Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo installation, network adapter not supported

[Davide De Prisco <deprisco.davide@gmail.com>]

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Can you search with dmesg and find if it's nead a firmware.
Davide
Il giorno 29/giu/2013 10:17, "Zind" <wzmindlog@gmail.com> ha scritto:

> 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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