Thanks, much appreciated. Turns out it was ne2k-pci. Added that to the file you mentioned and it was all good.
Thanks, Tom On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 11:56 -0500, sHadoW MaN wrote: > Hi > > This is certainly because you haven't loaded your network card driver at > boot time. Be sure you have entered your driver name ( I am not sure maybe > it's 8029too) at file /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6. You can use nano > text editor to edit the file... > > Cheers > > > > cApTaiN_FaNtAsTiK > > > > > > >From: Tom Haddon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > >To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > >Subject: [gentoo-user] eth0 does not exist > >Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:27:48 +0000 > > > >Hi Folks, > > > >Very new to Gentoo, although not to Linux. I'm trying it out in QEMU, > >and have just completed the installation. Only problem is I can't seem > >to connect to the internet. QEMU is basically meant to provide an > >emulated network card to the OS it's hosting. Works fine for the install > >CD. Anyway, seeing as I was very new to the whole thing, I went with the > >genkernel option. As I say, everything seems to boot fine, except that I > >get this message: > > > >Starting eth0 > > Bringing up eth0 > > dhcp > > eth0 does not exist > >ERROR: problem starting needed services. > > "netmount" was not started > > > >I've tried /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start and /etc/init.d/netmount start and > >they both complain that eth0 doesn't exist. But if I do lspci I see my > >emulated network card right there: > > > >00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > >RTL-8029(AS) > > > >Can anyone help out? Am I just missing a kernel module? > > > >Tom Haddon > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. > > > > > >----------------- > >Random quotes courtesy of fortune. > > > >-- > >gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Envoyer des courriels créatifs est aussi amusant que d’en recevoir. Utilisez > de la papeterie, des polices et des couleurs spéciales > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=fr-ca&page=features/richmail Commencez dès > maintenant à profiter de tous les avantages de MSN Premium et obtenez les > deux premiers mois GRATUITS*. > Tom Haddon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It is easy to find fault, if one has that disposition. There was once a man who, not being able to find any other fault with his coal, complained that there were too many prehistoric toads in it. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" ----------------- Random quotes courtesy of fortune. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
