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Fantik
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 Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 6:06 pm Post subject: eth0 won't load after installing Gentoo 1.4 stage3 |
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I am going to sum up the other post because it strayed after several suggestions.
I got Gentoo up and running and eth0 fails to load.
I have a 3com 3c905C ethernet card and it is installed into the kernel.
It wasn't installed into the kernel at first so i had to recompile.
do I need to specifically add that module to the modules.autoload file? I didn't have to modprobe it when I was using the install CD, so I figured it was automatically recognized.
could the problem be with my /etc/hostname or /etc/hosts files?
my conf.d/net file is set up like this
iface_eth0="dhcp"
dhcpcd="..." |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Background information can be found here.
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rac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: eth0 won't load after installing Gentoo 1.4 stage3 |
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| Fantik wrote: | | do I need to specifically add that module to the modules.autoload file? |
No, not if it's in the kernel proper.
| Quote: | | I didn't have to modprobe it when I was using the install CD, so I figured it was automatically recognized. |
You were running off the install CD kernel then; you are running off your own custom compiled kernel now. Completely different worlds. Does ...give us anything to chew on?
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Fantik
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| nothing is returned to the screen when I enter that code. |
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rac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Fantik wrote: | | nothing is returned to the screen when I enter that code. |
It should be in whereever you have configured your logger to put debug syslog messages. Somewhere in /var/log/, probably.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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I have same/similar problem, I cant get past "*Brining up eth0", it gets stuck there. I've recompiled the kernel many (too many) times, trying to remove/add different things, no change.
I'm using a 3c905 3com, compiling support for it into the kernel and as a module, nothing worked. Now its bedtime but hopefully u'r able to solve it till tomorrow.  |
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Fantik
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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when I configured the kernel before I had my 3c905C selected as "built in" somebody from irc #gentoo recommended that I have it set as a module.
now there is a 3c905c.o in my /lib/modules/"kernel version"/kernel/drivers/net
before there was just a dummy.o
I try to manually
modprobe 3c905 and I get a
| Quote: | init_module: no such device
Hint: insomod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including inva lid IO or IRQ parameters.
you may vind more information in syslog or the ouptut from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.29/kernel/drivers/net/3c509c.o: insomod /lib/modules/2.4.19/kernel/drivers/net/3c509.o failed
insomod 3c509 failed
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Fantik
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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I was looking in my log files, in
/var/log/everything/current
there is an interesting string in this log that hints at a problem.
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[modprobe] modprobe: can't locate module
[dhcpcd] dhcpcdStart: ioctl SIOCGIFHWADDER: no such device
[rc-scripts] Failed to bring up eth0
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if I'm reading this correctly.. somewhere when its loading my network card drivers it's pointing to a bogus module that isn't there.. then it all fails? |
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rac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Fantik wrote: | | when I configured the kernel before I had my 3c905C selected as "built in" somebody from irc #gentoo recommended that I have it set as a module. |
I generally disagree, but it should work either way.
I do not mean this next part as a joke. I have been diagnosed as dyslexic before. It usually affects me more when I write than when I read, but I must confess that each time I read the rest of your post I got totally lost, so let me start from scratch.
The 3c509 driver is for an ancient ISA Etherlink III card. The 3C905C uses the Vortex driver, which is named 3c59x. You want the driver that says "3c590/3c900 series (592/595/597) "Vortex/Boomerang" support (NEW)". Is that the one you're using?
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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sort of funny.. you are absolutely correct.
but this is even funnier.. same problems.
I went through all these options for my 3com card and still can't get eth0 to load up. |
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rac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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So your /usr/src/linux/.config has the following lines in it now? | Code: | # CONFIG_EL3 is not set
CONFIG_VORTEX=y |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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I managed to get the module loaded... but now I have to manually type in
after I login.
I'm close.. I can feel it.  |
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rac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Make sure you have ...in /etc/conf.d/net, and then run | Code: | | # rc-update add net.eth0 default |
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Fantik
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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ok what I had to do was edit the /etc/conf.d/net file
there was a line
I changed it to
don't know what inspired me to try that.. but now eth0 loads..
thanks guys for all the help you have given me lately.. I'm very appreciative. |
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rac
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Fantik wrote: | I changed it to
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Glad to hear it's working. For the record, I bet you can just comment that line out all together. dhcpcd defaults to eth0 if no interface is specified.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 3:30 am Post subject: |
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I think it's because I uncommented the line.
it's origionally
#dhcpcd_eth0="..."
when I uncommented it.. it messed with the default value.
that's my current theory on why my machine was so wack. |
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