PS3 issue - eth0 now configured by default as wireless?

wonky99 · n00b Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 1

I just got done with a fresh install of Gentoo using a stage4 tarball, and after the very first reboot, eth0 thinks it's a wireless interface. When net.eth0 is called, it appears to be trying to look for ESSID settings, and fails with a "Check your conf.d/wireless settings" of sorts.

I've installed Gentoo on my PS3 in the past without ever having this issue. Since the setup is very straightforward, I'm positive I didn't botch anything up there. I used the tutorial located here: http://ps3wiki.qj.net/index.php/Gentoo_-_The_next_step , and aside from copying /etc/resolv.conf, toying with the network isn't even part of the installation.

I'm trying to work remotely over SSH, but SSHD calls net.eth0, which fails because.. it thinks it's now wireless (it's the normal wired ethernet port).

I had to rc-update del net.eth0 default for now so I can at least get SSH up and running, but does anyone have any idea why this is happening now? Was the Stage4 tarball changed?

My conf.d/net file is empty (even tried config_eth0 = { "dhcp" } with no luck), and other than that, I'm really not sure why the system would now think it's wireless. I know there was a wireless patch from Sony last week, but unsure whether or not this is related. Just find it odd that it always worked before, and now out of the blue it think it's wireless.

I can get an IP just fine from my network if I manually call "dhcpcd eth0", so it works in that aspect.

I've also read that the eth0 port, if you're using the new kernel that supports the wifi, is both wired and wireless, so I'm assuming this is the issue.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

SnakeByte · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 11:48 am Post subject:

Hi,

to help debugging you could post the output of

rangerpb · Retired Dev Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 147

rangerpb · Retired Dev Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 147

Also, for the record, I would prefer you use -> http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3 for directions to setup Gentoo. We need to get to one handbook.
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rangerpb · Retired Dev Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 147

To fix the described networking bug where you want to use wired and it detects eth0 as wireless, add the following to /etc/conf.d/net:

modules=( "!iwconfig" "!wpa_supplicant" "ifconfig" )"

I'll rebuild the stages this weekend and slip this fix in automatically.
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anunakin · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 101

Mac Tzu · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:

Hey guys

I just finished a stage 4 32ul install of Gentoo. I think that i the have the same problem as wonky but i am not sure. I know it sound funny but i traveling with a only a previous knowledge on dos6 makes it hard to identify what the problem is. I can't emerge anything or ping anything. And i have tried {modules=( "!iwconfig" "!wpa_supplicant" "ifconfig" )"}
in /etc /conf.d/net with out any luck.

piratetitan · n00b Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 7

Do you have both a wired connection hooked up to your PS3, and a wireless network set up?

and if I remember correctly, if you keep on getting syntax errors then take out the last quotation mark, so instead of

modules=( "!iwconfig" "!wpa_supplicant" "ifconfig" )"

it should be

modules=( "!iwconfig" "!wpa_supplicant" "ifconfig" )

That fixed my problems, though I don't know if your having the exact same problem.

Mac Tzu · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:17 am Post subject:

Cheers

Now there is no error but still can't get network access. So I have loaded the live cd (where is can access internet and emerge) and run emerger --update --deep -newuse world. Make sure everything is up to date.

ok that just finished doing it's thing. still no success

rangerpb · Retired Dev Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 147

When I posted my response (as prior posts state) there is a syntax error with an extra trailing " ... remove that.

Could you be more specific about network access? Can you configure or lease an IP address? Can you ping your router or gateway? Is it a nameserver problem?
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Mac Tzu · Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

Ok Soz about being Newbiee-lishious. I don't know how to identify a server name problem. I have net access when using livecd. Not when I boot normally
My boot up screen is
Starting eth0
Loading networking modules for eth0
For WPA suport (wpa_supplicant) support, emerge net-wireless/wpa_supplicant

Error cannot start netmount as net.eth0 coudl not start
Error cannot start sshd as net.eth0 coudl not start

except for adding your script Ranger everything else in default and resovl.conf is set to 192.168.0.1

Drikus · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

@rangerpb.

Some feedback.

At http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell/wiki/InstallGentooOnPS3 when wgetting or links2 getting http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/experimental/ppc64/stages/stage4-ppc64-ps3_32ul.tar.bz2 eth0 interface wasn't up so had to