[SOLVED]internet doesn't work with new kernel:(

niedzwiedz · Last edited by niedzwiedz on Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:08 pm; edited 1 time in total

Hi

I compilled new kernel and when i installed it ,network stopped working. can anyone tell me how i can fix it.

TheRAt · Veteran Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 1580

make sure you have compiled the drivers for your networking hardware, either in the kernel, or as a module, and that you are loading these drivers on startup...

more help can be provided if you supply more information, ie. what networking hardware, loaded kernel modules, etc ..
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AaronPPC · Guru Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 522 Location: Tucson, AZ

We would love to help, but we'll need some more information.

What version was your old kernel and what version is the new one?

Do you get any error messages during boot? You can also look at dmesg and see if there are any errors.

If you post your kernel config and tell us about your system, you will probably get the most help.

Many configs moved in the 2.6.16 and .17-rc kernels so it is easy for a config option to get knocked out of wack.
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niedzwiedz · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject:

I tried rc -update net.eth0 but it says that net.eth0 is already installed
during bootin i got something like that:

TheRAt · Veteran Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 1580

this is probably caused by the drivers for the hardware either not compiled in the kernel, or not loaded as a module during system startup..
if you provide information on your networking hardware, we could help you with trying to solve this..
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niedzwiedz · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject:

I have cable modem connected to my ethernet card wich is:

TheRAt · Veteran Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 1580

if you run ifconfig -a, is your ethernet interface listed ?
if not, then try modprobe forcedeth
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niedzwiedz · Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:16 am Post subject:

ifconfig -a:

TheRAt · Veteran Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 1580

that suggests that you have not compiled the required module for your ethernet card..
try:

niedzwiedz · Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject:

THANK YOU>
i did what you suggested and it worked