration is not 
appearing.  I cannot connect to the Internet with CAT5 either.

Although I boot directly into a user, (version 2.6.24-16)I studied the 
grub boot loader and have many options
Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-14-generic
Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-14-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+

I tried the third option: Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-14-generic
The mouse did not work and I got a loud feedback type noise over the 
speakers that I could not turn off.

So next I tried: Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
This booted to a memu with three options: resume normal boot, Drop to 
shell prompt, try to fix X server.  I was not sure what to do so I 
resumed normal boot.

Next was: Ubuntu 8.04. Kernel 2.6.24-14-generic (recovery mode)
This booted to a memu with three options: resume normal boot, Drop to 
shell prompt, try to fix X server.  I was not sure what to do so I 
resumed normal boot, and got the same feedback noise again

On screen the message says something about not being able to compile 
with gcc.  I went looking for this package but it was not installed and 
not available either.

At a loss and hoping there is something to be done

Thanks

Stephen
Rich Colquhoun wrote:
> It does look as though you've got a conflict between your
> kernel headers that are installed and the ones you need for
> the kernel you're running. Do you have more than one kernel
> option from the boot-up GRUB screen? if so try selecting
> the older one...
> 
> Does your connection work if you connect it using a CAT5
> cable? 
> If you're able to access your samba shares then it means
> you are connected to the network though, which is a good
> start.
> Do you know your route/gateway and DNS settings? on my
> system I just set those as the router itself (192.168.1.1)
> 
> arfab
> 
> --- Stephen Constantinou <stephanos at writeme.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dear All
>>
>> I appear to have lost internet connectivity.  I was using
>> my Ubuntu/KDE
>> laptop on an internal network via a switch that connected
>> to a
>> Smoothwall firewall.  It had a static IP.  All was well
>> and I sometimes
>> made a wireless internet connection as well by attaching
>> a wireless/4
>> port router to the switch. I stopped using wireless for a
>> while.
>>
>> I was using KNetworkManger to configure ethernet and
>> wireless
>> connections.  I right click and chose Manual Connections
>> to do this.
>> Now the interface has stopped appearing and nothing
>> happens.
>> The other application I was using was Wireless Assistant
>> 0.5.7.  When I
>> click this it does not start either.  Previously I had
>> difficulty with
>> these applications and I uninstalled and reinstalled
>> them.  I must have
>> retained internet connectivity to be able to do this.
>>
>> During boot up a message to screen alerts me to look at
>> /tmp/dgcconfig-building.txt.  The contents of which are
>> below:
>> <content of dgcconfig-building.txt>
>> cd /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/build && make
>> "CNXT_KERNELSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/build"
>> "M=/usr/lib/dgcmodem/modules" "CC=gcc" clean)
>> make[1]: Entering directory
>> `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic'
>> make[1]: Leaving directory
>> `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic'
>> rm -rf *.o GPL/*.o *.ko GPL/*.ko *.mod.c GPL/*.mod.c
>> .*.cmd GPL/.*.cmd
>> .tmp_versions .tmp_versions
>>
> /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/build/.tmp_versions/dgcusbdcp.mod
>> Modules.symvers GPL/hda/Modules.symvers
>> (cd /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/build && make
>> "CNXT_KERNELSRC=/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/build"
>> "M=/usr/lib/dgcmodem/modules" "CC=gcc" modules)
>> make[1]: Entering directory
>> `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic'
>> scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was changed in
>> "/usr/lib/dgcmodem/modules/Makefile". Fix it to use
>> EXTRA_CFLAGS.  Stop.
>> make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/dgcmodem/modules] Error 2
>> make[1]: Leaving directory
>> `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic'
>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>> </content of dgcconfig-building.txt>
>>
>> With no internet connectivity I did not want to uninstall
>> those
>> applications as I would not be able to reinstall.  I
>> purchased the
>> laptop pre installed with Ubuntu 7.1 and since then it
>> had an online
>> upgrade to 8.?.  This is my first attempt to use wireless
>> since the
>> upgrade to 8.?
>>
>> However, smb://dell/c in Konqueror still connects me to
>> the file system
>> of the windows machine on the network.
>>
>> Any help appreciated
>>
>> Stephen
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