strange errors

tommy_haaland · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 320

When I boot I get lots of errors:

Birnenpfluecker · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:13 pm Post subject:

Could it be that you have 2 network cards in your modules.autoload ?

guitou · Guru Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 534 Location: France

Maybe you complied your kernel with your NIC support built-in... then there is no module to load (which would explain the insmod error).

Nickw · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:35 pm Post subject:

I had this error and found this.

The Realtek 8139 series seems to advertise itself as a 8139/8139too/8139c/8139cp all at once and all together, and if you look in boot log, just before them warning messages you will see eth0 running OK with 8139too module.

So what I think happens is the kernel tries all the available kernel drivers for that card, and they all try to load (Gentoo has two, the 8139too and the 8139cp).

So, if what I say is correct and you see the 8139too driver loaded and eth0 is OK, move the 8139cp module to the 'blacklist', and you will never see again

Nick

tommy_haaland · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 320

hmmm, I got a belkin network card, and it ios based on the realtek chipset.
In kernel config I got "realtek 8139" as a module, and "support for older realtek cards" built in.

I have checked /etc/modules.autoload and it is empty.

Nickw · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 2:42 pm Post subject:

I have checked /etc/modules.autoload and it is empty.

It will be.

Just put '8139cp' in the blacklist file and it will not attempt to load that module driver.

Nick

tommy_haaland · Guru Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 320

Thanks. It works now :-)