Boot problem kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r8

[Diblo_Dk]

After install, the first boot show error:

* Bringnig eth0 up via DHCP [!!]

* ERROR: Problem starting needed services.
* "netmount" was not started.

How can i fix this, and what is the problem exactly?

PS. I'm a noob at Gentoo

[budman7]

netmount not started, means you don't have internet access.
This is a major problem.
How do you access the internet? Cable, DSL?
What kind of Ethernet card do you have?
Boot up with the livecd, do "lsmod" and see which module is loaded to support your ethernet card.

[Diblo_Dk]

I connect to DSL, with a 3COM 3c905b 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 24)

[budman7]

What were the results of the lsmod with the livecd?

[Diblo_Dk]

What were the results of the lsmod with the livecd?

Listing used modules:

• mii used by: 3c59x
  parport used by: parport_pc
  libata used by: ahci,sata_qstor,sata_uli,sata_sis,sata_sx4,sata_nv ,sata_via,sata_svw,sata_sil,sata_promise
  dm_mod used by: dm_mirror
  ieee1394 used by: sbp2,ochi1394
  usbcore used by: sl811_hcd,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd,usb_storage,usbhid,ehc i_hcd

Hope that it helps.

[Diblo_Dk]

hmmm..... It semms as though gentoo doesn't load any modules when booting without the Live-CD... why is that?

[budman7]

I was going to try to explain what you should do here, but I think you will be better off if you go to the page where jaboua helped me get my internet connection working.
Just substitute mii for 8139too and it should work.

www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-41128.html

The 2nd page is the one that matters.

[Diblo_Dk]

I was going to try to explain what you should do here, but I think you will be better off if you go to the page where jaboua helped me get my internet connection working.
Just substitute mii for 8139too and it should work.

www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-41128.html

The 2nd page is the one that matters.

Just tried, rebooted, and got the following:

• * Loading module mii... [!!]
  * Failed to load mii

[Diblo_Dk]

It shows on LSPCI...

• 0000:00:11.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev24)

so that's no problem at all

[budman7]

Did you do the "modules-update" after adding mii to /etc/modules.autoload.d?
Is mii compiled into the kernel as a module?