The Archlinux thread

[abhinandh]

i successfully installed arch linux but am unable to configure the network.
my realtek ethernet controller uses r8169 module.module loads but card is not detected.
under ubuntu,

dmesg | grep r8169

gives

[   24.262045] r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.2LK loaded
[   32.373381] r8169: eth0: link up
[   32.373390] r8169: eth0: link up

but the same gives no output under arch.help me.
i want my dataone working.

 

[mehulved]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Show the output of

ifconfig

lspci

 

[ray|raven]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Offtopic:
Dude, hows arch linux?
Wanted to try it for quite some time now,
just cant get the free time to do it.

Regards,
ray

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Offtopic:
Dude, hows arch linux?
Wanted to try it for quite some time now,
just cant get the free time to do it.

Regards,
ray

arch with kdemod rocks.lovin it.except 4 this problem.

 

[ray|raven]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Offtopic again:
How much difference in memory consumption can you see,
between kde and kdemod?

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

ifconfig gives no output
lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 945G/P Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 945G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Class 0403: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controllers cc=IDE (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device 8136 (rev 01)

 

[ray|raven]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Hope this helps,
*bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=41481

Regards,
ray

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Offtopic again:
How much difference in memory consumption can you see,
between kde and kdemod?

kdemod is optimised kde which is slick and fast.mem diff is ~100mb
arch is itself fast.
29sec to desktop compared to 55sec of ubuntu.

 

[mehulved]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

It's detected all right. See

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device 8136 (rev 01)

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Hope this helps,
*bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=41481

Regards,
ray

SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth0' failed: No such device

gettin eth0 : no such device at boot also

 

[mehulved]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Now. How do you connect to internet?

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

Now. How do you connect to internet?

bridge mode.pppoe

guys wait a min.i downloaded arch from the taiwan mirror as it is near but that bloody mirror contained 0.7 iso whwreas 0.8 is latest.
so will download and install 0.8.

 

[praka123]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

^ "ifconfig -a" will give u the available network.
in a root terminal "ifconfig eth0 up" will bring up eth0 -if it is ur lan interface.also loopback interface also must be up.

I am also lurking for a good kde distro.
If it is a gnome distro like Ubuntu,I completely removes qt libs(libqt3..) from it.
likewise,is it possible in any kde distro to completely purge gtk libs?
I dont think so esp in opensuse,kubuntu,fedora etc.
will have to look what arch linux has got

@abhinandh:did u installed it via ftp method?
I am gonna try tonight .already downloaded the ftp-iso of rc-iso Archlinux-i686-2007.11-0.4.ftp.iso
I am not familiar with pacman.but lets see.I am sure,archlinux will be much faster than other distros as it is gonna optimize the build.

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

@abhinandh:did u installed it via ftp method?
I am gonna try tonight .already downloaded the ftp-iso of rc-iso Archlinux-i686-2007.11-0.4.ftp.iso
I am not familiar with pacman.but lets see.I am sure,archlinux will be much faster than other distros as it is gonna optimize the build.

no.will first install core iso and then install X,DE etc

 

[praka123]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

I have completed core installation.now I have to configure rp-pppoe on arch.the bad thing is pppoe is not installed on default install

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

I have completed core installation.now I have to configure rp-pppoe on arch.the bad thing is pppoe is not installed on default install

hey try pppoe-setup. it was installed by default in the 0.7.02 version.heard that it is also a part of rp-pppoe package.

 

[praka123]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

^it is NOT available.I had installed using rc-iso(latest).although pppoe-setup I configured in Live cd,but not able to get it in hdd install.
looks like I have to manually add repositories,sync and install all those.
did u have testing repo enabled?
my /etc/pacman.conf looks like this:

#

# Testing is disabled by default.  To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines.  You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# Unstable is disabled by default.  To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines.  You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[unstable]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
#

[kdemod]
Server = *kdemod.ath.cx/repo/current/i686

^NOte that I have to add repositories. and my net is so sloww this morning

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

@prakash, everything now workin.
installed x, firefox and should install kdemod
my first post from arch!!!!

 

[praka123]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

^congrats.I have finished archlinux yesterday,though I have to reinstall for the reason of not installing rp-pppoe package.I have used ftp method for installation,cheap and best .
Now,tonight gonna install X,kdemod et al.
and what about ABS?didja tried?

BTW,pacman remembers conary experience I had with foresight linux loong back!

 

[abhinandh]

Re: problem with network in arch linux

^congrats.I have finished archlinux yesterday,though I have to reinstall for the reason of not installing rp-pppoe package.I have used ftp method for installation,cheap and best .
Now,tonight gonna install X,kdemod et al.
and what about ABS?didja tried?

BTW,pacman remembers conary experience I had with foresight linux loong back!

did not try ABS.will try.btw how much size is kdemod-complete package?
waht sound server will u install?