Hi Andrew; looks like you missed a step between 11) and 12) see below.
Am Sonntag, 8. April 2007 19:50:17 schrieb Andrew Nagy: > KP Kirchdoerfer-2 wrote: > > Am Freitag, 6. April 2007 14:19:52 schrieb Andrew Nagy: > >> Eric Spakman wrote: > >> > Andrew, > >> > > >> >> I have my /etc/modules configured to load those same modules, but > >> > >> everytime I boot > >> > >> >> the VM the driver does not load. Something about missing parameters > >> > >> for > >> > >> >> updown. I am not near my server to give you an exact error message. > >> > >> Iknow > >> > >> >> lsmod shows mii and crc32 being loaded, but I don't remember seeing > >> >> pcnet32. Any ideas or hints? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks. > >> > > >> > Make sure all three modules are available in the /lib/modules/ > >> > >> directory > >> > >> > and list them in /etc/modules in the following order: > >> > > >> > crc32 > >> > mii > >> > pcnet32 > >> > > >> > Also make sure the modules fit the kernel version (uname -r to > >> > >> determine > >> > >> > the running kernel version). The right modules tarball can be > >> > >> downloaded > >> > >> > from: > >> > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13751 > >> > or directly from: > >> > http://leaf.cvs.sourceforge.net/leaf/bin/bering-uclibc/packages/ > >> > > >> > Eric > >> > > >> > > >> ><snip> > >> > >> Eric: > >> > >> I have checked and I am using the correct version of the modules. My > >> problem remains > >> as I stated in another thread > >> (http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-How-to-add-NIC-driver-to-floppy-image-for-B > >>eri ng-uClibC-3.0.2-p9801965.html) that the whenever I try to either edit > >> /etc/modules or copy pcnet32.o to /lib/modules > >> the changes do not persist to the next reboot. Even if I do a save from > >> lrcfg the changes > >> do not persist. I know I am missing something fundamental or really > >> simple. > >> How do I > >> make the changes to the floppy image persist to the next reboot? > >> > >> Thanks. > > > > Andrew; > > > > I'm guessing you are using a self-build boot-image for VMware. > > > > Depending on the base you started you're self-build image the pkgpath to > > save > > the packages may be wrong. Make shure in leaf.cfg the the first entry for > > pkgpath is your (virtual) floppy. > > > > As I said, I'm guessing - if that doesn't help, we need more information > > about > > your setup and the messages/error messages you get while saving or trying > > to > > save changes. > > > > kp > > > > <snip> > > Just to keep things straight in my head I decided to start from scratch. > Keeping > in mind that I need a bootable 1.44 MB floppy image, I: > > 1) Extracted the 'bootdisk.ima' file from the 3.0.2 bin/ISO file. This is > now the > start of my new floppy image. > > 2) Added the modules 'configure.lrp', 'etc.lrp', 'initrd.lrp', 'libm.lrp', > 'local.lrp', > 'moddb.lrp', 'modules.lrp' and 'root.lrp' from the same bin/ISO file to > this new floppy image. > > 3) Modified 'syslinux.cfg' in floppy image to look like this: > > display syslinux.dpy > timeout 0 > append reboot=bios > default linux initrd=initrd.lrp init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0 > LEAFCFG=/dev/fd0:msdos boot=/dev/fd0:msdos > > 4) Modified 'leaf.cfg' in floppy image to look like this: > > LRP="root config etc local modules libm" > PKGPATH=/dev/fd0:msdos > syst_size=16M > log_size=4M > > 5) The virtual machine I created is configured for 256 MB of RAM, 2 NICs, > no HDD, one CPU and boot from my new floppy image. > > 6) I boot the virtual machine, log in as root, in lrcfg I enter '3' for > 'Packages configuration', '3' for 'modules', '1' for 'kernel modules to > load at boot' which brings up '/etc/modules/'. > > 7) I remove comments for 'crc32', 'mii' and 'pcnet32'. Save and exit > editor. Quit > back to main screen and enter 's' to 'Save configuration', I have 187 KB > free. There > is the following message in the save output: > > Creating configdb.lrp Please wait: \ > New Package: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2694 Apr 8 13:22 /tmp/config.lrp > Old Package: > ls: /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt0/configdb.lrp: No such file or directory > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use % Mounted on > /dev/fd0 1024 1237 187 87% /var/lib/lrpkg/mnt0 > > Enough freespace? (y/N) > > To which I reply 'y'. There are no errors while it saves. > > 8) Exit to command prompt. > > 9) Mount second floppy disk which contains a copy of pcnet32.o extracted > from > Bering-uClibc_modules_2.4.33.tar.gz. Output from 'uname -r' confirms that I > am > working from kernel version '2.4.33'. > > 10) Copy 'pcnet32.o' from second floppy to '/lib/moduels'. > > 11) ls of '/lib/modules' to confirm presence of 'crc32.o', 'mii.o' and > 'pcnet32.o'. lrcfg - > m) Backup modules > 12) Init 6 > > 13) During the reboot there are no error messages other than this (the > modules load fine): > > Configuring network interfaces: ifup: Don't seem to have all the variables > for e > th0/inet > Cannot find device "eth1". > SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device > done. > > > ls of '/lib/modues' shows that 'pcnet32.o' is not there. How do I fix this. > > Sorry for the long windedness, but I thought it best to be complete. > True; without the complete description we won't have found the (possible) error. kp ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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