Re: Starting IBM EtherJet on 2.4.20-3-686
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Craig H. Anderson wrote:
> Craig H. Anderson writes:
>
> > I am having trouble getting an IBM EtherJet network card
> > to auto start at boot. I am running the kernel-image package
> > for 2.4.20-3-686.
> >
> > The file /etc/default/pcmcia was modified
> > PCIC=i82365
> > changed to
> > PCIC=yenta_socket
> >
> > the file /etc/pcmcia/config-2.4 was modifed to add
> > device "xircom_tulip_cb"
> > class "network" module "xircom_tulip_cb"
> >
> > card "IBM 10/100 EtherJet CardBus"
> > manfid 0x00a4, 0x0113
> > bind "xircom_tulip_cb"
> >
> > I see some errors about eth0 on the boot screen, but I have not found
> > the error lines in any /var/log files.
> >
> >
> > The following commands will get the network running:
> > ifdown -a
> > modprobe xircom_tulip_cb
> > ifup -a
> >
> > Thanks for any help or pointers.
>
> Some more info, I scrolled back on the bootup console.
>
> On the console:
> ...
> Cleaning: /etc/network/ifstate.
> Setting up IP spoofing protection: rp_filter
> Configuring network interfaces... SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
> eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
> ...
> Starting internet superserver: inetd.
> Staring PCMCIA services: modulesLinux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
> ...
>
> It appears to me the ifup command is run before card services are started.
Is there a:
,----
| auto eth0
`----
in your /etc/network/interfaces? In that case try again with it commented
out (that tortured me too :( ). cardmgr will bring that iface up when the
pcmcia services are started.
hth,
Cristian
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