Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem

[Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 14:48, Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net> 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