EEE 1201n (ION) - installed and no ethernet or wifi

dillera · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:48 am

Hello:

I just got my EEE PC 1201n and installed Eeebuntu 3 on the extra partition, along side Windows 7. So far I'm very happy with the device. I have a 1000HE but find the screen just too small. I really like the 12" screen on this, and it's not much bigger than the 10 incher.

The install was uneventful, however X was very very slow until I updated to the latest Nvidia drivers, which went ok. I'll post on what I did later.

But the biggest issue is that both the Ethernet and wifi are not working. I'm using a USB-Ethernet adapter for now, I'm wondering where I start to get at least wifi working on this thing.

Anyone with some pointers on what to do to try these- thanks in advance.

Here is the output of lspci -v:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Host Bridge (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:03.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 LPC Bridge (rev b3)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
   I/O ports at 4f00 [size=256]

00:03.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:03.2 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP79 SMBus (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 9
   I/O ports at 4900 [size=64]
   I/O ports at 4d00 [size=64]
   I/O ports at 4e00 [size=64]
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:03.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Memory Controller (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:03.5 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Co-processor (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
   Memory at f9f80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
   Kernel driver in use: nvidia
   Kernel modules: nvidia

00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b1) (prog-if 10)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
   Memory at f9f7f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev b1) (prog-if 20)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
   Memory at f9f7ec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
   Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
   Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:06.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b1) (prog-if 10)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
   Memory at f9f7d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd

00:06.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev b1) (prog-if 20)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
   Memory at f9f7e800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
   Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
   Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:08.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP79 High Definition Audio (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83ce
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
   Memory at f9f78000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
   Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
   Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Bridge (rev b1) (prog-if 01)
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
   Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402

00:0b.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP79 SATA Controller (rev b1) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 2301
   I/O ports at b080 [size=8]
   I/O ports at b000 [size=4]
   I/O ports at ac00 [size=8]
   I/O ports at a880 [size=4]
   I/O ports at a800 [size=16]
   Memory at f9f76000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
   Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [8c] SATA HBA <?>
   Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+
   Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
   I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
   Memory behind bridge: fa000000-fbdfffff
   Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000f7ffffff
   Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable-
   Kernel modules: shpchp

00:16.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
   I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
   Memory behind bridge: fbe00000-fbefffff
   Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
   Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
   Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
   Kernel modules: shpchp

00:18.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP79 PCI Express Bridge (rev b1)
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
   Bus: primary=00, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
   I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
   Memory behind bridge: fbf00000-fbffffff
   Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
   Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
   Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
   Kernel modules: shpchp

05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0876 (rev b1)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8402
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
   Memory at fa000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
   Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
   Memory at f6000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
   I/O ports at cc00 [size=128]
   [virtual] Expansion ROM at fbde0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
   Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
   Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
   Kernel driver in use: nvidia
   Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb

07:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8171 (rev 10)
   Subsystem: Device 1a3b:1107
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
   I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
   Memory at fbefc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
   Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
   Capabilities: [70] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
   Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
   Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
   Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-e0-4c-ff-fe-22-55-88

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1062 (rev c0)
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 14e5
   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 9
   Memory at fbfc0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
   I/O ports at ec00 [size=128]
   Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
   Capabilities: [48] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
   Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
   Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data <?>
   Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
   Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number ff-4e-cb-e0-f7-4e-4f-ff

TRiPgod · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:57 pm

Wow, EeePC is being branded as 12 inch screens now ??
Look at the nVidia stuff. And that's an odd ethernet controller, too.

The problem with you will be, does the newest linux kernel support this hardware?

PdL59 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:02 pm

And with a dual core Atom 330 it should outperform most other netbook!

dillera · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:27 pm

So the .28 kernel works, I'm thinking of trying .30 or .31 and seeing what happens.

I wrote up what I did to get the new ION drivers working:

http://dillernet.com/apple/2010/01/07/updating-nvidia-ion-drivers-on-eee-1201n-ubuntu/

TRiPgod · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:27 pm

Very good. Thanks for the documentation !!

EEE 1201n (ION) - installed and no ethernet or wifi

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