Just Installed Gentoo - NO eth0

new2gentoo_va · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 8

I just finished installing gentoo on an old pentium box. I thought that it would keep my eth0 setting from when I edited the hostname, dnshostname, etc. files. What should I do, or how do I get eth0 to even be recognized? Any help/hints would be great! thanks in advance !

nu2gentoo_va

evanduser · n00b Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 22

What does ouput of `ifconfig` say? Also post output of /proc/pci ie capture output of `cat /proc/pci` and post.

evanduser

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:31 pm Post subject:

new2gentoo_va,

Check that the network card driver module is loaded.
If not modprobe it just now and add its name to /etc/modules.autoload, so it gets loaded at boot.
If you did the modprobe, bring up eth0 by hand with

new2gentoo_va · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 8

/sbin/ifconfig:

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject:

new2gentoo_va,

Since the device does not exist, your kernel module is not loaded.

You need to compare the output of lsmod, when you boot with the CD (and it works) with the output of lsmod when you boot from your hdd.

One of the modules that is there in the first list but not in the second is the one you want. There will only be a few.

If you are still stuck post the ethernet line from lspci
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new2gentoo_va · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 8

I'm booting the cd now. Just so you know the output from lsmod was:

new2gentoo_va · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 8

These are modules NOT listed in lsmod:

new2gentoo_va · n00b Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 8

Fixed it! Thanks

I added 8138too to modules...

thanks again
new2gentoo_va