no network on boot...

zambizzi · Guru Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 581 Location: Boise Idaho

Ugh, finally got through the Gentoo install (stage2) successfully for the first time after having given up for months.

Everything loads fine but dhcp fails for eth0 upon boot so I'm basically stuck w/ a command-line bare-bones Gentoo and can't connec to get the goods.

I wish I could provide more, however I'm but a pathetic n00b and I'm not sure what to do

I simply get a [!!] when dhcp tries to start.

I have my /etc/conf.d/net set to iface_eth0="dhcp"

The 8139too driver is what worked during the install and I thought that was what I installed...?

I'm *really* hoping this doesn't involve a kernel re-compilation as I spent the last 8 hrs. doing that and finally have a system that loads w/o a Kernel Panic.

*help!*

Thanks!

-v

mrness · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:30 am Post subject:

did you loaded 8139too at boot? the configuration files for that are found in /etc/modules.autoload.d/ directory.

jaxgough · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:09 am Post subject: no network on boot...

I had this problem yesterday, it turned out there was no more IPs to be given out by DHCP. I added one more to the DHCP allocation range and hey presto.

That might work.

or

Do you get a Netmount error aswell?

Jax

rush_ad · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject:

emable it in kernel not as module

lwithers · Guru Joined: 31 Dec 2003 Posts: 300 Location: Reading, UK

zambizzi, once you have booted into your system, log in as root and run "lsmod". See if the "8139too" module is loaded. If not, that is your problem.

Run "nano /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6" (or kernel-2.4 if that's what kernel you are using), and add the line "8139too" to the bottom. Next time you boot, things should work. To get it working in the current session, type: