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From: Draeven <draeven@××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-ppc-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Compile error on IDE Power Mac driver
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:56:34
Message-Id: 438F0EC1.2090600@dragons-breath.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Compile error on IDE Power Mac driver by Charles Trois
1 Did you remember to emerge a dhcpcd server?
2
3 If not "emerge dhcpcd"
4
5 Draeven
6
7 Charles Trois wrote:
8 > Draeven a écrit :
9 >
10 >>
11 >> Charles Trois wrote:
12 >> Charles,
13 >>
14 >> Did you do a "rc-update add net.eth0 default" so that the interface is
15 >> brought up at boot?
16 >>
17 >> You may also want to take a look at this section of the Gentoo Handbook:
18 >>
19 >> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml?part=4
20 >>
21 > I am still working hard at this; I even have burnt a new CD and
22 > reinstalled from it, but there is nothing doing. To state my problem
23 > again, it occurs on an G4 iMac with the Gentoo universal
24 > ppc-install-2005.1 disc. At the end of the boot process, just before the
25 > login, I get this:
26 >
27 > ==========================================================================
28 >
29 > * Starting syslog-ng ...
30 >
31 > [ ok ] * Starting gpm ...
32 >
33 > [ ok ] * Starting eth0
34 > * Bringing up eth0
35 > * Configuration not set for eth0 - assuming dhcp
36 > * dhcp
37 > * Running dhcpcd ...
38 >
39 > [ !! ] * Starting vixie-cron ...
40 >
41 > [ ok ] * Starting local ...
42 >
43 > [ ok ] * ERROR: Problem starting needed services.
44 > * "netmount" was not started.
45 >
46 > ==========================================================================
47 >
48 > And the corresponding bit in /var/log/messsages is:
49 >
50 > ==========================================================================
51 >
52 > Dec 1 11:00:55 sirrah rc-scripts: Configuration not set for eth0 -
53 > assuming dhcp
54 > Dec 1 11:01:55 sirrah dhcpcd[4718]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP
55 > server response
56 > Dec 1 11:01:55 sirrah cron[5378]: (CRON) STARTUP (V5.0)
57 > Dec 1 11:01:56 sirrah rc-scripts: ERROR: Problem starting needed
58 > services.
59 > Dec 1 11:01:56 sirrah rc-scripts: "netmount" was not started.
60 > Dec 1 11:02:50 sirrah login(pam_unix)[5457]: session opened for user
61 > root by (uid=0)
62 >
63 > ==========================================================================
64 >
65 > The cause of the trouble seems to be pointed out by the line
66 > "dhcpcd[4718]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response" (and
67 > there is indeed quite a delay at the stage "Running dhcpcd").
68 >
69 > But now what can I do to get this "valid DHCP server response"? There
70 > seems to be nothing about dhcp in the .config file: what then? does it
71 > suppose that I am already connected to the Net?
72 >
73 > Charles
74 >
75 >
76 --
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Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] Compile error on IDE Power Mac driver Draeven <draeven@××××××××××××××.net>