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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: net.eth1 fails to start [solved] |
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Using gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r2. I decided to give the new iwlwifi drivers a try. The relevant parts of my kernel configuration.
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Networking->
Wireless->
{M} Improved wireless configuration API
[*] nl80211 new netlink interface support
-*- Wireless extensions
<M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
Rate control algorithm selection --->
Default rate control algorithm (PID controller based rate control algorithm) --->
*** Selecting 'y' for an algorithm will ***
*** build the algorithm into mac80211. ***
-*- PID controller based rate control algorithm
< > Simple rate control algorithm (DEPRECATED)
[ ] Export mac80211 internals in DebugFS
[ ] Enable packet alignment debugging
[ ] Enable debugging output
< > Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (DEPRECATED)
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Device Drivers->
Network Device Drivers->
Wireless LAN->
[ ] Wireless LAN (pre-802.11)
[*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
< > Aviator/Raytheon 2.4MHz wireless support
< > Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
< > Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network Connection
< > Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support
< > Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 ISA and PCI cards
< > Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol)
< > Atmel at76c50x chipset 802.11b support
< > Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 PCMCIA cards
< > Planet WL3501 PCMCIA cards
< > Intersil Prism GT/Duette/Indigo PCI/Cardbus
< > USB ZD1201 based Wireless device support
< > Wireless RNDIS USB support
< > Realtek 8180/8185 PCI support
< > Realtek 8187 USB support
< > ADMtek ADM8211 support
< > Softmac Prism54 support
< > Atheros 5xxx wireless cards support
< > Intel Wireless WiFi 4965AGN
<M> Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection
[*] Enable Wireless QoS in iwl3945 driver
[ ] Enable Spectrum Measurement in iwl3945 drivers
[ ] Enable full debugging output in iwl3945 driver
< > IEEE 802.11 for Host AP (Prism2/2.5/3 and WEP/TKIP/CCMP)
< > Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack)
< > Broadcom 43xx-legacy wireless support (mac80211 stack)
< > ZyDAS ZD1211/ZD1211B USB-wireless support
< > Ralink driver support
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then I created a link from net.lo to net.eth1 and loaded the required modules:
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ln -s /etc/init.d/net.lo /etc/init.d/net.eth1
modprobe mac80211
mac iwl3945
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Then I started net.eth1 and got the following error:
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wall rahul # /etc/init.d/net.eth1 start
* Bringing up interface eth1
* ERROR: interface eth1 does not exist
* Ensure that you have loaded the correct kernel module for your hardware
* ERROR: net.eth1 failed to start
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So, please tell me what is going wrong. _________________ Who shall guard the guards?
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I am. However, it might be of interest to note, that when I compile my kernel, I get the following warnings.
Code: | WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_scan
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol escape_essid
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_freq_to_channel
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_rx
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_get_channel
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_channel_to_index
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_get_geo
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol free_ieee80211
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_tx_frame
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_is_valid_channel
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol ieee80211_get_channel_flags
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.25-gentoo-r2/net/wireless/ipw3945.ko needs unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211
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So, maybe someone can point out what the error is.
Oh, and I do not think that the error is specific to iwl3945 because when I switched to ipw3945 I was getting the same error.
And I am using the testing branch of gentoo. _________________ Who shall guard the guards? |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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rahulthewall3000,
Your Code: | needs unknown symbol | errors indicate your kernel is not configured properly.
The ieee80211 option is missing. _________________ Regards,
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I have the IEEE 802.11 (mac80211) stack enabled, do I also need the IEEE 802.11 deprecated stack enabled? I thought mac80211 replaces that. _________________ Who shall guard the guards? |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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rahulthewall3000,
Its safe to enable both. Not everything has moved yet _________________ Regards,
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks NeddySeagoon, that removes the compile warnings. And net.eth1 did not start, because the interface existed and was called net.wlan0. So, it seems that all is working now. Thanks everyone. _________________ Who shall guard the guards? |
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