eth0 died randomly

DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

This is an odd problem... I'm not sure how to fix it or what to do.

After finally installing gentoo (I'm a noob, it took me 3 days

) I got the internet connection working and it was running fine an happy. However, one day it decided it didn't want to boot up eth0 anymore, giving me instead this message:

"bringing eth0 up
failed to bring eth0 up
ERROR: Problem starting needed services
"netmount" was not started"

All I did was shut down my computer for a night (because it was loud as hell) and it didn't work anymore =/

I don't really know how to fix it and I'm really tired of Windows

Any help would be appreciated

slartibartfasz · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 10:51 am Post subject: Re: eth0 died randomly

DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

ooooohh.. I hope this works. Thanks!

Actually, the eth0 did survive many reboots until it decided to end its worth. So I'll try this and see what happens.

DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

Doesn't look like it worked

I didn't have APCI set up in my kernel by default, so I can't use the fixes provided to me. Plus, it did work until one day I booted it up and it gave me that error message.

It also tells me that eth0 is an unknown hardware device and all I have in my /sbin/ipconfig is the local loopback. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

professorn · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 11:32 pm Post subject:

Are your networkcard driver compiled as module? Try an lsmod and see loaded modules. You should be able to boot from LiveCD (setup CD) and look in the hardware detection wich module it's. Boot and load it if nessicay. If it in the kernel then it another thing. You havnt made any major changes?

DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

I haven't made hardly any changes, save to try and fix this issue. I'm not sure what chipset my network card has. Windows has detected it as both Realtek and D-Link. Since I'm at work right now I'll see what I can do.

I have recompiled my kernel with the realtek as non modular but it still doesn't work :s

slartibartfasz · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:16 am Post subject:

see what the following commands tell u: 'dmesg | grep -i eth', 'ifconfig' and 'lspci' plus anything strange that happens when u compile your network driver as module and load it with insmod (or depmod)...

[EDIT] if u upgraded, did u etc-update? did u change anything in /etc ?
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Ari Rahikkala · Guru Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 370 Location: Finland

Have you checked the cables

?
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DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

slartibartfasz · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 4:13 pm Post subject:

DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

Well the thing is that it does work on my Windows HD (I have it set up to have windows on one HD and Gentoo on another). If Windows can detect it I would think a more powerful OS like gentoo should

professorn · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:37 pm Post subject:

How did you compile your kernel? Genkernel/yourself? Check the ethernet module from the Live CD as I said and try to modprobe it (hope i didn't misunderstand you)

DrMagus · n00b Joined: 28 May 2003 Posts: 8

I compiled it myself, which I'm starting to find out is a bad idea (at least for someone like me

)

Apparently, my eth0 can be found and configured if I boot from liveCD. If I don't boot from it, then eth0 doesn't load. I'm assuming then it's something I have configured in my kernel, hopefully.

Any ideas? I have a D-Link 510+ ethernet card, which I believe uses the realtek chipset.