[Dorset] Network error on boot
I have just setup a new PC with Debian testing on it and it has been happily booting until this morning when it froze at bringing up the network. I rebooted into recovery mode and I get a more details report on the error as follows r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) r8169 :03:00.0:9 eth0 link down addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link is not ready r8169 :03:00.0: eth0 link is not ready addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link up addrconf (netdev_change): eth0: link becomes ready It then just sits there, as I said it has been happily booting up with out a problem since first install on Friday and I have not seen any bug warning related to the rt8169 packages since I installed the apt bug check package I have tried to get past the Configuring network interfaces error by hashing out all lines in the etc/network/interfaces file (booted from a live CD) but that has not helped, I have also tried disabling the network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. Any suggestion? Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:38:19 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said: > r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch > rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) Does that file exist? It should be in /lib/firmware. > I have also tried disabling the > network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get > the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. This won't get you a GUI, but it'll get you a root login (but with nothing _at all_ running). At the grub prompt, edit the command line and append 'init=/bin/bash' to the line specifying the kernel, then boot. You'll be dropped straight into a root shell. Alternatively, boot a rescue CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage, but any will do). That will allow you to examine /lib/firmware, and will also allow you to set up networking if you need to copy a file onto your system. -- We're looking for good Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
Hi Tim, > r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch > rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) > r8169 :03:00.0:9 eth0 link down > addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link is not ready > r8169 :03:00.0: eth0 link is not ready > addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link up > addrconf (netdev_change): eth0: link becomes ready > > It then just sits there Could this be a red herring and it's what's happening next that hangs? Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 24/06/12 17:14, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:38:19 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said: r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) Does that file exist? It should be in /lib/firmware. No I have also tried disabling the network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. This won't get you a GUI, but it'll get you a root login (but with nothing _at all_ running). At the grub prompt, edit the command line and append 'init=/bin/bash' to the line specifying the kernel, then boot. You'll be dropped straight into a root shell. Alternatively, boot a rescue CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage, but any will do). That will allow you to examine /lib/firmware, and will also allow you to set up networking if you need to copy a file onto your system. I favour the gui route I am not a very good at cli From the boot disk I can access the PC hard disk and make changes but I don't know what files to modify so that I can switch of the network and then let the PC boot to a desktop. I am also going off in search of this rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw file and then maybe put it in the lib/firmware folder and see what happens. Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 24/06/12 17:33, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) r8169 :03:00.0:9 eth0 link down addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link is not ready r8169 :03:00.0: eth0 link is not ready addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link up addrconf (netdev_change): eth0: link becomes ready It then just sits there Could this be a red herring and it's what's happening next that hangs? Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue I don't know, checking this laptop as it boots up (debian testing same as on the PC) the next step aftert configuring network interfaces says Setting Kernel variables Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 24/06/12 18:23, Tim wrote: On 24/06/12 17:14, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:38:19 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said: r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) Does that file exist? It should be in /lib/firmware. No I have also tried disabling the network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. This won't get you a GUI, but it'll get you a root login (but with nothing _at all_ running). At the grub prompt, edit the command line and append 'init=/bin/bash' to the line specifying the kernel, then boot. You'll be dropped straight into a root shell. Alternatively, boot a rescue CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage, but any will do). That will allow you to examine /lib/firmware, and will also allow you to set up networking if you need to copy a file onto your system. I favour the gui route I am not a very good at cli From the boot disk I can access the PC hard disk and make changes but I don't know what files to modify so that I can switch of the network and then let the PC boot to a desktop. I am also going off in search of this rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw file and then maybe put it in the lib/firmware folder and see what happens. Tim Ok updating my own post, I realised that the boot disk I was using was happy accessing the internet so I checked the lib/firmware folder and there was an rtl-nic folder complete with the rt18168e-3.fw file in the folder, so I copied the whole folder over and tried booting the PC, still won't boot past network configuring Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
Hi Tim, > there was an rtl-nic folder complete with the rt18168e-3.fw file in > the folder, so I copied the whole folder over and tried booting the > PC, still won't boot past network configuring Has it stopped it complaining about the lack of said file? Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 24/06/12 19:23, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, there was an rtl-nic folder complete with the rt18168e-3.fw file in the folder, so I copied the whole folder over and tried booting the PC, still won't boot past network configuring Has it stopped it complaining about the lack of said file? Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue It is now saying r8169 :03:00.0:9 eth0 link down addrconf (netdev_up): eth0: link is not ready r8169 :03:00.0: eth0 link is up addrconf (netdev_change): eth0: link becomes ready But it still freezes basically in the same place Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 24/06/2012 17:14, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:38:19 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said: r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) Does that file exist? It should be in /lib/firmware. I have also tried disabling the network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. This won't get you a GUI, but it'll get you a root login (but with nothing _at all_ running). At the grub prompt, edit the command line and append 'init=/bin/bash' to the line specifying the kernel, then boot. You'll be dropped straight into a root shell. Alternatively, boot a rescue CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage, but any will do). That will allow you to examine /lib/firmware, and will also allow you to set up networking if you need to copy a file onto your system. Do any of you guys use this Linux utility to boot from if you get problems - systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso If you can't find it on the web, It's a 400MB file so can't attach it here. Will ftp to anyone who would like to try it.. I won't do it here as it will go to everone. Phil -- P.Lane CEO Lectrics Ltd Poole Dorset -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-07-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 24/06/2012 18:56, Tim wrote: On 24/06/12 18:23, Tim wrote: On 24/06/12 17:14, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:38:19 +0100, t...@xendistar.co.uk said: r8169 :03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2) Does that file exist? It should be in /lib/firmware. No I have also tried disabling the network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. This won't get you a GUI, but it'll get you a root login (but with nothing _at all_ running). At the grub prompt, edit the command line and append 'init=/bin/bash' to the line specifying the kernel, then boot. You'll be dropped straight into a root shell. Alternatively, boot a rescue CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage, but any will do). That will allow you to examine /lib/firmware, and will also allow you to set up networking if you need to copy a file onto your system. I favour the gui route I am not a very good at cli From the boot disk I can access the PC hard disk and make changes but I don't know what files to modify so that I can switch of the network and then let the PC boot to a desktop. I am also going off in search of this rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw file and then maybe put it in the lib/firmware folder and see what happens. Tim Ok updating my own post, I realised that the boot disk I was using was happy accessing the internet so I checked the lib/firmware folder and there was an rtl-nic folder complete with the rt18168e-3.fw file in the folder, so I copied the whole folder over and tried booting the PC, still won't boot past network configuring Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue Have you tried commenting out the boot config in - /etc/network/interfaces to bypass the network connect hang? Phil. -- P.Lane CEO Lectrics Ltd Poole Dorset -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-07-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Network error on boot
On 28/06/2012 17:48, p.lane wrote: > Do any of you guys use this Linux utility to boot from if you get > problems - > systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso > If you can't find it on the web, It's a 400MB file so can't attach it > here. My favourite tool ;-) It has grown lately from 120Mb to the current bloat but as USB memory sticks have got bigger it is not so much a problem. I use it pretty much extensively for archiving file systems / partitions / bootblocks as it contains partimage, parted, sfdisk, dd & fsarchiver and seems to boot on virtually anything. Simon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-07-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
