David Thompson <dthomps...@worcester.edu> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes:
[...]
>> To install the system, you would:
>>
>> 1. Configure the network, by running ‘dhclient eth0’ for instance.
>> Normally udev automatically loads device drivers (e.g., my laptop
>> uses e1000e for Ethernet), but since it’s a small config kernel, it
>> may miss drivers for your system, in which case you’re screwed.
>>
>
> My desktop computer is in the "screwed" category. I need the r8169
> kernel module for ethernet to work.
I’m sorry I don’t have a better answer at the moment, but could you try
rebuilding the image with this patch?
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 841ec58..01e6ae5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
"CONFIG_SATA_SIS=y\n"
"CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m\n"
"CONFIG_SIS190=y\n"
+ "CONFIG_R8169=m\n"
;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-04/msg00039.html
"CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES=y\n"
"CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI=m\n"
Thanks,
Ludo’.
