-lug] Infirm and decrepit. (The PC, not me (-: )
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I can set it using "ifconfig eth0 hwaddr 11:22:33:44:55:66",
and then the interface works fine,
but after a reboot it's back to 00:00:00:00:00:00. I would
like to find a way to set
Ryan, the ethernet port is on the motherboard.
The MAC stays 00:...:00 even with a live CD.
It's a known problem with "certain broken motherboards"
as discussed in the thread I linked to.
I'm guessing that the MAC address was stored in the CMOS,
and when the battery went dead, the MAC address was
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Bob Miller wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice. In fact, the power cable was loose at the
> motherboard. I also replaced the CMOS battery, and it's stopped
> complaining about invalid BIOS settings.
>
> But the original problem remains. The Ethernet interface com
"once in a while it will make it into the X desktop for a few minutes". Meaning
that it crashes, or reboots? Is this still happening?
Is it always "00:00:00:00:00:00"? That OS could be enforcing a mac address.
Use a boot cd and see if the address is still "00:00:00:00:00:00". If it is
then the car
Thanks for all the advice. In fact, the power cable was loose at the
motherboard. I also replaced the CMOS battery, and it's stopped
complaining about invalid BIOS settings.
But the original problem remains. The Ethernet interface comes
up with a MAC address of 00:00:00:00:00:00. Anyone know h
Tighten board to chassis screws. Reset bios if an outboard video card is
plugged in; often settings will have
reverted to default if BIOS battery is discharged.
I have one that restarts itself periodically due to a flaky video card
(I assume is software as it transcends OS).
--kaplan
On 1/5/2011
Integrated nic? Assuming the problems are related, it sounds like a bad
motherboard. But a couple on things to check would be to mobo
grounding(loose screws) and test the power supply. If they both check out
it's very likly the mobo.
On Jan 5, 2011 9:20 PM, "Bob Miller" wrote:
> I have a PC that
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Bob Miller wrote:
> I have a PC that has become flaky. I built it in Spring, 2003.
> (Pentium 4 at 2.4 GHz, i865
> chipset.) If I turn it on, about half the time it will POST, about
> 1/4 the time it will boot, and
> once in a while it will make it into the X des
I have a PC that has become flaky. I built it in Spring, 2003.
(Pentium 4 at 2.4 GHz, i865
chipset.) If I turn it on, about half the time it will POST, about
1/4 the time it will boot, and
once in a while it will make it into the X desktop for a few minutes.
Is it possible that some of these fai
