[SOLVED] net.lo error with kernel-2.6.19.1

bjlockie · Veteran Joined: 18 Oct 2002 Posts: 1186 Location: Canada

I installed the 2.6.19.1 kernel from kernel.org :-)

I get an error when I boot but everything seems to work.

I know it is net.lo:
I get SIO errors the 1st and every other time I restart it.

# /etc/init.d/net.lo restart
* WARNING: you are stopping a boot service.
* Stopping lo
* Bringing down lo
* Shutting down lo ... [ ok ]
* Starting lo
* Bringing up lo
* 127.0.0.1/8
SIOCSIFADDR: File exists
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFNETMASK: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFBRDADDR: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

erik258 · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:53 am Post subject:

it says the file exists; does ifconfig list a lo?
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bjlockie · Veteran Joined: 18 Oct 2002 Posts: 1186 Location: Canada

erik258 · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject:

if lo is there, the only problem is that you're trying to recreate it.

you have net.lo in 2 different runlevels maybe? (??)
rc-update show net.lo
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loki_val · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject:

I'll hazard a guess and say you've just installed baselayout-1.12.7. I had the same problem. This post and this post has more information. A bug report has been filed here which contains a patch that may or may not work. If you just want it to work, do this (quoting from this post):

bjlockie · Veteran Joined: 18 Oct 2002 Posts: 1186 Location: Canada