Gentoo Linux: Failed to bring eth0 up

[amphibious]

I just did a clean installed of Gentoo and I have no net access (However, I did have net access while using the LiveCD). During bootup I see this error:

Using /etc/modules/autoload.d/kernel-2.4 as config
loading module eepro100
failed to load eepro100

then right before the login prompt it says:

Failed to bring eth0 up
Error: Problem starting needed services.
"netmount" was not started.

I have an MSI 845E with onboard LAN, Intel 82562ET epro100. (side comment: why is the intel driver epro100, yet it's eepro100 in the modules directory?)

My /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 file has one uncommented line which reads:

eepro100

My /etc/conf.d/net file has one uncommented line which reads:

iface_eth0="dhcp"

When I run lsmod I get no mention of my ethernet adapter.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Heisenberg]

When you compiled your kernel, did you make sure to include the eepro100 driver as a module? The other thing you can do is compile it right into the kernel, and not have to mess with loading it as a module.

 

[cleverhandle]

Sounds like a good guess by Heisenburg. Check by typing modprobe eepro100 (as root). If the module exists, it should load and be visible in the output of lsmod. If you didn't include in the kernel config, you'll get a "not found" error.

 

[amphibious]

How do I compile it into the kernel?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: amphibious
How do I compile it into the kernel?

In your kernel config, check under "Network device support" > "Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)", highlight the "EtherExpress Pro/100 support (eepro100)" line, and hit space bar twice so there's an asterick. Exit and recompile your kernel.