Subj : Re: Linux Mint 20.1 issue
To   : Mark Seifert
From : Anna Christina Nass
Date : Mon Feb 08 2021 15:43:00

Am 07.02.21 schrieb Mark Seifert@1:120/457 in LINUX:

Hallo Mark,

ACN>> When make fails, you should be able to see an error message that could
ACN>> tell you "why" it failed.
ACN>> If some .h files are missing, you could search for the corresponding
ACN>> -dev package and install it.
ACN>> Also, the meta-package "build-essential" is helpful when compiling
ACN>> packages.

MS> I have checked and build-essential is installed in the Synaptec Package
MS> Manager, so I told it to re-install.

Could you elaborate a little more on the error messages that you are  
getting when using "make" to install the (which??) program?

ACN>> Maybe a package containing firmware files for the network hardware is
ACN>> missing in the installation?

MS> I don't know, but would hate to have to switch from Linux Mint to
MS> something else because they decided to stop supporting my motherboards
MS> built in network adapter..especially since the live cd has no issues.

If you start from the live cd, try runnung "lspci -v" and search for the  
part that starts with ".... Ethernet controller:"
In this section, you see the lines "Kernel driver in use" and "Kernel  
modules".
Which driver/module is it?
Also, you could try googling the name of the NIC (the part behind  
"Ethernet controller:") together with "firmware linux" or "firmware  
ubuntu", which might tell you the name of the firmware package you need.

Regards,
Anna

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