[mdlug] [SOLUTION] Dell Latitude built-in ethernet

[Robert Meier]

Tim,

> > ... during the two weeks it took to identify and acquire the parts,
> > the reserve (i.e. CMOS) battery went flat.
> > [Mea culpa] I did not make an adequate backup of the bios settings.
> > ...
> > The built-in ethernet ceased function.
> > The LED indicating an electrical connection remains dark.
> > The Cardbus ethernet is recognized as eth1 when inserted.
> > /etc/modprobe.conf contains "eth0 /bin/true".
> > /etc/modprobe.conf was last altered in 2006.
> > ...
> > My 2006 backup of the /usr/sbin/hwinfo --reallyall includes an eth0 device,
> > but my current execution of /usr/sbin/hwinfo finds only lo0 and sit0.

> Make sure they are both securely connected and the miniPCI
> slot/card/modem/LAN is enabled in the BIOS.

This was the clue I needed.

I had disabled the miniPCI, unaware that it was required by eth0.
I had incorrectly enabled DOCK/NIC that I misbelieved was required.

Thank you,
-- 
Dr. Robert J. Meier