Gentoo 1.4_rc2 Network probs (8139too)

z0mbix · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 Location: London, UK

I have downloaded and burned the gentoo-basic-x86-1.4_rc2.iso and checked the md5sum is correct. I currently run Win2k, Debian Unstable, LFS on my 80GB IDE HDD and have 30GB free to install Gentoo onto. Once I've booted from the gentoo CD I get to the stage of loading the NIC module and just simply cannot get it to work. I have run net-setup eth0 and dhcpcd eth0 but cannot get the nic to work with either. If I allocate a static IP address I can get the interface to look like it is configured when running ifconfig. I cannot ping my windows gateway though (192.168.0.1). I can ping 127.0.0.1 and my IP 192.168.0.4 but nothing on the network. Trying to get an IP via DHCP fails also. The network card works fine in Debian and LFS and in RedHat in the past. I have plug and play bios support disabled. The card is an onboard Realtek card that uses the 8139too module. If I run lsmod the module is loaded, as is the mii module. I've even tried the old way i.e.:

ifconfig $IFACE $IPNUM broadcast $BCAST netmask $NMASK
/sbin/route add -net default gw $GTWAY netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1

It's obviously not a hardware problem as it works when i boot into Windows/Debian/LFS.

Any ideas on where to go next?

AkiAki007 · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:01 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure I understand one thing. The module is supposed to be 8139too but the module loaded is mii?

if that is the case, can you load the 8139too module?

z0mbix · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 Location: London, UK

Thanks for the quick response. No, the mii module is required by 8139too module which is also loaded. I've tried removing the mii module so just the 8139too is loaded and the same problems occurs.

AkiAki007 · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:03 pm Post subject:

were you able to modprobe 8139too once the mii module was loaded?

if they don't work, then it's possible that perhaps you need a different module? though I would say that's 99% unlikely

TwoTired · n00b Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 42

One thing you could try is at the live cd boot prompt trying the noacpi setup as mentioned by others in various posts

Krookednek · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 78

I had the same problem. To get it working I downloaded and burned the 1.2 LiveCD and booted off that. That got the network card working. Then I just put in the 1.4 RC2 cd and installed the stage 3 tarball from that.

A bit more of a pain, but 1.4 RC2 seems to be having trouble with cards that use the 8139too.

Good luck

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z0mbix · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 Location: London, UK

z0mbix · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 Location: London, UK

oniq · Guru Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 597 Location: Connecticut

When you run ifconfig eth0, what does it look like?

I had a similar problem and using 'route add default gateway 192.168.0.1' did the trick for me.
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darkbyte · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Mexico

i had the same problem, you solve it with

#modprobe 8139too
#dhcphcl eth0

..... try to do a ifconfig -a and some ping to be shure network is going..

look.
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z0mbix · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 Location: London, UK

Zu` · l33t Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 716 Location: BE

If all else fails with the Gentoo Install CD, you could perhaps try the Installation from a boot floppy HOWTO.

It's quite possible you could get your NIC to work using a linux boot floppy.
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z0mbix · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 10 Location: London, UK

I think I've found the problem here:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15807

Anyway, thanks for all your help. I'll install via chroot instead. Better for me as I can surf while gentoo builds