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forkbomb
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 Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] No networking on install disk |
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I cannot get a dhcp lease on the install disk. If I configure a static address, I am still unable to ping the gateway or any other hosts on the network (destination host unreachable).
The same machine currently has Arch64 installed and networking works on that install. I've never had ethernet networking issues with the machine in the past. Ethernet is 100Mb/s, onboard on an ASUS board.
I have tried the following:
* different cable
* different versions of the install disk - including 2007.0, 2008.0, 2008.0-r1 in AMD64 and 2008.0 x86
* static and dhcp
* the interface does appear when I issue ifconfig
* networking works fine on my existing OS install
dhcpcd eth0:
| Code: | | Error, eth0: timed out |
dmesg:
| Code: | | eth0: no link during initialization |
The machine has an ASUS P5N-e SLI board. lspci -v:
| Code: | 00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 8221 |
Thanks for reading. Let me know if you need info or if I'm missing something obvious.
EDIT:
Oops. Based on research I've done, the card will require the forcedeth module, which runs by default on the install disk.
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yabbadabbadont
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| There is nothing magical about the Gentoo installation cd. Use any Linux live cd/dvd that will work with your hardware. Then just follow the instructions in the installation handbook for a manual stage3 install. For that matter, if you are going to be keeping your Arch64 install and put Gentoo on a different partition, you can do the installation from your existing system. |
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| yabbadabbadont wrote: | | There is nothing magical about the Gentoo installation cd. Use any Linux live cd/dvd that will work with your hardware. Then just follow the instructions in the installation handbook for a manual stage3 install. For that matter, if you are going to be keeping your Arch64 install and put Gentoo on a different partition, you can do the installation from your existing system. |
D'oh. Never thought of that. I am planning on a fresh install (my Arch install is marginally hosed but still mostly functional, I'm just scrapping it).
But is there any guarantee I won't have the same issue on the install? |
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: |
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did you run after booting the install cd? none of the install cd's you are using are current. Get a current gentoo install cd from the /releases/<arch>/autobuilds/ directory on the gentoo mirrors; get a current stage 3 tarball there also.
Better still use a system rescue cd http://www.sysresccd.org/Download (rescue64 at the boot prompt for a 64 bit install) gentoo based with bonus GUI browser and other handy tools. Have the gentoo handbook open in a browser window side by side with a terminal window.
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:26 am Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | | did you run after booting the install cd? what install cd are you using? |
Yes. I also manually used ifconfig to assign a static IP (ifconfig eth0 <address> netmask <mask> up).
No matter what addressing method I use, I am not getting any connectivity. Oddly my Arch Live disk is giving the same problem with dhcp now... |
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| does ifconfig show eth0 up? |
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | | does ifconfig show eth0 up? |
Yes. There is no connectivity whether I manually use ifconfig, use net-setup, or dhcpcd. With DHCP I get no address and it falls back to APIPA/zeroconf. With static addresses, I receive "destination host unreachable" upon pinging anything on my LAN.
The problem reproduces on these:
AMD64: 2007.0 minimal, 2008.0 minimal, 2008.0-r1 minimal
x86: 2008.0
Oddly, I cannot get a DHCP lease using either System Rescue CD or the Arch64 live CD. As soon as I reboot back to my HDD install of Arch, all is well with the world and I immediately get a DHCP lease (posting from my HD install right now). Guess I may as well just build from here if that can be done.
EDIT: the more I dig, this isn't necessarily appearing to be a Gentoo-specific issue but it certainly is one of the weirdest I've seen.  I've never had problems getting ip addresses from LiveCDs before. I've tested the switchports on my router, my cables, my DHCP server configuration, etc. and I'm now seeing these issues only from Live disks.  |
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:59 am Post subject: |
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forcedeth should be right and should load automatically but
you have tried modprobe forcedeth?
if in arch and if arch supports the -k option should tell if arch uses forcedeth.
output looks like: | Quote: | 00:08.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet [10de:0373] (rev a2)
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth |
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | forcedeth should be right and should load automatically but
you have tried modprobe forcedeth?
if in arch and if arch supports the -k option should tell if arch uses forcedeth.
output looks like: | Quote: | 00:08.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet [10de:0373] (rev a2)
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth |
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Well, it slipped my mind to try modprobe forcedeth on the Arch live disk but lspci confirms that forcedeth is being used on my HD install. I did ensure that forcedeth was running on the Gentoo disk while troubleshooting this.
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from my Arch install, dhcpcd works without a hitch:
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[root@coolhand ~]# dhcpcd eth0
eth0: dhcpcd 4.0.12 starting
eth0: broadcasting for a lease
eth0: offered 10.0.0.2 from 10.0.0.1
eth0: acknowledged 10.0.0.2 from 10.0.0.1
eth0: checking 10.0.0.2 is available on attached networks
eth0: leased 10.0.0.2 for infinity |
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:07 am Post subject: |
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| This one goes in my really wierd problem file. |
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:09 am Post subject: |
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Ditto... google hasn't been particularly forthcoming with help, either.
Downloading an iso of Ubuntu now. I'll see if that will work (I'd rather just build from a LiveCD so I can obliterate my partition table and keep my partitions straight). |
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| No go on the Ubuntu Live CD either. Now I'm getting exasperated. |
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yabbadabbadont
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| Save the kernel config from your arch install so that you can use it with your gentoo one (if you ever get that far). |
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forkbomb
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:48 am Post subject: |
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I looked in the boneyard and found an extra 10/100Mb NIC laying around. Put that in the machine, hooked everything back up and hooked up ethernet to both NICs, and booted the 2008.0 r1 Minimal Gentoo disk.
Both NICs now have DHCP leases.   I don't get it. Oh well, it works.
EDIT: Thanks for the assistance, btw. |
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