nic boot problem [solved] good for learning

rretz · Last edited by rretz on Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:33 pm; edited 1 time in total

Maybe a very noob question, but we all have to learn!

i did a clean gentoo-soureces install via the cd. This worked exelent.
During the installation i had a succesfull network connection. after the reboot my networkconnection is gone?????

thx very much
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MacGoerk · n00b Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 17

Hi there.

What network card are you using?
Did you compile and modify the kernel or did you use genkernel?
Did you follow the instructions in the Installation Handbook? Chapter 8b - Networking Information
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8#doc_chap2

InstallationCD Network settings are gone after you reboot from your HDD, you have to set this up manually.
Or it could result from a missing kernel option (if you modified it yourself), or from a missing module load.

Just answer the first 3 questions, I'll try to help you

rretz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

Q1 this is the controller.

Network Controller Integrated Dual Broadcom 5721 10/100/1000 NICs (Wake on LAN and PXE capable)

Q2 No

Q3 yes
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MacGoerk · n00b Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 17

Please post the results of
"ifconfig" and "lsmod"

PS:

rretz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject:

lsmod ==>

livecd root # lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 185472 12
rtc 8488 0
evdev 6368 0
tg3 69332 0
parport_pc 27876 0
parport 22088 1 parport_pc
ahci 7604 0
sata_qstor 6100 0
sata_uli 4368 0
sata_sis 4240 0
sata_sx4 9716 0
sata_nv 5620 0
sata_via 5364 0
sata_svw 4596 0
sata_sil 5620 0
sata_promise 6900 0
libata 27700 10 ahci,sata_qstor,sata_uli,sata_sis,sata_sx4,sata_nv,sata_via,sata_svw,sata_sil,sata_promise
dm_mirror 15320 0
dm_mod 38080 1 dm_mirror
sbp2 16920 0
ohci1394 25812 0
ieee1394 59704 2 sbp2,ohci1394
sl811_hcd 9392 0
ohci_hcd 15384 0
uhci_hcd 23936 0
usb_storage 47680 0
usbhid 25696 0
ehci_hcd 22872 0
usbcore 75064 7 sl811_hcd,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd,usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd

ifconfig
livecd root # ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:21:AE:07:DC
inet addr:192.168.3.114 Bcast:192.168.3.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::213:21ff:feae:7dc/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:11937 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1605 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:888596 (867.7 Kb) TX bytes:274357 (267.9 Kb)
Interrupt:19

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
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MacGoerk · n00b Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 17

ok thats your live CD...
I don't know if the live CD has all network modules compiled INTO the Kernel.

I've found this in the kernel menuconfig:

rretz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject:

during the install (livecd) i have a working networkconnection internal and external.

But nit afther the reboot.

I'll go to work on this and let it know

thx

I dont have bnx2 aaargh!!!!
where do i get this
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MacGoerk · n00b Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 17

Yes, I feared this would happen.
As stated in https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-364031-highlight-genkernel+recompile.html
you can invoke "genkernel --menuconfig all"

Navigate to
-> Device Drivers
-> Networking support
-> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y])
-> Ethernet (1000 Mbit)

and select there the < > Broadcom NetXtremeII support. Your selection should be [M] rather than [*].
That will give you the bnx2 as a module and you can do the steps i've described before (modprobe bnx2, edit your modules autoload, etc).
But keep in mind that recompiling your genkernel WILL take some time to finish (depends on how much is changed I suppose).
If it takes some time, go and grab some coffee

You can recompile your kernel from the live cd, but then you have to repeat all the mounting and chrooting steps, or you simply boot into the system and invoke the command from there, which is a lot easier. Follow the Steps in the Handbook regarding genkernel, though. Specially the sections about initrd installation and blah

Good Luck!

PS: I just can't drop the thought that my custom kernel compile was easier ^^

rretz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject:

The MF is not there.
the only broadcom i can find under 1000Mb is tigcom3 support and this is <M>.
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MacGoerk · n00b Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 17

ok , my fault, tigon 3 is the right one as i read here:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-326300-highlight-broadcom+genkernel.html

try to do

modprobe tg3
modules-update

thats the reason your livecd lsmod output was:
"tg3 69332 0 "
Well...their Product Names are really weird... Someone slap Broadcom for this xD

rretz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject:

whoesj

it works.
My thx is great.
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MacGoerk · n00b Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 17

Np.

But don't forget to insert the module in the autoload file, or you will have fun the next time you reboot ^^

rretz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject:

i did

tg3

thx
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