Trouble getting network to function with p4t533-c

Raniz

My friend has a Asus p4t533-c and he can't get his network going during the installation... Running ifconfig -all doesn't list any EthX-devices, so he can't bring it up either...

The integrated nic is a "PRO/100 VE Network Connection". I believe he needs the e100-module, but if he tries to load it he gets an error saying that it doesn't exist.

Can anyone help?

adaptr · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 10:03 am Post subject:

The Intel e100 driver is not in the stock kernel; you have to emerge it separately like so:

Raniz · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject:

Emerge isn't available until he's in the chroot, so 'emerge e100' will only produce an error saying emerge could not be found.

So what to do?

sceptreofjudah · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:47 pm Post subject:

I had the same problem. I was installing Gentoo for the first time with a new box having the ASUS P4V533-MX with the integrated ethernet port.

I had to buy a separate ethernet pci card ($12.00) for the install. After I got the kernel compiled and modules loaded, I was able to use the onboard port. So i took out the pci card and will save it for the next box I get going.

Raniz · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 7:38 pm Post subject:

Isn't there any other way?

Could I emerge e100 and send him the module, for him to put on a floppy and the load it?