Re: Ethernet fails after package upgrades (was:Kernels does not assign irq to eth0)
New input again: Suddenly both cards are allocated interrupts and
recognized as eth0, and eth1. Trying to bring up either interfaces give
the same output:
RTNETLINK anwers: File exists
Failed to bring up "eth0" or
Failed to bring up "eth01"
What's going on here??
Do I have a hardware problem somewhere on the motherboard??
Googling a little seems to indicate that the RTNETLINK message comes
from the kernel, right?
On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 10:55 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> I think the problem might be related to IRQ and ACPI.
> Attached is a boot log from a succesful boot, _before_ the upgrade.
> If you need the boot log from the broken box, I have to copy it via a
> floppy or something. Please let me know.
>
> I have now tried with bot network cards: The old one, 3c59x-based, gets
> an IRQ assigned, but does not work as written before:
> RTNETLINK anwers: File exists
> Failed to bring up "eth0"
> while the other one, 8139too-based, is not assigned an IRQ and gives the
> following eoutput:
> Cannot find device "eth0"
> Failed to bring up "eth0"
>
> On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 10:21 +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry to disturb you on this list, but I need some help and will not
> > file a bug report yet and don't know where to get help. After recent
> > upgrades on unstable+experimental ethernet does not work any longer. I
> > have been using a 3com card for a long time and after the upgrade it
> > suddenly doesn't work any longer. Module loaded is 3c59x.ko. Kernels
> > 2.6.18-3-686, 2.6.18-4-686, 2.6-20-1-686, 2.6.21-686. Whem tring to
> > bring up the interface I get the following output:
> > RTNETLINK anwers: File exists/No such process/Network is unreachable.
> >
> > Buying a new network card and loading the 8138too.ko module this card is
> > detected as eth0 according to the kernel logs and assigned, e.g IRQ 17.
> > However, when looking at /proc/interrupts the assigned interupt does not
> > show :( When tring to bring up the interface the output is:
> > Cannot find device "eth0"
> > Failed to bring up "eth0"
> >
> > I have tried to move the crd to another PCI slot, but no avail.
> > According to dmesg there are problems with IRQ assignments, and one of
> > the IRQs are disabled for some reasons. Have tried booting with
> > pci=routeirq without any difference and usnig irqpoll oprion hangs the
> > boot! The computer is a Dual CPU Celeron box, having been running for a
> > long time now. I had recent problems installing the latest
> > module-init-tools-3.3-pre-3, and backed to 3.3pere-1 and reinstalled
> > modutils. Does this have abything to do with the problems seen?
> > Which upgrades does affect the ethernet functionality, the kernels were
> > _not_ upgraded with the latest upgrade!
> >
> > Please Cc: me since I'm not subscribed.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Svante
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