--- Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:03:30 -0800 (PST), maxim > wexler wrote: > > > I left the /etc/conf.d/(init.d?)net on both > machines > > UN-edited but only get the error message on the > new > > install on the i586. > > That file states that it will use DHCP unless you > edit it to use static > addresses. >
OK, I edited the net file on *both* machines identically, like so: # For a static configuration, use something like this # (They all do exactly the same thing btw) config_eth0=( "192.168.0.2/24" ) config_eth0=( "192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0" ) Now, the older box(K6) with the new install(2.6.15) boots without error finds the NIC and sets up the network. ifconfig reveals all is cool. But the newer box(Sempron) with the earlier(2.6.12)kernel finds the on-board NIC but doesn't set up the net nor give any errors. ifconfig shows only the loop device is operational. The correct module, forcedeth, *is* installed lspci: <snip> 0000:00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller (rev a2) <snip> dmesg: <snip> forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.35. <snip> eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:80a7 bound to 0000:00:05.0 <snip> cat /usr/src/linux/.config| grep -i net: # Networking support CONFIG_NET=y # Networking options # CONFIG_NET_KEY is not set CONFIG_INET=y # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set # CONFIG_INET_AH is not set # CONFIG_INET_ESP is not set # CONFIG_INET_IPCOMP is not set # CONFIG_INET_TUNNEL is not set # CONFIG_NETFILTER is not set # CONFIG_DECNET is not set # CONFIG_NET_DIVERT is not set # CONFIG_ECONET is not set # CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set # CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE is not set # Network testing # CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN is not set # CONFIG_NETPOLL is not set # CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER is not set CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y # ARCnet devices # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set # Tulip family network device support # CONFIG_NET_TULIP is not set CONFIG_NET_PCI=y # CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set # Ethernet (1000 Mbit) # Ethernet (10000 Mbit) # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set # CONFIG_NET_FC is not set > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > If all the world is a stage, where is the audience > sitting? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
