network card problems

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nmartin · Post by **nmartin** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:01 am

I was wondering if somebody could help me with the installation of my NIC. My NIC works great with the autoCD but once it is removed I cant get a connection. ..it cant find the NIC. I tried loading the module but it said that there are no ebuilds. I had 2 NICS. They are:

Realtek RTL-8139
Davicom DEC-Tulip comp.

AUTOCD loads up 8139too, mii and also crc32, tulip. I tried emerging these but I got the no ebuilds. Please help. Thank you very much.

thebigslide · Post by **thebigslide** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:18 am

These are kernel modules, not packages to emerge.

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modprobe 8139too;modprobe tulip

should get them both up and running.

nmartin · Post by **nmartin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:20 pm

I tried that but it said 'could not load /lib/modules/2.6.9-gentoo-r1/modules.dep.' I took a look and I am running '2.4.8-gentoo-r7.' How would I change this so my modprobe will work?

WarMachine · Post by **WarMachine** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:57 pm

are you sure you included both as modules when you compiled the kernel?

also, SEARCH. There are tons of threads about realtek cards

pounch · Post by **pounch** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:31 pm

Hello,

I have the same problem with an Intel PRO/100 VE network card ...
What do I have to install for make it work?

Thanks,
pounch

even · Post by **even** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:54 pm

if you didn't include the modules in the kernel then you'll have to recompile it witht he correct modules selected. you might as well build them into the kernel so as it's less hassle then having htem as moduels

nmartin · Post by **nmartin** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:21 pm

Thanks for the comment even. I am not sure how to do this, but I will take a look and see if I can find it....you know....RTFM and stuff.

nmartin · Post by **nmartin** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:36 am

Can anybody explain to me why they are talking about using 'emerge' in the handbook to add modules when you have to use modprobe to do it. It doesnt make much sense to me.

nmartin · Post by **nmartin** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:27 am

So I re-compiled my kernel and I added support for both tulip and 8139too drivers, which are what loads with the autocd.. . I rebooted and it still doesnt load my NICs. I made sure to cp the bzimage and appropriate files to the boot partition /dev/hda1. It still doesnt load. When I try the emerge it gives me no ebuilds to satisfy and when I do a modprobe it gives me 'cant find (module)' What am I doing wrong here?

naviathan · Post by **naviathan** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:22 am

Ok, although this should be covered somewhere else in the forum, probably several times, here's some basics on the kernel. When you select an option and "M" shows in the little box beside it that means it's building as a module. In order to use this module you must run "make modules ; make modules_install" for the 2.4 series kernel and just "make modules_install" under the 2.6 series to put the module in the right place. If you select the option and it show "*" in the box then that means it's built into the kernel and there's no need for running modprobe. If this is the case, try typing "ifconfig -a" and see if "eth0" shows up. If it does then your nic is loaded and waiting to be brought up. At this point it is a good idea to start reading the section of the handbook on setting up your network. It doesn't get much easier than this so I hope you understand a little better now.

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