On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 15:25:45 -0400 * Tong* <sun_tong_001@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Hysterically, after I reboot Debian, my eth0 device is gone. > > % networking start > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > % ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.0.99 up > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > Luckily, I managed to get it back. I'm just wondering, > > what could be the reason that I lost my eth0? I remove the > discover package, could it be the reason? Is discover package > really necessary? Yes, it can. It depends on how your system was setup before you removed discover. > I get it back by > > modprobe sis900 > depmod -a > > Can the effect last beyond next boot (and beyond)? Yes, it can. Check /etc/modules and make sure sis900 is listed there. Then check /etc/networking/interfaces and make sure you have a stanza for eth0 with either the ip and other netorking info required, or a line telling it to use dhcp to get eth0's ip. HTH & HAND, Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #54: If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed... Oh wait, he does.
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