Missing network card driver files

flying_monkey · n00b Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 33 Location: New Jersey

I downloaded the livecd-basic-1.4_rc1-r2.iso, burned it, and can boot from it successfully. But the pci-setup script doesn't set up the network. I know that the module I need is 8139too, but when I modprobe it, it says "device not found". This was in the previous Gentoo boot disks, why did you take it out of the 1.4 one? I can mount my old Gentoo system, and see that file, but I can't get it to load as a kernel module that way. Help?

TIA, Ed

dmouritsendk · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:41 pm Post subject:

The driver for my netcard (ethernet express 10/100) was compiled into the kernel on the 1.4 bootcd, so i didnt have to modprobe/insmod anything. I think its a realistic possibility that a 8139too driver is compiled into the kernel too.

Are you positive that a driver for the netcard isnt loaded (look in /proc or at the dmesg output)?

eryvile · Apprentice Joined: 14 Aug 2002 Posts: 234 Location: europe

I think, I had problems with the 8139too on the 1.4_rc1 cd too, though it might be that I gave up too quickly (modprobe didn't give the result as expected, didn't find the module, that was it, kind'a lazy, I know :wink:

) I simply switched back to the 1.2 stage 1 cd, which has the necessary module 8139too for the realtek chip

and then used the wget command to get the 1.4 stage 1 tarball. Worked like a charm

and has no downsides at all!

mvc · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 2:20 am Post subject:

i have an 8139too (pcmcia) and cannot install it either using the 1.2 disk. My guess is that it uses the yenta_socket module instead of the i82365, but I cannot find this module in the 1.2 cd. Now I'm downloading an alternate .iso image built by an user named Gert specifically with pcmcia support from http://gert.sos.be. I'll post the news.

marco

nalin · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 7:43 am Post subject:

I use some generic ethernet card with the 8139too (realtec chipset) driver...if I remember correctly support was compiled in the kernel with the boot disk and I just had to run dhcpcd, no modprobe...
just for reference here, mine is pci, not pcmcia

mvc · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2002 11:42 am Post subject:

it works! The problem with 8139too (as a pcmcia card) is that it doesn't work with the default i82365 module. If anyone has this card, here is how to install gentoo 1.4:

- Get the above metioned .iso file from http:// gert.sos.be, which was built with pcmcia support (thanks Gert!) and then boot it
- do:

modprobe pcmcia_core
modprobe yenta_socket
modprobe ds
cardmgr -f

and then:

modprobe 8139too

Then continue from step 4 of rojaro's guide:

flying_monkey · n00b Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 33 Location: New Jersey

Thanks for the help, folks. I should have made clear that I had a PCI card, so I apologize for wasting some of your time, mvc. nalin, I tried to do dhcpcd, and could never get the UP and RUNNING indications. I'm pretty sure that the method proposed by eryvile will be my solution, I'll let you know, but it'll probably be this weekend.

Ed

rac · Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 8:58 pm Post subject:

Please check dmouritsendk's post also. I would expect this very common driver to be compiled directly into the livecd kernel. modprobe would fail because it's unnecessary.
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flying_monkey · n00b Joined: 22 Jul 2002 Posts: 33 Location: New Jersey

Thanks, rac, but if that were true, wouldn't I see UP and RUNNING if I did the "ifconfig -a"? I didn't see that when I tried it.

Ed

rac · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2002 7:10 pm Post subject:

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