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daicoden
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 Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: Virtualbox with gentoo as a guest, eth0 does not exist |
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Hi,
I am trying to install Gentoo from the live CD. When it boots up I am able to access the internet fine. However when I install and restart I get an error eth0 does not exist. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong at the network setup page. All of the posts talk about making a bridge, but that is only if Gentoo is the host.
I am using the GUI installer. I select DHCP and have tried leaving the gateway blank and with the ip 10.0.2.2 which is Virtualbox's weird IP choice. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=546234
I would try more drastic measures like compiling the kernel which allot of posts suggest, but I'd like to do something simpler if I can because the live CD internet interface does work.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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massimo
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What gives you ifconfig -a within this VM?
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daicoden
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ifconfig -a returns only the local adapter...
lo link encap :Local loopback
inet addr: 127.0.0.1 .......
There is no eth0 entry
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alex.blackbit
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since you do not have eth0 your kernel is lacking the support for the NIC that virtualbox is providing.
what kernel are you using? |
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gentoo_ram
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| One of the options for the VB network adapter type in the virtual machine is "Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM)". Select that one, it will be supported by the 'e1000' driver. The older AMDnet ones may not be supported anymore. |
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daicoden
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhh, thanks guys. I didn't think to switch because it was working fine in livecd.
I was using whatever kernel came with the i686 2008.
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Exil
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| copy whole boot/ and /lib/modules/* from livecd. then it will work |
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Littlenux
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| gentoo_ram wrote: | | One of the options for the VB network adapter type in the virtual machine is "Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM)". Select that one, it will be supported by the 'e1000' driver. The older AMDnet ones may not be supported anymore. |
Was the opposite in my case. So switching to AMD from Intel in VirtualBox preferences for the lan card done the trick. |
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