PCI-E Parallel Card Problem

If the parallel card does not require any special setup to operate, there is no need for Linux to detect
the card type or assign a driver (LinuxCNC just needs to know the cards I/O base address to work)

If on the other hand, there is some non-standard setup that is needed, Linux itself must have a driver for the card
to do the proper card specific setup (If this is the case using a newer LinuxCNC distribution may help)

In any case I would try the 0xE800 and 0xEC00 addresses

PCW wrote:

OK, looks like 0xE800 or 0xEC00 are good addresses to try

It didn't work either ,

in 0xec00 it shows this error:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/linuxcnc/tcl/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5
LINUXCNC - 2.5.0
Machine configuration directory is '/home/datakanji/linuxcnc/configs/RTBN12080'
Machine configuration file is 'RTBN12080.ini'
INIFILE=/home/datakanji/linuxcnc/configs/RTBN12080/RTBN12080.ini
PARAMETER_FILE=linuxcnc.var
TASK=milltask
HALUI=
DISPLAY=axis
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Killing task linuxcncsvr, PID=3171
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments
Cleanup done

Debug file information:
Can not find -sec MOT -var MOT -num 1
Can not find -sec IO -var IO -num 1
Can not find -sec LINUXCNC -var NML_FILE -num 1
Can not find -sec EMC -var NML_FILE -num 1
insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc/hal_parport.ko': -1 Device or resource busy
RTBN12080.hal:7: exit value: 1
RTBN12080.hal:7: insmod failed, returned -1
See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
3171
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components

Kernel message information:
[ 5157.577584] I-pipe: Domain RTAI registered.
[ 5157.577589] RTAI[hal]: <3.8.1> mounted over IPIPE-NOTHREADS 2.6-03.
[ 5157.577591] RTAI[hal]: compiled with gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) .
[ 5157.577614] RTAI[hal]: mounted (IPIPE-NOTHREADS, IMMEDIATPrint file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/linuxcnc/tcl/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5
LINUXCNC - 2.5.0
Machine configuration directory is '/home/datakanji/linuxcnc/configs/RTBN12080'
Machine configuration file is 'RTBN12080.ini'
INIFILE=/home/datakanji/linuxcnc/configs/RTBN12080/RTBN12080.ini
PARAMETER_FILE=linuxcnc.var
TASK=milltask
HALUI=
DISPLAY=axis
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Killing task linuxcncsvr, PID=3171
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments
Cleanup done

Debug file information:
Can not find -sec MOT -var MOT -num 1
Can not find -sec IO -var IO -num 1
Can not find -sec LINUXCNC -var NML_FILE -num 1
Can not find -sec EMC -var NML_FILE -num 1
insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc/hal_parport.ko': -1 Device or resource busy
RTBN12080.hal:7: exit value: 1
RTBN12080.hal:7: insmod failed, returned -1
See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
3171
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components

Kernel message information:
[ 5157.577584] I-pipe: Domain RTAI registered.
[ 5157.577589] RTAI[hal]: <3.8.1> mounted over IPIPE-NOTHREADS 2.6-03.
[ 5157.577591] RTAI[hal]: compiled with gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) .
[ 5157.577614] RTAI[hal]: mounted (IPIPE-NOTHREADS, IMMEDIATE (INTERNAL IRQs DISPATCHED), ISOL_CPUS_MASK: 0).
[ 5157.577616] PIPELINE layers:
[ 5157.577618] fb8f5e20 9ac15d93 RTAI 200
[ 5157.577620] c085cb20 0 Linux 100
[ 5157.591935] RTAI[malloc]: global heap size = 2097152 bytes, <BSD>.
[ 5157.592058] RTAI[sched]: IMMEDIATE, MP, USER/KERNEL SPACE: <with RTAI OWN KTASKs>, kstacks pool size = 524288 bytes.
[ 5157.592062] RTAI[sched]: hard timer type/freq = APIC/12468720(Hz); default timing: periodic; linear timed lists.
[ 5157.592065] RTAI[sched]: Linux timer freq = 250 (Hz), TimeBase freq = 2693200000 hz.
[ 5157.592067] RTAI[sched]: timer setup = 999 ns, resched latency = 2943 ns.
[ 5157.592130] RTAI[usi]: enabled.
[ 5157.617611] RTAI[math]: loaded.
[ 5157.665359] config string '0xec00 out '
[ 5157.666377] PARPORT: ERROR: request_region(0xec00) failed
[ 5157.892913] RTAI[math]: unloaded.
[ 5157.916876] SCHED releases registered named ALIEN RTGLBH
[ 5157.948271] RTAI[malloc]: unloaded.
[ 5158.048023] RTAI[sched]: unloaded (forced hard/soft/hard transitions: traps 0, syscalls 0).
[ 5158.049803] I-pipe: Domain RTAI unregistered.
[ 5158.049831] RTAI[hal]: unmounted.


E (INTERNAL IRQs DISPATCHED), ISOL_CPUS_MASK: 0).
[ 5157.577616] PIPELINE layers:
[ 5157.577618] fb8f5e20 9ac15d93 RTAI 200
[ 5157.577620] c085cb20 0 Linux 100
[ 5157.591935] RTAI[malloc]: global heap size = 2097152 bytes, <BSD>.
[ 5157.592058] RTAI[sched]: IMMEDIATE, MP, USER/KERNEL SPACE: <with RTAI OWN KTASKs>, kstacks pool size = 524288 bytes.
[ 5157.592062] RTAI[sched]: hard timer type/freq = APIC/12468720(Hz); default timing: periodic; linear timed lists.
[ 5157.592065] RTAI[sched]: Linux timer freq = 250 (Hz), TimeBase freq = 2693200000 hz.
[ 5157.592067] RTAI[sched]: timer setup = 999 ns, resched latency = 2943 ns.
[ 5157.592130] RTAI[usi]: enabled.
[ 5157.617611] RTAI[math]: loaded.
[ 5157.665359] config string '0xec00 out '
[ 5157.666377] PARPORT: ERROR: request_region(0xec00) failed
[ 5157.892913] RTAI[math]: unloaded.
[ 5157.916876] SCHED releases registered named ALIEN RTGLBH
[ 5157.948271] RTAI[malloc]: unloaded.
[ 5158.048023] RTAI[sched]: unloaded (forced hard/soft/hard transitions: traps 0, syscalls 0).
[ 5158.049803] I-pipe: Domain RTAI unregistered.
[ 5158.049831] RTAI[hal]: unmounted.

And with 0xe800 it open but i can't move or do anything

Looks like e800 and ec00 might be addresses to try.

Does this section disapear from the lspci -v if you pull out the card?

Looks like you have some empty PCI slots maybe try a PCI card instead of the PCIe.

Todd wrote:

Looks like e800 and ec00 might be addresses to try.

Does this section disapear from the lspci -v if you pull out the card?

02:00.0 Serial controller: Device 1c00:3250 (rev 10) (prog-if 05)
Subsystem: Device 1c00:3250
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 17
I/O ports at e800
Memory at fdff8000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32K]
I/O ports at ec00
Expansion ROM at feaf0000 [disabled] [size=32K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

i tried and same thing, e800 doesn't move the CNC and the other (ec00 gives me an error):

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/linuxcnc/tcl/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5
LINUXCNC - 2.5.0
Machine configuration directory is '/home/datakanji/linuxcnc/configs/RTBN12080'
Machine configuration file is 'RTBN12080.ini'
INIFILE=/home/datakanji/linuxcnc/configs/RTBN12080/RTBN12080.ini
PARAMETER_FILE=linuxcnc.var
TASK=milltask
HALUI=
DISPLAY=axis
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
Killing task linuxcncsvr, PID=1891
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments
Cleanup done

Debug file information:
Can not find -sec MOT -var MOT -num 1
Can not find -sec IO -var IO -num 1
Can not find -sec LINUXCNC -var NML_FILE -num 1
Can not find -sec EMC -var NML_FILE -num 1
insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc/hal_parport.ko': -1 Device or resource busy
RTBN12080.hal:7: exit value: 1
RTBN12080.hal:7: insmod failed, returned -1
See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
1891
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components

Kernel message information:
[ 179.709304] I-pipe: Domain RTAI registered.
[ 179.709309] RTAI[hal]: <3.8.1> mounted over IPIPE-NOTHREADS 2.6-03.
[ 179.709310] RTAI[hal]: compiled with gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) .
[ 179.709334] RTAI[hal]: mounted (IPIPE-NOTHREADS, IMMEDIATE (INTERNAL IRQs DISPATCHED), ISOL_CPUS_MASK: 0).
[ 179.709335] PIPELINE layers:
[ 179.709337] fd8e7e20 9ac15d93 RTAI 200
[ 179.709339] c085cb20 0 Linux 100
[ 179.723700] RTAI[malloc]: global heap size = 2097152 bytes, <BSD>.
[ 179.723847] RTAI[sched]: IMMEDIATE, MP, USER/KERNEL SPACE: <with RTAI OWN KTASKs>, kstacks pool size = 524288 bytes.
[ 179.723851] RTAI[sched]: hard timer type/freq = APIC/12468720(Hz); default timing: periodic; linear timed lists.
[ 179.723854] RTAI[sched]: Linux timer freq = 250 (Hz), TimeBase freq = 2693183000 hz.
[ 179.723856] RTAI[sched]: timer setup = 999 ns, resched latency = 2943 ns.
[ 179.723919] RTAI[usi]: enabled.
[ 179.751161] RTAI[math]: loaded.
[ 179.799790] config string 'ec00 out '
[ 179.801182] PARPORT: ERROR: request_region(0xec00) failed
[ 180.031044] RTAI[math]: unloaded.
[ 180.054748] SCHED releases registered named ALIEN RTGLBH
[ 180.084357] RTAI[malloc]: unloaded.
[ 180.184018] RTAI[sched]: unloaded (forced hard/soft/hard transitions: traps 0, syscalls 0).
[ 180.185918] I-pipe: Domain RTAI unregistered.
[ 180.185947] RTAI[hal]: unmounted.

Todd wrote:

Looks like e800 and ec00 might be addresses to try.

Does this section disapear from the lspci -v if you pull out the card?

02:00.0 Serial controller: Device 1c00:3250 (rev 10) (prog-if 05)
Subsystem: Device 1c00:3250
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 17
I/O ports at e800
Memory at fdff8000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32K]
I/O ports at ec00
Expansion ROM at feaf0000 [disabled] [size=32K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

And if i remove the card i get this:

datakanji@datakanji-desktop:~$ sudo lspci -v
[sudo] password for datakanji:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 26
Memory at fe400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at ec00
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [a4] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at feaf8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
Memory behind bridge: c0000000-c01fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0200000-00000000c03fffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: feb00000-febfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0400000-00000000c05fffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
I/O ports at e880
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at e800
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at e480
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at e400
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
Memory at feaf7c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at e080
I/O ports at e000
I/O ports at dc00
I/O ports at d880
I/O ports at d800
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 0400
Kernel modules: i2c-i801

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57788 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0438
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
Memory at febf0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [60] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [cc] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 3a-a6-06-fe-ff-db-ba-a4
Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3

datakanji@datakanji-desktop:~$

tommylight wrote:

Please use "sudo lspci -v" so you do not get access denied.
As it has been pointed out several times, it should be the addresses mentioned above, although it it has 1 paraport and 2 serial, I would expect 5 addresses, not 2.
Another issue while testing the paraport, when inserting an invalid address, you have to restart the computer before testing another address, since it will remain busy until restart.

Oh, got it, thanks,

now i'm restarting the computer every address that i'm testing, and here's what appears:

datakanji@datakanji-desktop:~$ sudo lspci -v
[sudo] password for datakanji:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
Memory at fe400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at dc00
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [a4] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at fe9f8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
Memory behind bridge: c0000000-c01fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0200000-00000000c03fffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fea00000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fdf00000-00000000fdffffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: feb00000-febfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0400000-00000000c05fffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
I/O ports at d880
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at d800
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at d480
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at d400
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
Memory at fe9f7c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=32
Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Dell Device 043e

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at d080
I/O ports at d000
I/O ports at cc00
I/O ports at c880
I/O ports at c800
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 043e
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 15
I/O ports at 0400
Kernel modules: i2c-i801

02:00.0 Serial controller: Device 1c00:3250 (rev 10) (prog-if 05)
Subsystem: Device 1c00:3250
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 17
I/O ports at e800
Memory at fdff8000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32K]
I/O ports at ec00
Expansion ROM at feaf0000 [disabled] [size=32K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/5 Enable-
Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57788 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0438
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
Memory at febf0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [60] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [cc] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 3a-a6-06-fe-ff-db-ba-a4
Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3

datakanji@datakanji-desktop:~$

It looks like this would be pertinent to your problem.
ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1629616.html

It also might just work if you used Wheezy instead of Lucid.