On 06/29/13 12:16, Zind wrote:
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
Maybe this can be helpful in some way?
http://blechtog.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/gentoo-ethernet-atheros-ar8161-gigabit-ethernet-using-compat-wireless-module-alx/
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Stop talking and start compiling.
Linux user #557897
