From: Craig H. <cr...@gu...> - 2006-08-01 16:44:05
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I think you can use something like ifplugd on gentoo to get network devices started when they become "connected" and then dropped when they disconnect -- I haven't used it for a while now, but I seem to recall that. Should just be a case of "emerge -av ifplugd" and then editing a config file. C On Jul 31, 2006, at 8:15 PM, manixon wrote: > I've made some progress: > > 1) I went back and modified the /etc/conf.d/net file to include > a reference to usb0 and set a static IP address to 192.168.0.49 on the > gentoo host. > > 2) I added the symbolic link from usb0 to eth0 > 3) Then I updated the run level to start the usb0 interface > upon boot. > > These actions seemed to start the usb0 interface and created a > persistent > module start. This may be basic linux networking but took me hours of > experimentation to get to work on Gentoo. > > On the gumstix, I set the address to 192.168.0.50 with the ifconfig > command. > Now my issue is "How do I write that command so that it will start > with this > static IP address?" I can't seem to find an editor (nano?) on the > gumstix > and I am just now starting to delve into the filessystem that is > loaded on > the gumstix. Can I assume that this can be changed on the host and > it will > then be incorporated into the gumstix file image? > > -----Original Message----- > From: gum...@li... > [mailto:gum...@li...] On Behalf Of > Craig > Hughes > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:38 PM > To: General mailing list for gumstix users. > Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] usbnet - Noob Question > > On Jul 29, 2006, at 2:56 PM, manixon wrote: > >> I have been playing with the Gumstix for a while under Windows. I >> want to >> switch to a Linux host to continue my education of software on the >> Gumstix. >> I have installed a Gentoo distro on a spare VIA board and it is >> operating >> well; however, I would like to get USBnet running. I want to play >> with the >> LCD interface and can only access the breakout with the USB port. >> >> >> My problem is that I can see the usbnet just fine from the Windows >> setup but >> can't seem to get the Gentoo system to operate. I have enabled the >> usbnet >> module and modprobe it. It is visible with lsmod. I can even see >> the >> hotplug event with the dmesg. However, I can't seem to get the >> ifconfig to >> recognize this interface. > > What does the console/syslog/dmesg output say? > > C > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn > cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn > cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users |