happy to hear that you networking is working fine now. i'm not sure if it's the Hotplug issue isan actual bug, since eth0 works with it on my REAL mandrake 9.1, but not in a VMware mandrake 9.1, probably cos there are no network cables to speak of.
i dun use Linuxconf, so i can't help u there either... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Rouillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 14:25 Subject: Re: [newbie] 9.1 upgrade, eth0 FAILED at boot > On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 06:50, stormjumper wrote: > > hi Guy, > > > > can you try this an see if it works? > > from console, run dhcpcd as root > > # dhcpcd > > if it does, it's probably due the new hotplug option in 9.1 > > you can turn it off by running > > mandrake control center -> Network and Internet -> Drakconnect > > run the wizard, select expert mode, and in one of the following dialogs, > > remove the tick from the Network Hotplugging > > > > > Thanks, turning of Hotplugging did the trick. I noticed while I was > there that upgrading to 9.1 had also changed my connection type from > "static" to "none" ??!! I changed it back to static while I was in > there. No more FAILED on eth0 on bootup, and no more half-duplex > problems. > > Has a bug been opened for this, or should I open one? BTW, I noticed > that if you use DrakConnect, it reinitializes /etc/hosts! Another bug. > Finally, every time I use DrakConnect, the next time I put up Mandrake > 9.1, it hangs after "Configuring Linuxconf hooks" returns OK. Can't > even ctrl-alt-del out of it - have to use my hardware reset switch, > which of course produces a filesystem check on the next boot. After the > filesystem check, Linuxconf now hooks without issue. Guess that would > be bug #3. > > > hope it helps > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Guy Rouillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mandrake Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 16:05 > > Subject: [newbie] 9.1 upgrade, eth0 FAILED at boot > > > > > > > Upgraded 9.0 to 9.1, now every time I boot it says eth0 FAILED. Oddly, > > > I still have a live Ethernet connection. Half the time, from looking at > > > the LEDs on my Linksys DSL/Router, it appears that the adapter is coming > > > up in half-duplex. I didn't have this problem in 9.0, though I do have > > > it booting 9.1 with the 9.0 kernel. What do I have to do to get eth0 to > > > come up reliably again? I thought of uninstalling the tulip driver and > > > reinstalling it, but that is not a separately installable piece. I have > > > a Linksys 10/100 wired internal NIC (standard LNE whatever). > > > > > > On a related note, when I see the adapter is in half-duplex mode, if I > > > do ifconfig eth0 down, I see the full-duplex LED come on immediately. > > > But now I am disconnected, and ifconfig eth0 up does not reconnect me. > > > The only way I found to reconnect is to go into Mandrake Control Center > > > - Network and Internet - DrakConnect. It will determine I am > > > disconnected and give me a button to connect. How can I do this from a > > > command prompt so I don't have to start up MCC? "service internet > > > restart" doesn't appear to work either. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -- > > > Guy Rouillier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > ---- > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- > Guy Rouillier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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