Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
On Friday 30 October 2009 16:48:23 Philip Webb wrote: > How have others got Gentoo installed on their 1005HA's ? > -- did they all use wireless access to the Internet ? You could try the atl1c module, which works on my wife's 1005HA, although lspci shows an Attansic 1062 chip. Long shot maybe, but no harm in trying. Doesn't net-setup eth0 load the right module by itself? -- Rgds Peter
Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
On 30 Oct 2009, at 16:48, Philip Webb wrote: 091030 Stroller wrote: On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote: I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). A very casual Google suggests that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module. EG: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25 says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname. Have you tried this driver? Yes, as I said in detail in my OP : 'insmod atl1e' works, but as before 'pppoe-start' times out when trying to connect to my ISP; this is using the Gentoo minimal install ISO , which has that driver. As I also said in my OP, I can't compile a driver (or kernel) using the install system, as it doesn't have 'make'. I'm really sorry. I skipped over that, because atl1e is part of the in- tree sources here (gentoo-sources, since at least august). Surely you can put the stage4 on a USB stick, untar it to the laptop, and then have make once you're chrooted in? Stroller.
Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
I sort of just did a networkless install on my desktop. I only have very slow dialup at home, but access to wifi once mobile. My netbook is fairly up-to-date so I used it to download the latest install-iso, stage3, portage-latest. These I installed on the desktop then copied over all the distfiles on the netbook to the desktop. Now when I want to emerge something, the latest tarball is already waiting. But, of course, you're gonna have the have some sort of web access. mw On 10/30/09, Daniel da Veiga wrote: > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 14:48, Philip Webb wrote: >> 091030 Stroller wrote: >>> On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote: I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). >>> A very casual Google suggests >>> that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module. EG: >>> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25 >>> says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs >>> CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname. Have you tried this driver? >> >> Yes, as I said in detail in my OP : 'insmod atl1e' works, >> but as before 'pppoe-start' times out when trying to connect to my ISP; >> this is using the Gentoo minimal install ISO , which has that driver. >> As I also said in my OP, I can't compile a driver (or kernel) >> using the install system, as it doesn't have 'make'. >> >> How have others got Gentoo installed on their 1005HA's ? >> -- did they all use wireless access to the Internet ? >> >> Again, does anyone have advice re trying a netless install ? >> > > I would simply try any other LiveCD. Knoppix works OK for me on most > machines. Gentoo can be installed from any media that's able to use > the hardware. > > -- > Daniel da Veiga > >
Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 14:48, Philip Webb wrote: > 091030 Stroller wrote: >> On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote: >>> I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . >>> There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, >>> which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). >> A very casual Google suggests >> that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module. EG: >> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25 >> says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs >> CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname. Have you tried this driver? > > Yes, as I said in detail in my OP : 'insmod atl1e' works, > but as before 'pppoe-start' times out when trying to connect to my ISP; > this is using the Gentoo minimal install ISO , which has that driver. > As I also said in my OP, I can't compile a driver (or kernel) > using the install system, as it doesn't have 'make'. > > How have others got Gentoo installed on their 1005HA's ? > -- did they all use wireless access to the Internet ? > > Again, does anyone have advice re trying a netless install ? > I would simply try any other LiveCD. Knoppix works OK for me on most machines. Gentoo can be installed from any media that's able to use the hardware. -- Daniel da Veiga
Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
091030 Stroller wrote: > On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote: >> I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . >> There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, >> which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). > A very casual Google suggests > that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module. EG: > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25 > says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs > CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname. Have you tried this driver? Yes, as I said in detail in my OP : 'insmod atl1e' works, but as before 'pppoe-start' times out when trying to connect to my ISP; this is using the Gentoo minimal install ISO , which has that driver. As I also said in my OP, I can't compile a driver (or kernel) using the install system, as it doesn't have 'make'. How have others got Gentoo installed on their 1005HA's ? -- did they all use wireless access to the Internet ? Again, does anyone have advice re trying a netless install ? -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote: I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). A very casual Google suggests that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module. EG: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25 says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname. Have you tried this driver? Stroller.
[gentoo-user] EeePC network problem
I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). I'm using 'install-x86-minimal-20091020.iso' on a USB stick; it has 2 drivers atl1e/atl1e.ko atlx/atl1.ko in /lib/modules/2.6.30-gentoo-r7/kernel/drivers/net/ , but neither allows me to connect to my ISP, timing out every time. The problem is not the modem, as M$ XP can connect successfully. I've searched for drivers via Google & the Gentoo forum, but I can't compile the one I found, as the Gentoo installer lacks 'make' & the module has to be compiled for the specific kernel there. Also, the pkg -- AR81Family-linux-v1.0.0.10.tar.gz , which is almost the same as l1c-linux-v1.0.0.11-test.tar.gz -- dates from January 2009 , rather a long time ago in computing terms. I also have SystemRescue on a USB, but it doesn't do ADSL. I don't expect to be using the Internet with the netbook, so it's needed only for installing Gentoo. Has anyone managed to do a networkless install ? Advice welcome. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
