Re: [gentoo-user] dhcp problems

[Nick Smith]

On 3/16/06, JimD <Jim@×××××××××××××××××.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:21:17 -0500
> "Nick Smith" <nick.smith79@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> > i have a new laptop that is giving me fits when i try to get any
> > distro of linux installed.  i was actually able to install gentoo and
> > got it to boot (this is my first amd64 machine) but i cant get it to
> > pull an ip address via dhcp i get this in the syslog:
> >
> > dhcpcd[6038]: dhcpStart: ioctl SIOCSIFFLAGS: Function not implemented
> >
> > i did install dhcpcd on the install so that should be working, and i
> > do have the 8139too driver compiled into the kernel like i normally
> > do.  what am i missing here?
> >
> > thanks for any help
> >
> > Nick
>
> I had similar problems with a new Centrino laptop.  The wireless would
> not work, neither would the regular network port.  I first tried to
> boot with the kernel parameter acpi=off.  This worked for me, however I
> then lost all acpi funtions so I could not use SpeedStep or see how
> much battery life I had.
>
> I kept searchig and found irqpoll as a kernel boot option.  Using that
> fixed my wireless up and allowed me to get my battery status.  I think
> it all had to do with irq sharing and conflicts.
>
> Try booting up with the irqpool kernel boot option or the acpi=off boot
> option and see what you get.
>
> Jim
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>
I have tried both those options, and have even tried just a static ip
address just in case dhcp was messed up, and it still gives me that
"Function not implemented" error message.
I have done 3 different installs of gentoo, recompiled different
modules for the network card etc to no avail.  how is it that it can
work with ubuntu and suse, but i cant get the darned thing to work in
gentoo, the OS i really want on my laptop ;-)

any more ideas?

thanks

Nick

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