[gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[Nick Smith]

i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any
distro of linux installed.  i was actually able to install gentoo and
got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to
pull an ip address via dhcp i get this in the syslog:

dhcpcd[6038]: dhcpStart: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented

i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i
do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally
do.  what am i missing here?

thanks for any help

Nick

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[gentoo-user] Re: dhcp problems

[Nick Smith]

On 3/16/06, Nick Smith <nick.smith79@gmail.com> wrote:
> i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any
> distro of linux installed.  i was actually able to install gentoo and
> got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to
> pull an ip address via dhcp i get this in the syslog:
>
> dhcpcd[6038]: dhcpStart: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented
>
> i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i
> do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally
> do.  what am i missing here?
>
> thanks for any help
>
> Nick
>

i get this on the live cd too for some reason. i installed with the
new Live CD. but i am now using a minimal amd64 install cd to try and
fix this....any ideas?

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Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[JimD]

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:21:17 -0500
"Nick Smith" <nick.smith79@gmail.com> wrote:

> i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any
> distro of linux installed.  i was actually able to install gentoo and
> got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to
> pull an ip address via dhcp i get this in the syslog:
> 
> dhcpcd[6038]: dhcpStart: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented
> 
> i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i
> do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally
> do.  what am i missing here?
> 
> thanks for any help
> 
> Nick

I had similar problems with a new Centrino laptop.  The wireless would
not work, neither would the regular network port.  I first tried to
boot with the kernel parameter acpi=off.  This worked for me, however I
then lost all acpi funtions so I could not use SpeedStep or see how
much battery life I had.

I kept searchig and found irqpoll as a kernel boot option.  Using that
fixed my wireless up and allowed me to get my battery status.  I think
it all had to do with irq sharing and conflicts.

Try booting up with the irqpool kernel boot option or the acpi=off boot
option and see what you get.

Jim
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Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[Nick Smith]

On 3/16/06, JimD <Jim@keeliegirl.dyndns.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:21:17 -0500
> "Nick Smith" <nick.smith79@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any
> > distro of linux installed.  i was actually able to install gentoo and
> > got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to
> > pull an ip address via dhcp i get this in the syslog:
> >
> > dhcpcd[6038]: dhcpStart: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented
> >
> > i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i
> > do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally
> > do.  what am i missing here?
> >
> > thanks for any help
> >
> > Nick
>
> I had similar problems with a new Centrino laptop.  The wireless would
> not work, neither would the regular network port.  I first tried to
> boot with the kernel parameter acpi=off.  This worked for me, however I
> then lost all acpi funtions so I could not use SpeedStep or see how
> much battery life I had.
>
> I kept searchig and found irqpoll as a kernel boot option.  Using that
> fixed my wireless up and allowed me to get my battery status.  I think
> it all had to do with irq sharing and conflicts.
>
> Try booting up with the irqpool kernel boot option or the acpi=off boot
> option and see what you get.
>
> Jim
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>
I have tried both those options, and have even tried just a static ip
address just in case dhcp was messed up, and it still gives me that
"Function not implemented" error message.
I have done 3 different installs of gentoo, recompiled different
modules for the network card etc to no avail.  how is it that it can
work with ubuntu and suse, but i cant get the darned thing to work in
gentoo, the OS i really want on my laptop ;-)

any more ideas?

thanks

Nick

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Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[JimD]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:18:35 -0500
"Nick Smith" <nick.smith79@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have tried both those options, and have even tried just a static ip
> address just in case dhcp was messed up, and it still gives me that
> "Function not implemented" error message.
> I have done 3 different installs of gentoo, recompiled different
> modules for the network card etc to no avail.  how is it that it can
> work with ubuntu and suse, but i cant get the darned thing to work in
> gentoo, the OS i really want on my laptop ;-)
> 
> any more ideas?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Nick

I don't have the original thread anymore.  What type of laptop?  What
type of network card?  Internal wireless?

Jim
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Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[Mick]

On 31/03/06, JimD <Jim@keeliegirl.dyndns.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:18:35 -0500
> "Nick Smith" <nick.smith79@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have tried both those options, and have even tried just a static ip
> > address just in case dhcp was messed up, and it still gives me that
> > "Function not implemented" error message.
> > I have done 3 different installs of gentoo, recompiled different
> > modules for the network card etc to no avail.  how is it that it can
> > work with ubuntu and suse, but i cant get the darned thing to work in
> > gentoo, the OS i really want on my laptop ;-)
> >
> > any more ideas?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Nick
>
> I don't have the original thread anymore.  What type of laptop?  What
> type of network card?  Internal wireless?

Sorry, I have no ideas to contribute.  I am similarly confused about a
laptop I just got.  It is a Compaq Evo N600c (82801CAM (ICH3) PRO.100
VM (KM) Ethernet Controller which I run with the e100 module).  I use
dhcpcd and the darn thing will take ages to get an address from the
router.  Some times I have to reboot both.  Other boxen on the same
lan get an IP address in nanoseconds!

Please let us know if you crack this one.
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Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[JimD]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:55:18 +0000
Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, I have no ideas to contribute.  I am similarly confused about a
> laptop I just got.  It is a Compaq Evo N600c (82801CAM (ICH3) PRO.100
> VM (KM) Ethernet Controller which I run with the e100 module).  I use
> dhcpcd and the darn thing will take ages to get an address from the
> router.  Some times I have to reboot both.  Other boxen on the same
> lan get an IP address in nanoseconds!
> 
> Please let us know if you crack this one.

The biggest issue I found with my laptop was caused by IRQ sharing
conflicts.  Poke around in your BIOS and see if you can manually
set IRQ's.

Do you have a PCMCIA nic?  If so, try disabling your internal wireless
and using the PCMCIA nic and see if that helps.

Did you try booting up with the irqpool kernel boot option and/or the
acpi=off boot option?

Also, did you try these drivers from Intel?
http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/1000/linux/e100.htm

Jim
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