2004.1 Network Card Detection

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

Just started an install yesterday w/ 2004.0. When 2004.1 came out i figured why not just d/l it and use it. So I've put the cd into 3 different computers now that i've installed gentoo on and it wont find the network card in any of them. 2004.0 found it but 2004.1 hasn't? Is there a problem with this. I know i could just modprobe and probably get it going but 3 machines 3 different net cards that all worked with 2004.0 and now not with 2004.1?

jsoft · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 28

exactly the same problem here.....

CharlieS · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:24 pm Post subject:

SAME.. i was actually about to make this post.. doesnt pickup my card at all either.. every other distrol and live CD does.. even 2004.0

Turias · n00b Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 32

I am also experiencing this issue.

HydroSan · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject:

Same here. I have a VIA-RHINE in it, so I figure: "Okay, do 'modprobe via-rhine'." It apparently works! But no, it doesn't. It'll load the module, yes. It'll activate the network car with '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 stop' and 'start'. But the ADSL does not work even when it is configured with the 'adsl-setup' script. Also, upon doing a 'modprobe pppoe', it just says, 'Could not load module: invalid symbols'.

WTF? Did someone borked it?
_________________
I was a Gangster for Capitalism, by Major General Smedley Butler.

Server status: Currently down, being replaced with fresh install - 20% completed.

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

Well obviously if everyone is experiancing it something is messed up. Does anyone know how to handle this sort of thing?

ianneub · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject:

I get this too with a 8139too based card.

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

Whats the process for reporting this?

Ozbob · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:15 pm Post subject:

<AOL Voice>
Me Too!!!!
</AOL Voice>

Yeah, chalk me up as well. 1.4 installed fine on an identical Dell Poweredge 400SC with no problem.

Hints and tips appreciated.

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

OK so we know there is an issue... again does anyone have the procedure on how to report this?

Ozbob · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject:

Its already in Bugzilla.

Link: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49230

Guess I should have checked first.

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

That bug seems to be fore the NVIDIA Nforce ethernet only. Do we need to add something to it to let them know it doesn't stop there?

jsoft · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 28

In my case is not related to nFORCE 2. I do have Intel chipset and spare ethernet PCI card Realtek 8139. The problem is related to Firewire (1394), since eth0 is assigned to firewire card instead of ethernet card.So:

ianneub · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:41 pm Post subject:

darkphader · Veteran Joined: 09 May 2002 Posts: 1217 Location: Motown

... it reads 2004.0 at the top of the initial screen and not 2004.1. And no network detection is confirmed once again. Also the smp kernel hasn't booted for me either.
_________________
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Grep

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

Great thanks everyone!!

AlienBenefactor · n00b Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 4

2004.1 did not detect network card on three different machines. 2004.0 had no such problem. This is already in Bugzilla. I posted it this morning and apparently it was posted more than once. So the Gentoo folks know about this one. This was my first Gentoo experience... :roll:

_________________
"Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

-- Groucho Marx

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

dmassie · n00b Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 8

the gentoo kernel did not detect my onboard ethernet (nforce2 board), but the smp kernel did

stamperb · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 100

I tried booting SMP but it didn't even boot!!

AlienBenefactor · n00b Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 4

mocsharp · n00b Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 7

the first time i boot, it didn't pickup my e1000 card. however, it did when i boot with smp :p

----------------
asus P4C800-E Deluxe + P4 2.8Ghz

Ozbob · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject:

Great. I try to boot with smp and I get nothing but a black screen.

Gah.

mocsharp · n00b Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 7

drkstorm · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 118

a modprobe of my e1000 worked, however smb gives a blank screen and smb-nofb makes my monitor go crazy, so much for starting off w/ 2.6... dell poweredge 650