Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Just thought I'd post this in case others have the same problem. I got my network working finally by installing the vanilla sources. I didn't have to edit or do anything else once the vanilla-sources where compiled and installed. For some reason the gentoo-sources would not work with this card (3Com 3cSOHO100-TX). Jason On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 19:35, Jason Giangrande wrote: This seems a bit odd. I'm installing gentoo on a box that has a 3Com 3cSOHO100-TX network card. The card works fine when booting off the CD and seems to use the 3c59x module, but after the install, using the same module, the card does not work. I've double checked the kernel and all settings seem correct. I've checked the /etc/conf.d/net file and everything is fine there (the system is setup to use DHCP but it also doesn't work when I give it a static IP either). The module loads during boot up but the system hangs when it gets to the network card , and finally times out. Has anyone had any success using one of these cards before? I have two systems running perfectly using the 3Com 3c905C-TX cards with exactly the same settings. Anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong? Regards, Jason Giangrande -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
I use it with no problems at all. Two things: 1) Post the /var/log/messages excerpt. Maybe there is something useful there. 2) I had the similar problem with another card (not 3COM). I solved it by disabling the APIC support at the kernel. Regards, L. On Wed, 29 Jul 2003, Jason Giangrande wrote: This seems a bit odd. I'm installing gentoo on a box that has a 3Com 3cSOHO100-TX network card. The card works fine when booting off the CD and seems to use the 3c59x module, but after the install, using the same module, the card does not work. I've double checked the kernel and all settings seem correct. I've checked the /etc/conf.d/net file and everything is fine there (the system is setup to use DHCP but it also doesn't work when I give it a static IP either). The module loads during boot up but the system hangs when it gets to the network card , and finally times out. Has anyone had any success using one of these cards before? I have two systems running perfectly using the 3Com 3c905C-TX cards with exactly the same settings. Anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong? Regards, Jason Giangrande -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Where is APIC in the kernel? I can't seem to find it anywhere? Thanks, Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 03:20, Leonid Podolny wrote: I use it with no problems at all. Two things: 1) Post the /var/log/messages excerpt. Maybe there is something useful there. 2) I had the similar problem with another card (not 3COM). I solved it by disabling the APIC support at the kernel. Regards, L. On Wed, 29 Jul 2003, Jason Giangrande wrote: This seems a bit odd. I'm installing gentoo on a box that has a 3Com 3cSOHO100-TX network card. The card works fine when booting off the CD and seems to use the 3c59x module, but after the install, using the same module, the card does not work. I've double checked the kernel and all settings seem correct. I've checked the /etc/conf.d/net file and everything is fine there (the system is setup to use DHCP but it also doesn't work when I give it a static IP either). The module loads during boot up but the system hangs when it gets to the network card , and finally times out. Has anyone had any success using one of these cards before? I have two systems running perfectly using the 3Com 3c905C-TX cards with exactly the same settings. Anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong? Regards, Jason Giangrande -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Disabling APIC doesn't work either. The only error messages in the log are: [dhcpcd] timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response [rc-scripts] failed to bring eth0 up That's all I get. Any other ideas? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 03:20, Leonid Podolny wrote: I use it with no problems at all. Two things: 1) Post the /var/log/messages excerpt. Maybe there is something useful there. 2) I had the similar problem with another card (not 3COM). I solved it by disabling the APIC support at the kernel. Regards, L. On Wed, 29 Jul 2003, Jason Giangrande wrote: This seems a bit odd. I'm installing gentoo on a box that has a 3Com 3cSOHO100-TX network card. The card works fine when booting off the CD and seems to use the 3c59x module, but after the install, using the same module, the card does not work. I've double checked the kernel and all settings seem correct. I've checked the /etc/conf.d/net file and everything is fine there (the system is setup to use DHCP but it also doesn't work when I give it a static IP either). The module loads during boot up but the system hangs when it gets to the network card , and finally times out. Has anyone had any success using one of these cards before? I have two systems running perfectly using the 3Com 3c905C-TX cards with exactly the same settings. Anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong? Regards, Jason Giangrande -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems You need to disable both apic and io-apic.However, if it doesn't solve the problem, compile it back in, this option is really neat. Both were not enabled the last time or two I compiled the kernel, so since they aren't the problem, I will compile them back in. I also tried disabling grsecurity to make sure that wasn't the problem, but that didn't work either. This means that the problem is clearly either at the dhcp server (do you have other boxes that use the sam dhcp server?) or it is some physical problem, like the ethernet cable fell off from the switch or something like this. I do have other systems that use the same DHCP server and they all work fine (even other Gentoo systems). It's not a cable or switch problem since the system works just fine if I boot off of the Gentoo install CD. When I boot off the CD, the system detects the NIC and DHCP gets an ip address and everything is fine, yet the system refuses to work with the kernel (gentoo-sources) that I've compiled. This is really frustrating. Jason -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems You need to disable both apic and io-apic.However, if it doesn't solve the problem, compile it back in, this option is really neat. Both were not enabled the last time or two I compiled the kernel, so since they aren't the problem, I will compile them back in. I also tried disabling grsecurity to make sure that wasn't the problem, but that didn't work either. This means that the problem is clearly either at the dhcp server (do you have other boxes that use the sam dhcp server?) or it is some physical problem, like the ethernet cable fell off from the switch or something like this. I do have other systems that use the same DHCP server and they all work fine (even other Gentoo systems). It's not a cable or switch problem since the system works just fine if I boot off of the Gentoo install CD. When I boot off the CD, the system detects the NIC and DHCP gets an ip address and everything is fine, yet the system refuses to work with the kernel (gentoo-sources) that I've compiled. This is really frustrating. Jason -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Well, I compiled the kernel like you said by grabbing the /proc/config settings while booting from the CD. I compiled that kernel, but the network still fails to start. :-( Next I am removing anything that I believe is not required to boot, and see if that works. If not, then I don't see any other choice but to abandon Gentoo on this system. Thanks for trying, Leonid. I appreciate it. Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 15:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
After compiling a bare minimum kernel the 3c59x module will not load. When I do a modprobe 3c59x I get this error. unresolved symbol _mmx_memcpy I have no idea what that means. Anyone have any ideas? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 15:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Set CONFIG_MODVERSIONS to 'no' If it helps, be sure to rm -rf /lib/modules/linux-2.4.20 before you do make modules_install and recheck. - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems After compiling a bare minimum kernel the 3c59x module will not load. When I do a modprobe 3c59x I get this error. unresolved symbol _mmx_memcpy I have no idea what that means. Anyone have any ideas? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 15:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo-x86] Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Why not try a different nic? instead of beating yourself, unless you like that sort of stuff ;-) - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] network still fails to start. :-( Next I am removing anything that I believe is not required to boot, and see if that works. If not, then I don't see any other choice but to abandon Gentoo on this system. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
SMP support is turned off. Do you happen to know what section CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is under when using menuconfig? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 17:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: Or,as Google says, it may be the SMP support turned on. - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems After compiling a bare minimum kernel the 3c59x module will not load. When I do a modprobe 3c59x I get this error. unresolved symbol _mmx_memcpy I have no idea what that means. Anyone have any ideas? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 15:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo-x86] Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
No good, it works. :) - Original Message - From: Alex [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:07 AM Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [gentoo-x86] Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems Why not try a different nic? instead of beating yourself, unless you like that sort of stuff ;-) - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] network still fails to start. :-( Next I am removing anything that I believe is not required to boot, and see if that works. If not, then I don't see any other choice but to abandon Gentoo on this system. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
Loadable module support - Set version information bla-bla. I also send you my .config file separately. - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 1:33 AM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems SMP support is turned off. Do you happen to know what section CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is under when using menuconfig? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 17:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: Or,as Google says, it may be the SMP support turned on. - Original Message - From: Jason Giangrande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Network Card Problems After compiling a bare minimum kernel the 3c59x module will not load. When I do a modprobe 3c59x I get this error. unresolved symbol _mmx_memcpy I have no idea what that means. Anyone have any ideas? Jason On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 15:55, Leonid Podolny wrote: I'm running out of ideas :( I'd compile exactly the same kernel as in LiveCD (boot from LiveCD, mount the disk, cp /proc/config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config, make oldconfig with leaving everything u can out, especially grsecurity, iptables, advanced network options, weird hardware support etc., u know the drill :) ) When I had the very same problem with SiS900 card, the one i solved with leaving out the apic support, I've removed every option at 'general setup' and 'prosessor type' that was not crucial for the boot and then added them one by one. Took me two days. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] Network Card Problems
This seems a bit odd. I'm installing gentoo on a box that has a 3Com 3cSOHO100-TX network card. The card works fine when booting off the CD and seems to use the 3c59x module, but after the install, using the same module, the card does not work. I've double checked the kernel and all settings seem correct. I've checked the /etc/conf.d/net file and everything is fine there (the system is setup to use DHCP but it also doesn't work when I give it a static IP either). The module loads during boot up but the system hangs when it gets to the network card , and finally times out. Has anyone had any success using one of these cards before? I have two systems running perfectly using the 3Com 3c905C-TX cards with exactly the same settings. Anyone have any ideas as to what might be wrong? Regards, Jason Giangrande -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
