From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1FGLU5-0001uE-57 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:35:09 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id k26JWFUB027439; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:32:15 GMT Received: from mail.charlesread.com (ip-207-145-0-8.atl.megapath.net [207.145.0.8]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k26JWEQd031693 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:32:14 GMT Received: from [10.0.1.5] (c-24-98-3-22.hsd1.ga.comcast.net [24.98.3.22]) by mail.charlesread.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE98C4ADB29 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:30:13 -0500 (EST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) In-Reply-To: <1141669279.12107.33.camel@amd64.donahues.us> References: <1141669279.12107.33.camel@amd64.donahues.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <930A8156-59EE-47CA-81B0-F702D7D62C7D@charlesread.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Read Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] G2 on an HP dv5000... need help w/ WiFi and Ethernet Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:32:11 -0500 To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-Archives-Salt: 68d65d88-8ca7-4005-8b08-0ae0231fa3ee X-Archives-Hash: 6693cb116351fb871dc8e3d0a21202de 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 "" with the version of the kernel > you just compiled: > > > Code Listing 18: Viewing all available modules > > > # find /lib/modules// -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 > > -- > gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list