Re: have to bring up network manually after reboot

[David Mohr <david@mcbf.net>]

--On Sonntag, September 30, 2001 19:57:39 +0100 Alex Hunsley 
<fakeAddress@privacy.com> wrote:

> Each time I reboot my debian box, I have to bring up the network manually.
> If I just try "ifup eth0", I get the error "Operation failed". To get the
> network back, I have to type the following each time:
>
> insmod 3c59x
edit /etc/modules,
enter '3c59x' so that the module will automatically be loaded on boottime

> update-modules
should not be necessary here, only after installing new modules

> ifup eth0
when the module is loaded then the network should be brought up by the 
debian boot scripts.

> A possible hint to problems could be that when I do "update-modules", I
> get the message:
>
>    depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.2.19pre17-ide/scsi/ibmmca.o
This doesn't really mean problems unless you have to use that module.

Bye,
David

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