On 3/16/06, JimD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:21:17 -0500 > "Nick Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any > > distro of linux installed. i was actually able to install gentoo and > > got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to > > pull an ip address via dhcp i get this in the syslog: > > > > dhcpcd[6038]: dhcpStart: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented > > > > i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i > > do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally > > do. what am i missing here? > > > > thanks for any help > > > > Nick > > I had similar problems with a new Centrino laptop. The wireless would > not work, neither would the regular network port. I first tried to > boot with the kernel parameter acpi=off. This worked for me, however I > then lost all acpi funtions so I could not use SpeedStep or see how > much battery life I had. > > I kept searchig and found irqpoll as a kernel boot option. Using that > fixed my wireless up and allowed me to get my battery status. I think > it all had to do with irq sharing and conflicts. > > Try booting up with the irqpool kernel boot option or the acpi=off boot > option and see what you get. > > Jim > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > I have tried both those options, and have even tried just a static ip address just in case dhcp was messed up, and it still gives me that "Function not implemented" error message. I have done 3 different installs of gentoo, recompiled different modules for the network card etc to no avail. how is it that it can work with ubuntu and suse, but i cant get the darned thing to work in gentoo, the OS i really want on my laptop ;-)
any more ideas? thanks Nick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
