eth0 and root/login problems after 1st reboot

terfy · 12-15-2005, 06:10 AM

Hi.. I did all what the install-instructions told me to do.. but when I reboot for the first time after installing gentoo and grub and so on.. I get these errors..

couldn't find eth0

and

my root and userlogins are gone ?!?!?! I cant login as root NOR my user account.. (it seems that the installation didn't install my eth0 and user/root accounts correctly...

how can I fix this without reinstall gentoo ?? I mean.. I cant even login as root..

plz help..

bulliver · 12-16-2005, 02:52 AM

You will need to boot with the install cd, chroot into your system again, and use passwd to change the passwords. As for your network problem, did you properly write /etc/conf.d/net? Is the eth0 initscript set to start automatically(rc-update -s)? Is your NICs module loaded?

terfy · 12-22-2005, 04:15 PM

sorry for the long awayness.. the pc its wrong on is in my school, and we have xmas vacation until 3january, so I'll look at it then..

terfy..