ross549 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 OK, I am off, installing Slackware 12.0 on My secondary system. I think the last time I used Slackware was the summer of 2004.Here we go....... :)Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Hmm..... For some reason, the install is failing while trying to install emacs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Round two- Slackware=1 Adam=0.Deselected emacs, and re-running setup. It has gone past it, so I think something got jumbled in the burn of the DVD.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Success! Slackware is installed!I'm noticing some issues that will have to be worked through. More to follow on each of these:1. No GNOME yet.2. No Network Manager- I need it, because this is a laptop.3. Screen resolution is not correct.Adam:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 OK, from what I can see, Dropline GNOME is not available for Slack 12. Are there any alternative sources? Or am I looking at a compilation marathon?Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyj12 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 It's good to see you hanging in there Adam. All of my attempts at slack were humbling to say the least. I am sure Bruno or Eric can put you on track with gnome. Yuck Anyhow I am sure you have your reasons for licking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Thanks Tommy. I've run into another problem. I can't get online with ethernet! I've run netconfig, but I cannot ping or make any connections to the Internet.Any help with this one? I've found this: http://www.mkanet.de/data/slackbot/0.6_sat...0.6-saturn.html which looks like it can do the compilation, but I need a net connection to do the downloading and compilation.AdamPS- Why are the ifup and ifdown commands not working? I am getting command not found.PPS- I am looking in /etc, and not seeing anything related to my ethernet port. I'm gonna need a bit of help on this one. It's getting late here, so I'll pick it up again tomorrow afternoon. Any links or info would be helpful, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Maybe you could try this (a "Cousin Vector" problem/solution)... post #7 by cybormoron:http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.ph...st&p=228762 i did have a major problem with it at first. it didn't have internet connection. the solution was to start the dhcpcd daemon. vector installs the daemon but doesn't start it at boot so you may need to start it manually. don't know how to configure it to start on boot or configure any other settings should it be necessary. maybe one of the more knowledgeable guys can explain how. this worked for me. as root dodhcpcd eth0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hi AdamTo restart the internet connection you can give the command "/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart" ( ifup and ifdown do not work in Slackware )The file to tweak is the "/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf" give it the IP and netmask for eth0 and the gateway just under the eth0-1-2-3 section ( or run "netconfig" )The file to check if you still can not connect ( even after running netconfig ) is the /etc/resolv.conf . . . . that file often is the reason why "ifconfig" shows output pretending you are "UP" and still you can not get on the internet. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Thanks Bruno...... I'll work on it after class today.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 OK, from what I can see, Dropline GNOME is not available for Slack 12. Are there any alternative sources? Or am I looking at a compilation marathon?AdamSadly, the Gnome developers for Gnome in Slackware are a bit behind. Neither Gware nor Freerock have version out for Slack 12 yet. I'd have my money on Dropline coming out with one first, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Yeah, it seems to have the largest community. I am contemplating compiling, but that's going to involve a significant amount of time on my part, although there would be a high level of satisfaction from a successful compilation marathon.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Could someone post their working rc.inet1.conf?I've run netconfig a few times, and I am really confused as to why the values do not appear to "stick."Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hi AdamDo you want the static IP or the DHCP version ??BTW: Have a look at your /etc/resolv.conf . . most likely the problem is there and not in the rc.inet1.conf Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Bruno,It was empty, and I added a couple known good nameservers to the list, but still cannot ping.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 In the resolve conf is the IP of your router ( gateway )give me a sec and I will post them: Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 No, they are for openDNS.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Static IP rc.inet1.conf: # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf## This file contains the configuration settings for network interfaces.# If USE_DHCP[interface] is set to "yes", this overrides any other settings.# If you don't have an interface, leave the settings null ("").# You can configure network interfaces other than eth0,eth1... by setting# IFNAME[interface] to the interface's name. If IFNAME[interface] is unset# or empty, it is assumed you're configuring eth<interface>.# Several other parameters are available, the end of this file contains a# comprehensive set of examples.# =============================================================================# Config information for eth0:IPADDR[0]="10.0.0.154"NETMASK[0]="255.255.255.0"USE_DHCP[0]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""# Config information for eth1:IPADDR[1]=""NETMASK[1]=""USE_DHCP[1]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]=""# Config information for eth2:IPADDR[2]=""NETMASK[2]=""USE_DHCP[2]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[2]=""# Config information for eth3:IPADDR[3]=""NETMASK[3]=""USE_DHCP[3]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[3]=""# Default gateway IP address:GATEWAY="10.0.0.138"# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout. Unfortunately,# /sbin/hotplug seems to disable stdout so you'll only see debugging output# when rc.inet1 is called directly.DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"## Example config information for wlan0. Uncomment the lines you need and fill## in your info. (You may not need all of these for your wireless network)#IFNAME[4]="wlan0"#IPADDR[4]=""#NETMASK[4]=""#USE_DHCP[4]="yes"#DHCP_HOSTNAME[4]="icculus-wireless"#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes"#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes"#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes"#DHCP_IPADDR[4]=""#WLAN_ESSID[4]=BARRIER05#WLAN_MODE[4]=Managed##WLAN_RATE[4]="54M auto"##WLAN_CHANNEL[4]="auto"##WLAN_KEY[4]="D5AD1F04ACF048EC2D0B1C80C7"##WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="AuthMode=WPAPSK EncrypType=TKIP WPAPSK=7B1ABEEB5D197741923ED26727569C365E31212096A0EAFAD563B268BAD01CAF TxRate=0"#WLAN_WPA[4]="wpa_supplicant"#WLAN_WPADRIVER[4]="ndiswrapper"## Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use.## Config information for wlan0:#IFNAME[4]="wlan0" # Use a different interface name nstead of # the default 'eth4'#HWADDR[4]="00:01:23:45:67:89" # Overrule the card's hardware MAC address#MTU[4]="" # The default MTU is 1500, but you might need # 1360 when you use NAT'ed IPSec traffic.#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes" # If you dont want /etc/resolv.conf overwritten#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes" # If you don't want ntp.conf overwritten#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes" # If you don't want the DHCP server to change # your default gateway#DHCP_IPADDR[4]="" # Request a specific IP address from the DHCP # server#WLAN_ESSID[4]=DARKSTAR # Here, you can override _any_ parameter # defined in rc.wireless.conf, by prepending # 'WLAN_' to the parameter's name. Useful for # those with multiple wireless interfaces.#WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="AuthMode=WPAPSK EncrypType=TKIP WPAPSK=thekey TxRate=0" # Some drivers require a private ioctl to be # set through the iwpriv command. If more than # one is required, you can place them in the # IWPRIV parameter (space-separated, see the # example). resolv.conf:nameserver 10.0.0.138NOTE: the 10.0.0.138 is the IP of my router ( = same as gateway ) . . open DNS will not do.DHCP will folowB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Mine does not have the ip addresses in it, but has dhcp set to yes or true. The problem is that I do not have access to control the router. This is one provided by the barracks for the residents.I'm wondering if the module for eth0 is not being loaded for some reason.....Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Here is the DHCP one ( VirtualBox ): # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf## This file contains the configuration settings for network interfaces.# If USE_DHCP[interface] is set to "yes", this overrides any other settings.# If you don't have an interface, leave the settings null ("").# You can configure network interfaces other than eth0,eth1... by setting# IFNAME[interface] to the interface's name. If IFNAME[interface] is unset# or empty, it is assumed you're configuring eth<interface>.# Several other parameters are available, the end of this file contains a# comprehensive set of examples.# =============================================================================# Config information for eth0:IPADDR[0]=""NETMASK[0]=""USE_DHCP[0]="yes"DHCP_HOSTNAME[0]=""# Config information for eth1:IPADDR[1]=""NETMASK[1]=""USE_DHCP[1]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[1]=""# Config information for eth2:IPADDR[2]=""NETMASK[2]=""USE_DHCP[2]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[2]=""# Config information for eth3:IPADDR[3]=""NETMASK[3]=""USE_DHCP[3]=""DHCP_HOSTNAME[3]=""# Default gateway IP address:GATEWAY=""# Change this to "yes" for debugging output to stdout. Unfortunately,# /sbin/hotplug seems to disable stdout so you'll only see debugging output# when rc.inet1 is called directly.DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"## Example config information for wlan0. Uncomment the lines you need and fill## in your info. (You may not need all of these for your wireless network)#IFNAME[4]="wlan0"#IPADDR[4]=""#NETMASK[4]=""#USE_DHCP[4]="yes"#DHCP_HOSTNAME[4]="icculus-wireless"#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes"#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes"#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes"#DHCP_IPADDR[4]=""#WLAN_ESSID[4]=BARRIER05#WLAN_MODE[4]=Managed##WLAN_RATE[4]="54M auto"##WLAN_CHANNEL[4]="auto"##WLAN_KEY[4]="D5AD1F04ACF048EC2D0B1C80C7"##WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="AuthMode=WPAPSK EncrypType=TKIP WPAPSK=7B1ABEEB5D197741923ED26727569C365E31212096A0EAFAD563B268BAD01CAF TxRate=0"#WLAN_WPA[4]="wpa_supplicant"#WLAN_WPADRIVER[4]="ndiswrapper"## Some examples of additional network parameters that you can use.## Config information for wlan0:#IFNAME[4]="wlan0" # Use a different interface name nstead of # the default 'eth4'#HWADDR[4]="00:01:23:45:67:89" # Overrule the card's hardware MAC address#MTU[4]="" # The default MTU is 1500, but you might need # 1360 when you use NAT'ed IPSec traffic.#DHCP_KEEPRESOLV[4]="yes" # If you dont want /etc/resolv.conf overwritten#DHCP_KEEPNTP[4]="yes" # If you don't want ntp.conf overwritten#DHCP_KEEPGW[4]="yes" # If you don't want the DHCP server to change # your default gateway#DHCP_IPADDR[4]="" # Request a specific IP address from the DHCP # server#WLAN_ESSID[4]=DARKSTAR # Here, you can override _any_ parameter # defined in rc.wireless.conf, by prepending # 'WLAN_' to the parameter's name. Useful for # those with multiple wireless interfaces.#WLAN_IWPRIV[4]="AuthMode=WPAPSK EncrypType=TKIP WPAPSK=thekey TxRate=0" # Some drivers require a private ioctl to be # set through the iwpriv command. If more than # one is required, you can place them in the # IWPRIV parameter (space-separated, see the # example). And the resolv.conf for that system:# Generated by dhcpcd for interface eth0nameserver 10.0.2.3 NOTE: My router gives IP addresses from 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.2.255 . . so not the usual numbers Netgear and D-link routers give.Usually the nameserver is 10.0.0.138 . . . the same IP as the net-interface I configure the router with . . . the same as the GatewayI bet your problem is the resolv.conf.You can restart the network with # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 Yep, mine matches your DHCP one, Bruno. I thought it looked ok.....I think there is someing much more wrong here. I did not have the laptop hooked to the router during the install..... Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Either do a quick re-install . . . ( 15 minutes ) . . . or check the resolv.conf again ( I added a few remarks to my last post ) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 resolv.conf is fine. It has been left exactly as I edited it.....Running lsmod does not show me any module (from my limited knowledge) that are being loaded for the eth0 interface. what module is used by an Intel PRO/100 controller?Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Share Posted July 7, 2007 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/sh...ad.php?t=246540According to tat page, I needed to modprobe eepro100. I didso, and restarted inet1.ifconfig is still showing nothing. I am thinking at this point that none of the normal network stuff was setup during the install. COuld this be the likely cause?Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 My advice: do a re-install . . it will be quicker then googling the net for answers what has to be configured and loaded as module.Really 15 minutes is all it takes . . . . Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quint Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Any help with this one? I've found this: http://www.mkanet.de/data/slackbot/0.6_sat...0.6-saturn.html which looks like it can do the compilation, but I need a net connection to do the downloading and compilation.Thanks, Adam. I became disillusioned with DropLineGnome (Slack 11.0), when there have been no updates for over a month. :'( That said, "slackbot" is a purer Gnome (2.18.2); it says that it is experimental on Slack 12.0, but it installed great (took around 3 hours to compile the entire Gnome packages), I have not had anything I would call a problem, and as long as you follow the exacting directions, you'll be fine ... i'm very pleased! Thanks, again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 Hi Quint......I'm glad that i am not the first one to go down the road then.... :lol:I'll certainly try it, once I get the distro reinstalled.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 OK.I have a fresh disc, double-checked, that i know is good. I reinstalled, and this time, it did not freeze up during the install of emacs. I am reasonably certain that the disc is good.I am getting the exact same indications. I have a link light on the ethernet port. however I cannot ping an IP address or a URL. I look at the output of ifconfig, and no eth0 is listed, only local loopback. I re-ran netconfig, which seems to work, but I still cannot get online.The eepro100 kernel module is not being loaded upon bootup, so I doubt the system even knows that there is an ethernet port there, despite being listed when I run lspci. I think I basically need to manually configure this puppy, but simply do not know how.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 I look at the output of ifconfig, and no eth0 is listed, only local loopback.HI Adam . . . If ifconfig does not show any output at all on eth0 it could be indeed that the module is not loaded, "modprobe eeprom" should do the trick.All the info you need after that for the connection is here: http://www.slackware.com/config/network.php and http://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#NE...K-CONFIGURATIONI wonder, did previous Slackware ( 11.0 ) give you trouble too ? BrunoPS: One little note about the OpenDNS: if your modem ( dial-up, cable or adsl ) is directly connected to the computer you can either use the DNS of your ISP or OpenDNS. But if you are connected to a router you have to use the DNS of the router in the /etc/reslov.conf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted July 8, 2007 Author Share Posted July 8, 2007 OK,I been back and forth six different ways with this. I've edited rc.inet1.conf, resolv.conf, and rc.modules. I've also rebooted a couple times. At this point, eth0 dies not exist on this system. The card is still being detected by the kernel as evidenced by the output of lspci, but eth0 is not being created. dmesg | grep intel only shows this: intel_rng: FWH not detected That's the closest i've gotten to an error, and that could be any number of intel goodies in the laptop.I am running out of ideas........Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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