Re: [gentoo-user] EeePC network problem

[Philip Webb]

091030 Stroller wrote:
> On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote:
>> I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA .
>> There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller,
>> which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci').
> A very casual Google suggests
> that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module.  EG:
> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25
> says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs
> CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname.  Have you tried this driver?

Yes, as I said in detail in my OP : 'insmod atl1e' works,
but as before 'pppoe-start' times out when trying to connect to my ISP;
this is using the Gentoo minimal install ISO , which has that driver.
As I also said in my OP, I can't compile a driver (or kernel)
using the install system, as it doesn't have 'make'.

How have others got Gentoo installed on their 1005HA's ?
-- did they all use wireless access to the Internet ?

Again, does anyone have advice re trying a netless install ?

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