[Solved] Problem with networking

buptwugh · Last edited by buptwugh on Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total

My networking can't start auto after gentoo boot.

my networking card;

audiodef · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject:

Hm, that's odd.

I always compile wired NIC drivers into the kernel (and always compile wireless NIC drivers as modules). See if it works compiled into the kernel.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:41 pm Post subject:

buptwugh,

The dirty hack is to compile broadcom as built in <*> and tg3 as a module <M>
Now add tg3 to /etc/conf.d/modules.

This forces things to load in the right order but modprobe is supposed to organise that anyway.
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buptwugh · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:10 am Post subject:

Good idea, I will try it.

Tolstoi · l33t Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 678

I've got this one:

buptwugh · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:24 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone, I have solved the problem by NeddySeagoon's idea.