installing kde?

Timothy · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: milky way

I know I am way over my head in this that I want to install KDE. I set my use var at -gtk -gnom kde qt. as far as I can remember. everything seemed to go fine with my stage 2 install on a msvpc http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx with 512 megs of ram. everything worked fine in the installer exept after reboot I could not get my network to work. the only experience I have with linux is installing debian with netinstall. when I screwd up the partition that my virtual hard drives were on useing partition magic I decided to try gentoo.

so basicaly I want to set up kde with that cool window transparency thing.

right now when I boot I can log in and get a command line. when I goto bin ping and try to ping my router it says networ unreachable.
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Timothy · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: milky way

when I boot the only error I get is [qote] canot default to dhcp as there is no dhcp module loaded.[/qote] then a command prompt.

as I am used to windows wich just works I was a little supprised... but I am willing to learn.

I hope to learn to program in linux (I already know c#)
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Taladar · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:59 am Post subject:

Your network probably doesn't work because you did not emerge a dhcp client (like dhcpcd or dhclient)
during the installation. You should boot the install cd again, mount your partitions the same way you did during the installation, chroot
and emerge one of those.

When your network works you have to "emerge kde" to install kde and configure X11 for your graphics card and monitor.
You can probably find documentation about that on http://gentoo-wiki.com or in the Documention Forum.

Timothy · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: milky way

http://mysite.verizon.net/res8szeo/eth0.jpg I posted a screen shot on my ftp of the new msg
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masterspud777 · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 20 Location: CA

It sounds to me like your kernel doesn't have the drivers it needs for your ethernet hardware. Visit the 2005.1 Gentoo handbook under section 7.c for more info on how to recompile your kernel with the necessary drivers.

If you do decide to try this and recompile your kernel, before you begin in 7.c, execute:

# ls -l /usr/src/linux

and check to make sure that points to your kernel version. If it does not, execute:

# rm /usr/src/linux
# cd /usr/src
# ln -s linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 linux

Of course, you could just execute those lines anyway, just to make sure. Then proceed with 7.c.

(btw, those last few insructions of mine came directly from the end of 7.b of the same document, if you want to read more about them too)

Best of luck!

Timothy · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: milky way

What do the lines of code you gave me do? I used the manual kernel configuration the first time should just completely redo that section using the automatic one? Do I do this from the cd of hd?
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masterspud777 · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 20 Location: CA

Hey, sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. Been busy with my own Gentoo install

If you used the manual kernel config the first time (I'm assuming you were following the handbook that I linked in my previous post), then you don't need to execute those lines of code. They will simply create a symbolic link (the command 'ln') from /usr/src/linux to your kernel's source code. It' not necessary for the functioning of your system, just necessary for 7.c in the handbook to make sense.

So, what I would suggest is navigating to /usr/src/linux and going back into the kernel configuration program:

# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig

Once inside the program, make sure that your network drivers are installed into the kernel (I would suggest compiling them into the kernel... not sure if they would work as simply a module...) Recompile the kernel, copy it over to your boot partition, etc etc (the manual lays all that out)... Then reboot. That should fix your "eth0 does not exist" problem.

Also, notice in your screenshot that it says "Configuration not set for eth0 - assuming dhcp." I'm not sure if that's normal or if that shoudn't be coming up like that. I'm new to Gentoo, but I followed the handbook instructions to the T and I don't think I get that message. MAke sure you read section 8.b in the handbook.

If those things dont work, I dont know what the problem is. I just followed the handbook and it worked fine for me

Hope that helps!
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Timothy · n00b Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 7 Location: milky way

no luck is there a way to do the automatic thing?
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masterspud777 · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 20 Location: CA

no luck?? Darn. Well, I don't know what the problem is then. The automatic may work. Try the instructions in the manual... Ive never done the automatic thing myself. I 'll let someone with more experience step in here and give you some more pointers

Sorry about the no dice!

-Spud
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Sound - Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Drives - Seagate 200G SATA-150 (Gentoo), Maxtor 160G ATA-133 (WinXP)