[gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Charles Read]

Hey everybody!

I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,  I used  
the gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well, the system boots  
fine.   But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I  
think, but I can't seem to find out which chipset it uses) and it  
also doesnt recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139  
810x ), I have tried 'modprobe 8139cp' but ifconfig shows only lo.  I  
haven't messed w/ linux in a while, can somebody please point me in  
the right direction?  I have tried googling but I am evidently  
missing something.

Thanks in advance!

Charles Read
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Simon Stelling]

Charles Read wrote:
> recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139  810x ), I have tried 
> 'modprobe 8139cp' but ifconfig shows only lo. 

ifconfig eth0 1.2.3.4 up

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Brian Litzinger]

On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 11:26:56AM -0500, Charles Read wrote:
> Hey everybody!
> 
> I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,  I used  
> the gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well, the system boots  
> fine.   But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I  
> think, but I can't seem to find out which chipset it uses) and it  

modprobe ndiswrapper  (more likely see the install instructions
for ndiswrapper)  There is also a bcm???? driver which may work.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Drake Donahue]

lspci is part of pciutils, running "emerge pciutils" should produce it.
running "ls -l /lib/modules" should produce a directory name in the
format '2.6.15-gentoo-r5' exact name depending on what kernel you
compiled. running
"
find  /lib/modules/2.6.15-gentoo-r5 -type f -iname '*.o' -or -iname
'*.ko'
"
(where "2.6.15-gentoo-r5" is replaced by your kernel name and all is
typed on one line) will produce the list of modules you compiled with
the kernel.
from the handbook:7.e. Configuring Kernel Modules


Configuring the Modules

You should list the modules you want automatically loaded
in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6. You can add extra options to the
modules too if you want.

To view all available modules, run the following find command. Don't
forget to substitute "<kernel version>" with the version of the kernel
you just compiled:


Code Listing 18: Viewing all available modules


# find /lib/modules/<kernel version>/ -type f -iname '*.o' -or -iname '*.ko'

For instance, to automatically load the 3c59x.o module, edit the
kernel-2.6 file and enter the module name in it.


Code Listing 19: Editing /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6


# nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
Code Listing 20: /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6


3c59x

On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 11:26 -0500, Charles Read wrote:
> Hey everybody!
> 
> I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,  I used  
> the gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well

the livecd was 2006.0 or 2005.?

> , the system boots  
> fine.   But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I  
> think, but I can't seem to find out which chipset it uses) 

run lspci and see if it identifies the wifi
was kernel configured to support wifi? and your card?

> and it  
> also doesnt recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139  
> 810x ),

run lspci and see if it identifies the ethernet card

>  I have tried 'modprobe 8139cp'

this this will produce only if the kernel was configured for 8139C+
(10/100mbit) support as a module and the card is 8139C+

>  but ifconfig shows only lo.

run modprobe 8139too, this will produce only if the kernel was
configured for 8139 support as a module and the card is 8139/8129/810x

run modprobe r8169, this will produce only if the kernel was configured
for 8169 (gigabit) support as a module and the card is 8169

>   I  
> haven't messed w/ linux in a while, can somebody please point me in  
> the right direction?  I have tried googling but I am evidently  
> missing something.
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Charles Read

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Charles Read]

WOW thanks!  I got the ethernet to work.  I did 'lspci' and saw a  
listing for the Broadcom BCM4318 controller, I used genkernel to make  
my kernel, so does the fact that it showed up in 'lspci' mean that I  
already have a driver for it?

THX!

On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:21 PM, Drake Donahue wrote:

> lspci is part of pciutils, running "emerge pciutils" should produce  
> it.
> running "ls -l /lib/modules" should produce a directory name in the
> format '2.6.15-gentoo-r5' exact name depending on what kernel you
> compiled. running
> "
> find  /lib/modules/2.6.15-gentoo-r5 -type f -iname '*.o' -or -iname
> '*.ko'
> "
> (where "2.6.15-gentoo-r5" is replaced by your kernel name and all is
> typed on one line) will produce the list of modules you compiled with
> the kernel.
> from the handbook:7.e. Configuring Kernel Modules
>
>
> Configuring the Modules
>
> You should list the modules you want automatically loaded
> in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6. You can add extra options to  
> the
> modules too if you want.
>
> To view all available modules, run the following find command. Don't
> forget to substitute "<kernel version>" with the version of the kernel
> you just compiled:
>
>
> Code Listing 18: Viewing all available modules
>
>
> # find /lib/modules/<kernel version>/ -type f -iname '*.o' -or - 
> iname '*.ko'
>
> For instance, to automatically load the 3c59x.o module, edit the
> kernel-2.6 file and enter the module name in it.
>
>
> Code Listing 19: Editing /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
>
>
> # nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
> Code Listing 20: /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
>
>
> 3c59x
>
> On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 11:26 -0500, Charles Read wrote:
>> Hey everybody!
>>
>> I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,  I used
>> the gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well
>
> the livecd was 2006.0 or 2005.?
>
>> , the system boots
>> fine.   But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I
>> think, but I can't seem to find out which chipset it uses)
>
> run lspci and see if it identifies the wifi
> was kernel configured to support wifi? and your card?
>
>> and it
>> also doesnt recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139
>> 810x ),
>
> run lspci and see if it identifies the ethernet card
>
>>  I have tried 'modprobe 8139cp'
>
> this this will produce only if the kernel was configured for 8139C+
> (10/100mbit) support as a module and the card is 8139C+
>
>>  but ifconfig shows only lo.
>
> run modprobe 8139too, this will produce only if the kernel was
> configured for 8139 support as a module and the card is 8139/8129/810x
>
> run modprobe r8169, this will produce only if the kernel was  
> configured
> for 8169 (gigabit) support as a module and the card is 8169
>
>>   I
>> haven't messed w/ linux in a while, can somebody please point me in
>> the right direction?  I have tried googling but I am evidently
>> missing something.
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Charles Read
>
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Drake Donahue]

lspci finds hardware on the pci bus, the 2005 livecd's genkernel was not so 
good about
compiling all the modules needed to duplicate the livecd performance at 
finding
hardware and installing drivers. It might have. Read up on ndiswrapper.
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From: "Charles Read" <gentoolist@charlesread.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and 
Ethernet


> WOW thanks!  I got the ethernet to work.  I did 'lspci' and saw a  listing 
> for the Broadcom BCM4318 controller, I used genkernel to make  my kernel, 
> so does the fact that it showed up in 'lspci' mean that I  already have a 
> driver for it?
>

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Sergio Polini]

Charles Read:
> I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,

Me too ;-)

> I used 
> the gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well, the system boots
> fine.   But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I
> think, but I can't seem to find out which chipset it uses) and it
> also doesnt recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139
> 810x ),

Yout Realtek card:
-- requires the 8139too module (look at dmesg output);
-- is likely set as eth1, not eth0.
I'm writing a gentoo-wiki page about my installation steps. It is not 
yet finished (would you contribute? ;-), but I cite other three pages 
about similar HP notebooks (zv6000 and dv8000) where you can find 
hints about wifi, Broadcom and ndiswrapper.

HTH
Sergio
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Charles Read]

Sure... any info for getting wireless up?


On Mar 6, 2006, at 3:06 PM, Sergio Polini wrote:

> Charles Read:
>> I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,
>
> Me too ;-)
>
>> I used
>> the gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well, the system boots
>> fine.   But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I
>> think, but I can't seem to find out which chipset it uses) and it
>> also doesnt recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139
>> 810x ),
>
> Yout Realtek card:
> -- requires the 8139too module (look at dmesg output);
> -- is likely set as eth1, not eth0.
> I'm writing a gentoo-wiki page about my installation steps. It is not
> yet finished (would you contribute? ;-), but I cite other three pages
> about similar HP notebooks (zv6000 and dv8000) where you can find
> hints about wifi, Broadcom and ndiswrapper.
>
> HTH
> Sergio
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Sergio Polini]

Sergio Polini:
> I'm writing a gentoo-wiki page about my installation steps. It is
> not yet finished (would you contribute? ;-), but I cite other three
> pages about similar HP notebooks (zv6000 and dv8000) where you can
> find hints about wifi, Broadcom and ndiswrapper.

I forgot to add the URLs.
The page I'm writing:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Gentoo_on_HP_Pavilion_dv5000z
The pages I cite:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Gentoo_Linux_64bit_on_HP_Pavilion_zv6000_series_notebook
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Gentoo_on_HP_Pavilion_dv8000z
http://www.enigmacurry.com/2005/11/27/gentoo-linux-on-new-hp-dv8000z/
Sorry ;-)

Sergio
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Drake Donahue]

http://www.enigmacurry.com/2005/11/27/gentoo-linux-on-new-hp-dv8000z and
the wireless network configuration at the back of the handbook may help
the wireless situation. ndiswrapper appears to be the module. Someone
already mentioned it. 

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet

[Przemyslaw Hoppe]

Charles Read napisał(a):
> Hey everybody!
> 
> I just got an HP Pavillion dv5000 with the Turion 64 chip,  I used the
> gentoo x86-64 discs and the install went well, the system boots fine.  
> But gentoo doesnt recognize my built-in wifi (by Broadcom I think, but I
> can't seem to find out which chipset it uses) and it also doesnt
> recognize my ethernet card (I think a Realtek 8139 810x ), I have tried
> 'modprobe 8139cp' but ifconfig shows only lo.  I haven't messed w/ linux
> in a while, can somebody please point me in the right direction?  I have
> tried googling but I am evidently missing something.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Charles Read
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> 
> 
I've been using ndiswrapper on my Compaq r4000, but few days ago I
installed ieee80211softmac and bcm43xx as kernel module drivers for
Broadcom BCM4306 and now I can use my notebook as access point or use
kismet :).

Try http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/ or http://linux-bcom4301.sourceforge.net/

Regards
Przemek Hoppe
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