If you manually load the driver with modprobe does it give you the same issue with eth0 not found ? when doing a ifconfig eth0 "Ip address"
and of course replace "ip address" with a valid address like 192.168.0.88 or something :) On 6/10/05, Dan McGhee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know whether I have a configuration problem, a driver problem or > a Dan problem. > > I'm trying to connect my BLFS 6.0 build to my new DSL. I have > successfully done so in XP and Mandrake so I know the system is > working. My guts tell me that I have done, or not done, something > correctly in the various script and configuration files, but for the > life of me I can't find it. I have also tried to find HOWTO's on > setting up and configuring an ethernet but have found nothing useful. > > I am running kernel 2.6.11.11. I have onboard ethernet capability. > From lspci: > > 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet > Controller (rev a1) > > The kernel driver for this is a reverse engineered nForce2 driver > "forcedeth." I have it compiled as a module. > > When I boot into LFS 6.0 I get the message during boot: > > Interface eth0 does not exist Not available [Warn] > > Running lsmod after boot indicates that there are no modules loaded. ( I > have "forcedeth" in /etc/modprobe.preload and 'alias eth0 forcedeth' in > /etc/modprobe.conf) I run 'modprobe forcedeth' and lsmod. This shows > that 'forcedeth' is loaded. Then I run '/etc/rc.d/init.d/network' and > receive the following: > > RTNETLINK answers: No such process > Removing default gateway...[FAILED] > Removing IPV4 address [IP address from ISP] from the eth0 interface...[ OK > ] > Taking down the eth0 interface...[ OK ] > Bringing up the eth0 interface...[ OK ] > Adding IPV4 address [IP address from ISP] to the eth0 interface...[ OK ] > Setting up default gateway...[FAILED] > RTNETLINK answers: Network is unreachable > > Results of 'ifconfig eth0' > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:A6:1B:82:EF > inet addr:[IP from ISP] Bcast:[combo IP from IP and Mask] > Mask:[xxx.xxx.xxx.(this octet keeps changing from what I > set] > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:2593 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:213370 (208.3 Kb) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > Interrupt:21 Base address:0xa000 > > /etc/sysconfig/network : > HOSTNAME=localhost > > /etc/hosts: > # Begin /etc/hosts (network card version) > # Created by Dan McGhee 20050327 as part of LFS 6.0 build > > IP from LFS 6.0 localhost > IP from ISP farmerbox > > # End /etc/hosts (network version) > > /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/ipv4: > # Begin /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/ipv4 > > ONBOOT=yes > SERVICE=ipv4-static > IP=[IP from ISP] > GATEWAY=[address provided by ISP] > PREFIX=32 > BROADCAST=[first three octets of IP and first octet of subnet mask] > > # End /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/ifconfig.eth0/ipv4 > > /etc/resolv.conf: > #Begin /etc/resolv.conf > #Created by Dan McGhee 20050329 as part of LFS 6.0 build > # Modified 20050609 for Grand River High Speed through the motherboard > # IP's supplied by Grand River Mutual > > #domain > # Primary DNS server > nameserver [address 1] > > # Alternate DNS server > nameserver [address 2] > > #End /etc/resolv.conf > > > This is the information that I think controls my interface. I've > checked the addresses again and againg for typos, but they are correct. > I've also spoken to the ISP tech staff and they tell me that they are > 100% static. I think this means that I don't need DHCP or PPPoE. I > just don't know where to go from here. > > In reviewing the kernel installation from LFS 6.0 it says to compile the > drivers into the kernel because sometimes modprobe.conf and udev don't > get along. If this is the case here, I want to make this work because I > found the drivers from nVidia for my hardware, but they compile as > kernel modules. > > I will certainly appreciate any pointers or recommended solutions. If > anyone knows of any documentation that will help, I will be more than > happy to look at it. > > Thanks, > > Dan > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
