On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Henry W. Peters <hwpet...@jamadots.com> wrote: > On 9/19/2013 1:59 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: > <SNIP> > uname -a will tell us what kernel you have on the install DVD > > lspci -k will tell us what hardware > > >From there we can make more educated inputs. <SNIP> > > Ok, here they are (sorry, rather long list): > > P.s., just got a new wireless router from my isp. Didn't have much choice... > as the old (non wireless) was pooped out... but I couldn't connect with this > HP machine & old ethernet, either. > > Gentoo-20121221 gentoo # uname -a > Linux Gentoo-20121221 3.6.8-gentoo-r1 #1 SMP Thu Dec 20 04:20:10 UTC 2012 > x86_64 AMD A10-5700 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
> Gentoo-20121221 gentoo # lspci -k <SNIP> > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8161 Gigabit > Ethernet (rev 10) > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2ae0 > 04:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. Device 539b > Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 18ed > Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci <SNIP> OK, so your wired Ethernet is the AR8161 and doesn't appear to have a driver associated with it at this time Your wireless is the Ralink and is currently using the rt2800pci driver. > Gentoo-20121221 gentoo # lsmod > Module Size Used by <SNIP> > rt2800pci 8595 0 > rt2800lib 41163 1 rt2800pci > crc_ccitt 1276 1 rt2800lib > rt2x00pci 3857 1 rt2800pci > rt2x00lib 28379 3 rt2x00pci,rt2800lib,rt2800pci > eeprom_93cx6 1906 1 rt2800pci <LIBERAL SNIP> The Ralink driver is apparently loaded so nothing to do there. At this point I think we need someone with experience configuring wireless from the console. I have only do it inside of KDE. Possibly this will help, I don't know: slinky linux # ls -al /etc/init.d/* | grep net lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Mar 19 2011 /etc/init.d/net.eth0 -> net.lo -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16919 Apr 9 16:39 /etc/init.d/net.lo lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Sep 11 2011 /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 -> net.lo -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1578 Apr 9 16:39 /etc/init.d/netmount slinky linux # On the other hand you may be able to load an Atheros driver by hand if somehow the kernel missed doing it automatically due to a new device ID or something like that. That might have happened if the AR8161 is newer than 3.6.8-gentoo-r1 which is getting pretty long in the tooth at this point. Was this a VERY new live DVD or something you tried earlier. I don't know what kernel is in the current download but if it's newer it might have support. This link suggests support was not part of 3.8.3 so you might need something newer than that. In this fellows case it appears he got the driver source and built it to get networking up and running but that's a lot of work. Please note: You do NOT need a Gentoo install DVD to do a Gentoo install. If you can find ANY install CD that supports the NIC then boot with that and do the Gentoo install. It will work. Note: When you get done you shouldn't need to load many of the drivers that the install CD has loaded. Here's what's in my wife's list using an Atheros wireless adapter: slinky linux # lsmod Module Size Used by vboxnetadp 17158 0 vboxnetflt 13522 0 vboxdrv 1784669 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt nvidia 9376709 31 ath9k 65677 0 acpi_cpufreq 6214 1 mperf 1027 1 acpi_cpufreq drm 199753 2 nvidia ath9k_common 1751 1 ath9k ath9k_hw 340455 2 ath9k_common,ath9k freq_table 2172 1 acpi_cpufreq kvm_intel 116424 0 ath 13809 3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw kvm 213323 1 kvm_intel slinky linux # HTH, Mark
