Gentoo install via Knoppix

[SCuM]

I am ripping my hair out. I have knoppix 3.4 (5-17-2004) and I boot it up with the following boot options:

knoppix26 screen=1600x1200 depth=24

It comes up and finds my hardware. And then I go to configure my network card. DHCP always fails. So I do it again but this time put in the info. The exact info that works fine in Windows. But it does not work. I can not even go into my router.

I have also tried setting up my network card using ifconfig and route based off of the standard install instructions.

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

route add default gw 192.168.1.1

vi /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

SCuM

[Loki3]

Does your card have support for Linux? Have you loaded the correct modules for it? Generally Knoppix does great with hardware detection but sometimes you have to tweak it a little bit.

[Uranus]

Originally posted by SCuM
I have also tried setting up my network card using ifconfig and route based off of the standard install instructions.
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
vi /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
What he said - actually ^^ this doesn't look like setting up a network card to me, rather like setting up a network :D
Do a google search to see what module you need for the card (if you don't know the card "cat /proc/pci | grep Eth" in a konsole) then "modprobe -ls" to see if the module's there. When you know which module to load "modprobe modulename".
After that you can try "dhcpcd eth0" to see if you're lucky and dhcp works this time, or you can run the lines you said again. BTW, after running the "ifconfig blabla" stuff, just rerun "ifconfig" without any arguments to see if it is configured.
HTH
Sam

[VolcomPimp]

try using the 2.4 kernel (linux24 or just knoppix)...
I've noticed for some reason (at least on the one version
I'm using) certain modules are only included for 2.4...
in my case it's the madwifi drivers.

[SCuM]

OK dmesg showed this:

NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
e1000:eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex

I tried the 2.4 kernel and it works flawlessly (A friend told me I had to use the 2.6 kernel because that is the first one to support sata hard drives, but they seem to work fine in 2.4).

I guess I will just continue with the 2.4 kernel.

Thanks for your help.

SCuM

[Dark Ninja]

Mind me asking why you're attempting to do a Gentoo install via Knoppix. My friend tried that when he setup Gentoo on his computer -- made everything more difficult IMO.

[VolcomPimp]

1. hardware detection
2. you can go on AIM, browse etc while you install...

Harder? all you do is follow the gentoo handbook.

Don't be discouraged about the 2.6 kernel and think that
it doesn't support your drivers and what not and that
once you install you should use it...
It's just the knoppix guy's didn't add support for you
nic card. Just d/l the 2.6 kernel source when you're
done installing or to the point where it says in
the handbook to install a kernel and make sure you
include support for your card...

[Icarus]

Originally posted by Dark Ninja
Mind me asking why you're attempting to do a Gentoo install via Knoppix. My friend tried that when he setup Gentoo on his computer -- made everything more difficult IMO. It would save from having to download and burn another disk? In a Knoppix environment you could setup the chroot in a shell and work from there just as easy as you would from a Gentoo boot...plus you have lots of fun games and you can have the Gentoo HOWTO right there and surf other parts of the web while waiting for the compiles to finish.

To me, this is a great idea if it's your only machine or the others are too far appart.

[Dark Ninja]

surf other parts of the web while waiting for the compiles to finish

;) ...of course, this wouldn't work in SCuM's case.

:: ducks ::

[mdwatts]

Moved to the Networking forum since Installation is meant for distro install issues.


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[VolcomPimp]

Originally posted by Dark Ninja
;) ...of course, this wouldn't work in SCuM's case.

:: ducks ::

wtf are you talking about? he said 2.4 worked
for him flawlessly.