From: Zind <wzmindlog@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Gentoo installation, network adapter not supported
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:16:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+KygtO-XhOe2TYb0nvV0j=-9m6bd8GCjwB05vsZ4Jw25r9qug@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
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hi all,
I am new to Gentoo. I came across some problems in the Gentoo installation
process.
I got a relatively new laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad Y400.
The Gentoo iso I choose is: admincd-amd64-20130620.iso, from:
http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/autobuilds/20130620/hardened/
After I made the LiveUSB, disabling the UEFI boot, I finally boot into the
Gentoo kernel. But I could not connect to the network.
Using the `ifconfig -a` command, I can only see the loopback interface: lo.
Using the `lspci` command, I can see the two network adapters:
(1) the Ethernet adapter
Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet
(2) the wireless adapter
Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2230
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2230 BGN
(The two network adapters both work well under Windows 8.)
After several times of STFW, I can confirm it's a network adapter driver
support issue: lacks of coresponding network adapter drivers.
For the AR8161 network adapter, it requires the alx kernal module: alx.ko.
Previously, I thought I could at least compile this driver by myself, but
soon I found it lacks of build-essential packages, too. :-(
For the wireless network adapter, I can find
iwlwifi-2030-6.ucode(coresponding to Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 BGN
adapter) under /lib/firmware, I tried the `modprobe iwlwifi` command, still
doesn't work. Weird.
Uh... I don't know what to do next to continue the installation.
Any suggestion or advice is appreciated.
PS.
several links which I found useful:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/165192/how-do-i-install-drivers-for-the-atheros-ar8161-ethernet-controller
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2089512
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-29 8:16 Zind [this message]
2013-06-29 8:52 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo installation, network adapter not supported the
2013-06-29 9:30 ` Zind
2013-06-29 10:10 ` the
2013-06-29 8:57 ` Davide De Prisco
2013-06-29 9:20 ` Zind
2013-06-29 9:27 ` Randolph Maaßen
2013-06-29 11:03 ` Wang Xuerui
2013-06-29 14:47 ` Michael Orlitzky
2013-07-01 9:34 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-03 15:59 ` Zind
2013-06-30 4:50 ` Stroller
2013-07-03 16:28 ` Zind
2013-07-04 10:10 ` Stroller
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2013-07-01 6:15 ` Gregory Shearman
2013-07-03 16:32 ` Zind
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2013-07-05 6:48 Thomas Mueller
2013-07-05 12:38 ` Stroller
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