Networking with CoreCDX

[turzin]

Hi!

I've just installed Sabayon CoreCDX 9 to get a minimal system. I'm not an advanced user, so I've not been able to set the network working (wireless or not). Can someone tell me where to begin..

(I try Lynx and the the equo command in a terminal and it seems that the network is'nt working..)

Thanks!

[cl00t]

Hi, I don't have the link to hand but this was discussed on the forum within the last week, so a search should yield the answer. However, I just plug in a network cable & it works in corecdx v9 (as it did in v8), I set up a corecdx + xfce sysem like this on Friday.

[batvink]

just make sure NetworkManager and/or NetworkManager-setup are in default runlevel.
you can check that with rc-update.
If not, add them :
# rc-update add NetworkManager default
# rc-update add NetworkManager-setup default
Also check with "ifconfig" if the card is recognized (eth0)
or "iwconfig" for wireless (wlan0)
It is very well possible that the card needs a module, which is not loaded (yet).

[turzin]

Hmm, do you know how to check it without rc-update? Because rc-update generates a Command not found in my terminal...

I saw that NetwokManager and NetworkManager-setup ar in the init.d directory...

[batvink]

"rc-update" is a command only root can invoke.
in other words: you have to be root.
as a normal user, indeed you'll get a: Command not found....

[turzin]

OK thanks batvink. I didn't know that.

However, NetworkManager and/or NetworkManager-setup are in default runlevel, so this is not the problem...

[batvink]

hm... can you check if you've got internet out of the box with a Sabayon live dvd?
if so, you can reveal which module it uses to get your internet card up and running....

[turzin]

Yes, with a KDE Sabayon 9 DVD.

But how can i identify the modules and how I install these modules in the CoreCD? (I'm not used to do that stuff )

[batvink]

On the live dvd, open a terminal, and as root:

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lspci -k

you'll see a list of your hardware, with their drivers and modules it uses.
now, you have to find your Ethernet Controller. it looks like this:

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03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet (rev c1)
        Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device 7680
        Kernel driver in use: atl1c
        Kernel modules: atl1c

In the above example i have a Atheros Ethernet card, and uses the module atl1c
Exit the live dvd and start your main System.
Open a terminal, and as root:

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modprobe atl1c

replace "atl1c" with the modulename that came up on your output.
next, enter:

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net-setup eth0

to configure the card.
(it should display interfacename: eth0, mac-address, and driver)

Then,

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nano -w /etc/conf.d/modules

and enter:

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modules="atl1c"

to make it autoloaded during startup.
replace atl1c with the modulename that came up on your output.
save and close the editor. ( (ctrl-o) (ctrl-x) )
Restart the system to check if Ethernet is enabled.

[turzin]

Hi! Sorry for the delay.

I tried your solution this morning, but it changes nothing. The lspci -k gave me the same results for my Sabayon XFCE that is working nice and for the CoreCDX (Fluxbox). I retry lynx and an equo update and it still like there's no network.

So I think the modules are correctly loaded if the results of the lspci command are the same on my two flavors or Sabayon...