KP Kirchdoerfer-2 wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
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Any ideas why pcnet32.o does not stay in /lib/modules or how to properly
save new
files to my floppy image?
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