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From: thegeezer <thegeezer@thegeezer.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Booted Gentoo the first time on the Arietta.G25...but...
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:52:56 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <546CD8F8.6070501@thegeezer.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20141119174428.GB4095@solfire>

On 19/11/14 17:44, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> J. Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> [14-11-19 17:00]:
>> On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 09:00:37 PM thegeezer wrote:
>>> On 18/11/14 18:27, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
>>>> How can I configure Gentoo on the Arietta board
>>>> to use ethernet-over-usb  to be started while
>>>> booting the Arietta board?
>>>>
>>>> By "replace everything eth0 with usb0" ??? ;)
>>> if you still have emdebian image you can boot that and see which modules
>>> are loaded - that would be a start. a nice dodge is
>>> # find /sys | grep drivers
>>> you can also check everything in "make menuconfig"  under the section
>>> device drivers\network device support\usb network adaptors
>>> that everything you _might_ need is selected
>>> there is a chance that the gentoo image has what you need --- what does
>>> "lsusb" show you ? what about "ifconfig -a"
>>> usb ethernet devices have very odd names ... names such as enp0s29u1u2
>>> so it would be "replace everything eth0 with enp0s29u1u2"
>> Meino,
>>
>> You might also want to check if there is any firmware that is not being 
>> found/loaded.
>> For me, that is usually the case when something isn't working.
>>
>> --
>> Joost
>>
> Hi thegeezer, Hi Joost,
>
> it was that simple, that I *had* to overlooked it: The modules
> for ethernet over usb had to be loaded before using that interface...
> WUMMER!
> Sometimes..... :)
>
> I added the following modules:
>   usb_f_rndis 
>   u_ether 
>   usb_f_ecm 
>   usb_f_ecm_subset 
>   usb_f_eem 
>   g_ether 
>   at91_udc 
>   atmel_usba_udc 
>   libcomposite
>
> and I am not sure, whether some of them are not necassary for that
> purpose...but with this in /etc/conf.d/modules it works.
well done ;)
> Current status is:
> * Board boots with Robert Nelsons linux kernel for ARM and a device
>   tree blob by acmesystems and a stage3 rootfs (armv5tel) by the one
>   and only Gentoo.
> * The board is accessible via ssh
> * I am currently downloading (emerge -f) some applications I need,
>   compiling on this board is an exercise in patience...
look into binhost and distcc
>  8). After
>   the download the board can compile the stuff without using my PC
>   as router to the internet. So it does not harm to power the board
>   with 100mA over several days...
solar powered router?
> Best regards,
> Meino
>
>
>



  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-11-19 17:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-11-18 18:27 [gentoo-user] Booted Gentoo the first time on the Arietta.G25...but meino.cramer
2014-11-18 21:00 ` thegeezer
2014-11-18 21:16   ` thegeezer
2014-11-19  8:51   ` J. Roeleveld
2014-11-19 17:44     ` meino.cramer
2014-11-19 17:50       ` J.  Roeleveld
2014-11-19 18:12         ` meino.cramer
2014-11-19 21:30           ` thegeezer
2014-11-19 17:52       ` thegeezer [this message]
2014-11-19 18:14         ` meino.cramer

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