No network after install

eidophusikon · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 7

when booting the new system i get a message telling me dhcp failed to load and eth0 does not exist
after logging on there is no internet. i connect trough a router with dhcp enabled and the ce autodeteteced my settings with no problum. why won't the installed enviroment?

Aries-Belgium · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:56 am Post subject:

Which nic are you using? Did your nic work with the LiveCD?
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eidophusikon · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 7

nic? whats that? the live cd connected to the internet with no problum.

bdm · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:09 am Post subject:

eidophusikon · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 7

adia tells me its SMC 1208BT Ethnet adapter but i rember some pcmia command under linux calling it Realteck 803somthing Ethnet adapter.

i would guess the problum is in detecting the card since it says it doesn't exst even tough i set it up in /etc/conf.d/net.eth0

thorpe · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:38 am Post subject:

Did you compile the drivers into the kernel?
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Aries-Belgium · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:44 am Post subject:

Well boot the LiveCD again and check which modules that are loaded:

Inhuman_ · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:08 am Post subject: or, genkernel.

Another choice is Genkernel, which works very similarly to the LiveCD.
It autodetects all your hardware, so you don't need to worry about kernel configurations

shazde · n00b Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 1

how to compile the drivers into kernel? with Livecd the connection is set but how come isn't it with installed gentoo.

PS1: I rather have tones of problem with this newly installed Gentoo since hours ago. there are extra packs in CD i tried to install and whole instalation process got failed due to some packages which were not GRP! (like Mysql). the last time I just chose the GRP packages and finally I could have ended my installation seccessfully. nonetheless many other new problems like this still facing up!

PS2: I dont give it up :wink:

eidophusikon · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 7

isn't the genkernael slower or somthing?, the handbook doesn't reccomend it.

shazde, did you install yourself though handbook or use a dialog? i you used the handbook it tells you how to config the kernel. th change the settings i just chrooted ans compiles a new kernel then copied the bzImage to /boot

anyway eth0 still doesn't exist to the new gentoo for me, trough i added support for all relevant looking drivers.
might have mentioned it but i'm useing PCI ethnet

eidophusikon · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 7

i copied the kernel off the livecd and booted it and still got the same error. the problum must be in some config file, but it says it defaults to dhcp, how can i i tell if i need some fancy dhcp flags or not?

nixnut · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Networking & Security.
Networking problem, so moved here
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Inhuman_ · Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: Genkernel slower?

No, genkernel is not significantly slower.
For new gentoo users, i would recommend it.