Network Help after Live CD

SLCGrad2k · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

Hey everyone, im new to the forum and gentoo. I've got gentoo on my system now after numerus hours of working on it. During the live cd process i needed to "MODPROBE SK98LIN" and the do a "net-setup eth0" to get it working. Now that i have grub set up and i boot it up, i don't have a internet connection anymore. I did emerge dhcpcd when i was on live cd tho. and i have set iface__eth0="dhcp" so i really have no idea what to do right now.

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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject:

SLCGrad2k,

When you made your kernel, you need to include the option sk98lin for your network card.
Does

Sith_Happens · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject:

You can also add in kernel support in the kernel config under device drivers -> network -> ethernet 1000 -> SysKonnect SK-98xx support.
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SLCGrad2k · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

Ok, now the thing is i used genkernel to compile my system... do i have to modprobe everytime i reboot the system then? oh and i also did rc-update add net.eth0 default.

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Sith_Happens · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject:

If your using genkernel it should be loaded automagically, however you might be able to add sk98lin to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 (or 2.4) to have it loaded automatically at boot. I've never used genkernel/hotplugging, so I don't know if modules can be loaded that way when hotplugging is used. You can also run genkernel with the --menuconfig flag to allow you to compile support for the network card into the kernel.
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SLCGrad2k · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

interesting... thats for that piece of advice... now would i have to net-setup eth0 somewhere as well if i nano sk98lin in modules.autoload.d?

Sith_Happens · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject:

If your /etc/conf.d/net reads iface_eth0="dhcpcd" and you have run rc-update add net.eth0 default, then that will take care of bringing eth0 up, provided you have proper hardware support. :wink:

(a.k.a. having the sk98lin module loaded at boot)
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SLCGrad2k · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

thanks Sith, i'll try that... just on work comp right now!

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SLCGrad2k · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

So anyways I tried those instructions last night. Still doesn't work... kind wierd... actually. seems like it just doensn't want to load.. I've tried to rc-update add net.eth0 default and all it states is that it is already set..

Sith_Happens · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject:

Did you build support into the kernel? Or did you add the module to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kenel-2.6? If you did the latter could you post the output of lsmod, and either way could you post the output of lspci | grep Ethernet (if you have it, if not the output of cat /proc/pci | grep Ethernet) and ifconfig eth0 (you have it).
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SLCGrad2k · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 13

yeah i put sk98lin in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
i'll try the rest a lunch today when i go home see if it works... When i boot it just gets netmount failed to load as well on boot it states eth0 load via DHCP [!!]

then fail to netmount..
And I thought GRUB was the hardest to work with... lol.