[Solved] First installation - Network trouble during boot

pht · n00b Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

Hi !
I though I had reached the end of Gentoo installation...
But here is the end of the boot sequence :

m_sqrd · Guru Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 366

did you mount boot befor you copy the files ?
I guess you add the drive to the kernel and not as a module, but if you made it a module did you
edit your ls /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel{what ever version}

meathoz · n00b Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 61 Location: Finland

in case you compiled it as a module it might not get loaded automatically at boot time.
try modprobe 3c509 and run /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart

pht · n00b Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

m_sqrd -> yes, in fact I did :

m_sqrd · Guru Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 366

Ok sorry I did not see your update
what dose dmesg |grep eth say did it find the device?

pht · n00b Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

dmesg | grep eth -> response : nothing (?!)
dmesg | grep net -> 3c59x: Donald Becker and ...

It seems this file "/etc/conf.d/net" could be the problem:

Here are the 2 lines in "/etc/conf.d/net"
config_eth0=( "192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255" )
routes_eth0=( "default via 192.168.1.1" )

m_sqrd · Guru Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 366

hmmm
what about ifconfig -a
I think the 2 line in the conf file look fine? but I could be blind ;'}

pht · n00b Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

Well, I have noticed that I could not use this command (?!)
ifconfig : command not found.

Could I have un-installed it ?

I can remember these strange commands during installation procedure :

m_sqrd · Guru Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 366

your login as root correct?
you may need to emerge sys-apps/net-tools
but that should have pull in by the install or via your stage3

Hyp · Apprentice Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 192

Hi,

I've got exactly the same problem (I already reinstalled my gentoo 3 times (everytime stage2), but it's always this fuc** error that stops me from using the system) . I'm getting no network and ifconfig also doesn't exist in /sbin.
Maybe a problem in the baselayout ?

Hyp

pht · n00b Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

That's it !

Step :
0- Boot with LiveCD 2005.1
1- #net-setup eth0 (config network to emerge !)
2- #swapon /dev/hda2 (mount swap)
3- #mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo (mount linux partition)
4- #mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot (mount boot partition... un-usefull ?!)
5- #chroot /mnt/gentoo (go in my linux)
6- #emerge sys-apps/net-tools (as m_sqrd said)
7- #reboot

No more errors during booting sequence

... and full operating network !
Thanks a lot m_sqrd

(I hope Hyp will solve his problem too)

Hyp · Apprentice Joined: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 192

Hi,

THANKS A LOT !! That's it.

Why isn't this done automatically during the installation process ??

Hyp

pht · n00b Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

Yep.. quite strange !
When I first installed LiveCD 2005.0, I didn't meet this problem.

shoan · n00b Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 27

It solved the problem for me too.

Ribs · Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:59 am Post subject:

Tip also helped me, even tho portage said the package was already merged!

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wing_arebo · n00b Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 1

Thanks a lot!
It solved the problem for me too.

ShawnWheatley · n00b Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 8

Thanks, this helped. I'm installing on VMWare 5. No issues now.

Is this a documented bug with the 2005.1 install? Where exactly does this problem start, in the stages? I was doing a Stage 2 install myself.

Clawz · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:41 am Post subject:

Thank you, this has helped me also. Was googling for quite some time, i'm glad i hit this thread

Thanks again.

wigy

mobiusproject · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 14 Jun 2003 Posts: 106

Just bumping to say thank you. I was trying to figure out the reason that this wasn't working, and it seems that net-tools wasn't installed again after bootstrap.

kraken · n00b Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 24

Bumping to thank as well.

lemaymd · n00b Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Posts: 26 Location: Urbana, IL

You have my thanks as well!

One remaining issue though, why does portage say net-tools is up-to-date when it's not even installed? This seems quite severe. I even suspected it was missing before reading this, but an emerge -s net-tools told me I was fine. I would have never tried remerging it if I hadn't read this...
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blommethomas · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:33 am Post subject:

Worked fine with me too, but this should be noticed in the manual

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I just returned to Gentoo after using the rr4 revised GLI installer. If a few problems can be worked out--rr4 and GLI could be the wave of the future! I've been a Mepis, CentOS, Kubuntu supporter since leaving this forum late last year (2004) but the prodigal son has returned! I ended up with this same problem after installing with rr4--I will try this out and report back what happens!

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