Installing Ethernet Drivers on Installation Media

[xevra]

Hello!

I have thusfar been unsuccessful in accessing the internet on any bootable media from my new computer.

I have installed gentoo on a few broken laptops in the past month or two (from the minimum install CD), but am otherwise fairly new. I had no trouble configuring dhcpcd, sshd, or openRC on those devices.

This computer is a newly assembled a desktop computer, and I think the problem is that I am missing a driver for Ethernet connection.

The machine is connected to the same ethernet cable these other machines were connected to, and to the same port on the router.

My motherboard did not come with a manual, so I am never buying from Gigabyte again, but moreover: here's what I have tried so far (also apologies; I cannot copy/paste, so I am copying these by hand):
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[xevra]

Thanks for the suggestion,

I tried this on both the minimal install and the liveCD. No new devices appear in `ip link`

Also, on a fresh boot of the minimal install, I ran:

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Hm, I saw somewhere the 8125 should work under the 8169 driver. Sorry, that's all I've got.
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[xevra]

Ah, that's okay. Thanks for trying to help!

Maybe someone else will come along.

[Hu]

Welcome to the forums. I think it is unusual for lspci to report the kernel module for a network device, but then ip link not to show it. Is there anything relevant in dmesg noting that the kernel found your card? I wonder if your card needs firmware, and without the firmware, is not functional enough for ip link to report it.

[xevra]

Hi, and thank you!

I'm not sure how to interpret *dmesg*, but here are some lines I think are relevant (because the numbers 8125 and 8922 match the ethernet and network devices, and because 6:00 and 7:00 match those devices in the *lspci* call):