From: Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: why a manual dhcpcd eth0 is needed?
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:35:45 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EA488B1.9090701@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201110232219.52093.michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
On 10/23/2011 05:19 PM, Mick wrote:
> On Sunday 23 Oct 2011 21:01:23 Valmor de Almeida wrote:
>> On 10/23/2011 03:21 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:51:11 -0400, Valmor de Almeida wrote:
>>>> for this particular install. The ethernet card is Broadcom NetXtreme
>>>> BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe. I have the right driver built into the
>>>> kernel. All works but as I said, wicd does work from boot. After logging
>>>> in I need to get an IP address manually.
>>>
>>> What happens if you try to connect from the Wicd client after booting?
>>
>> I tried
>>
>> -> wicd-cli --wired
>> No operation peformed.
>>
>> So no luck there.
>>
>> As soon as I do a manual
>>
>> dhcpcd eth0
>>
>> I get an IP address and all work.
>
> I assume you have no ifplugd installed - but from what I undestand wicd works
> in a similar fashion (i.e. it runs dhcpcd) - so I can't really explain this.
Correct. I don't have ifplugd.
>
> What do you get in /var/log/messages when you run /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start.
> It should start dhcpcd by default (even without a /etc/conf.d/net).
I don't have net.eth0 (I deleted it per wicd installation instructions).
My other machines that use wicd do not have it either and they all work.
Don't seem to find the difference between what I have working and this
MacBook Pro I put Gentoo on wherein wicd will not work out of the box.
>
>> I don't have wireless working yet; need to check on the driver (wireless
>> is also broadcom). So
>>
>> wicd-client -n
>>
>> finds no wireless network.
>
> You'll probably need to install b43-fwcutter and follow the instructions here
> (depending on your wireless NIC):
>
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Thanks,
--
Valmor
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-23 21:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-22 5:08 [gentoo-user] why a manual dhcpcd eth0 is needed? Valmor de Almeida
2011-10-22 6:18 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-10-22 14:13 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-10-22 18:18 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-10-22 21:51 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-10-23 19:21 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-10-23 20:01 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-10-23 21:19 ` Mick
2011-10-23 21:35 ` Valmor de Almeida [this message]
2011-10-23 22:45 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-10-24 2:10 ` Valmor de Almeida
2011-10-24 7:50 ` Neil Bothwick
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