Clone install headaches
Sergio Salvi
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Wed Mar 10 18:32:25 UTC 2004
Please send the output of the following commands:
cat /etc/modules.conf
cat /etc/modprobe.conf (it's ok if this command fails -- this file is used only
in 2.6.x kernels)
cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
[]s,
Salvi
Paul DiRezze wrote:
> At 11:38 AM 10/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> The ifconfig command will list the network interfaces. It doen't
>> necessarily mean that the hardware is working property. In this case,
>> it seems to be working. You can see form lspci. It sais which modules
>> are loaded and attached to what device. Anyhow, not you know the card
>> is there. Next thing is to setup the networking. In a shell as root
>> type netconfig. Select dhcp and ok.
>
>
> As root, I type the command
> netconfig
>
> It brings up a character screen from which I select DHCP. Everything
> goes smoothly.
>
>> Now still as root type the command "service network restart". If you
>> see a failed message while it's stopping the service don't worry. It's
>> probably moaning because the service wasn't started in the first
>> place. Notice that stop|start|restart goes after the service name. So
>> service is the name of the command, next parameter is the service
>> name, next parameter is start|stop|restart. After doing this you
>> should be up and running. Let me know if you get anymore problems.
>
>
> When I issue the command:
> service network restart
> I get the following:
>
> Shutting down loopback interface [ OK ]
> Setting network parameters [ OK ]
> Bringing up loopback interface [ OK ]
> Bringing up eth0:
> Determining IP information for eth0...SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
> Determining IP information for eth0...SIOCSIFFLAGS: Device or resource busy
> [FAILED]
>
> There is quite a long pause (maybe 30 seconds) between the message
> "Bringing up eth0:" and the rest of the message. This is also the
> message I get whenever I boot up.
>
>
>
>
>> At 11:10 AM 10/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>> On networking:
>>> type: /sbin/ifconfig -a. and find out if the netwrok card exist.
>>
>>
>> I typed this and I think it found my network card. The results are as
>> follows:
>>
>> etho Link ncap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:18:E3:F1:28
>> BROADCAST MUULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> collisions:0 txqueuelev:1000
>> RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>> Vase Address: 0x880
>>
>> I typed this command but got the following response
>> start: unrecognized service
>>
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