older kernel(solved)

Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:34 am Post subject: older kernel(solved)

Is there a way to emerge an older kernel such as 2.6.19-gentoo-r3, instead of 2.6.24-gento-r3. The menuconfig is all messed up in 2.6.24 and would be great to use a stable version.
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Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:39 am Post subject:

it is missing drivers in the menu config. I'm trying to get my network working but I'm lost. I wanted to install an older kernel like 2.6.19-r5, but I don't know how.
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John R. Graham · emerge =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.19-r5

Well, 2.6.19-r3 isn't in portage, but 2.6.19-r5 is. Should be close enough. Just

Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:38 am Post subject:

I emerged the kernel on chroot env through live cd, but couldn't figured out where it saved it. where does it save too and how can I make menuconfig for 2.6.19 in /usr/src/linux.
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John R. Graham · rm linux ln -s linux-2.6.19-gentoo-r5 linux

It saves it in "/usr/src/<your_kernel_name_here>". In your case, that would be "/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-gentoo-r5". Go to "/usr/src" and do

Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:48 am Post subject:

I recompiled a 2.6.19-r5 kernel and still have no networking. I have the kernel drivers built in for my mcp55 chipset. I get the error when starting dhcpcd:

err, eth0: timed out
warn, eth0: using ipv4ll address 169.254.217.174
err, eth0: failed to lookup hostname via dns: temp failure in name resolution

any help would be greatly appreciated, I've tried everything I know and am completely lost!
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John R. Graham · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

Some questions and actions:

Did you install the kernel and reboot?
Did you modify "grub.conf" to use the new kernel?
Is the driver built-in or built as a module? If as a module, did you remember to run "make modules_install"?
Please post the output of "lspci".
Please look at the tail end of "/var/log/messages" to see if there are any error messages associated with your network card driver.

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Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:

I did installed and rebooted the kernel.

yes grub.conf is correct

the driver is built in

I cant post the whole lspci, but for eth cards it says:

00:08.0 bridge: Nvidia Corp mcp55 eth. (rev a2)
00:09.0 bridge: Nvidia Corp mcp55 eth. (rev a2)
I only using eth0, eth1 is not connected.

idk how to look at the tail of /var/log/message.

If you can tell me I'll be glad to post it
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John R. Graham · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

Just do

Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject:

ok i got what you mean by tail.

localhost dhcpcd[4733]: eth0: failed to lookup host name via DNS: temp failure in name resolution
localhost dhcpcd[4733]: eth0: adding ip add. 169.254.217.174/16

thats the end of it repeating of course.

anything else you need just ask. Thanx!
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John R. Graham · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:19 pm Post subject:

Yeah, look further up. Those are DHCP failures, which are being caused by your network driver problem. Look for something that is from the driver itself.

Also, could you let me know the exact kernel driver you're enabling? Device Drivers / Network device support / what?

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Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

I enabled the PHY Marvell drivers, and nvidia nforce ethernet drivers(forcedeth)

log shows for forcedeth and nvidia:

localhost loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
localhost Marvell 88e1101: registered new driver
localhost forcedeth.c: reverse engineered nforce eth driver ver 0.57

localhost forcedeth: using highdma
localhost eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:8239 bound to 0000:00:08.0

NFORCE-MCP55: ide controller at pci slot 0000:00:04.0
NFORCE-MCP55: chipset revision 161
NFORCE-MCP55: not 100% native mode: will probe irqa later
NFORCE-MCP55: 0000:00:04.0 (rev a1) udma133 controller

thats all I saw related to forcedeth and nvidia devices, if this isn't what you wanted I'm sorry, I have a mem stick pro duo that i can transfer the file to this computer and post if gentoo supports it.
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John R. Graham · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject:

Have you seen this guide in the Gentoo Wiki? Apparently others have been frustrated with the setup, but there are specific instructions on how to set the kernel configuration.

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Gankfest · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:

I followed a similar guide for AMD board M2N-E wiki guide, but that guide is the same nic wise. Thats why I'm so confused cuz I followed that guide and my network is still not working.
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