RE: delaying eth0 initialization

[russell ashdown net au]

Drew,

I am aware of that. I am in a situation of remote support.  I MUST 
be able to send install CDs to my clients and let them install the 
base or do the upgrade.  I can then telnet in and do the rest.  
Unfortunately, if the distro CDs don't auto-detect the NIC, I can't 
telnet in... and neither the upgrade or base install will install (or 
maintain) the network.  

Russell

On 1 Jun 01, at 6:14, Pi wrote about:
RE: delaying eth0 initialization

> Sorry, that's '/sbin/ifup eth0'.
> 
> Drew
> 
> --- russell ashdown net au wrote:
> > Leonard, Karen,
> > 
> > Thanks, Leonard.  I had worked that out myself.
> > 
> > For an update, I have tried all that everyone who
> > has replied on the 
> > list has suggested with the same result, that is: I
> > am unable to 
> > install ANY network using RH 7.1.
> > 
> > I have changed NICs and tried a genuine NE2000, a
> > NE1000, a 
> > couple of Intel 10/100 cards, etc.  None will auto
> > detect.
> > 
> > I have posted to several lists and it appears that I
> > am not the only 
> > person having this problem, it seems that it has
> > been like this 
> > since RH 7.0.
> > 
> > Right now, I have reluctantly ditched the RH 7.1
> > CD's and am 
> > busily installing Debian.  Now I have to learn the
> > vagaries of a new 
> > distro.  Happily, with Debian, the network
> > auto-detects and installs 
> > without a problem.  The sad thing is that my machine
> > is in 100 
> > pieces because I have been swapping NICs and VGA,
> > changing 
> > IRQ and IO etc around to see if that will help with
> > the RH 7.1 
> > install.  Now, I have to re-assemble the machine,
> > find all the 
> > screws and clear my desk so I can do something
> > productive.
> > 
> > In closing, thanks to everyone who offered help, the
> > fact still 
> > remains that if I do nothing else but install RH
> > 6.2, all is fine and 
> > the network works, in fact it all works!  If I try
> > to install RH 7.0 or 
> > RH 7.1, the network NEVER auto detects, no matter
> > what I try and 
> > I have been trying to install this distro for nearly
> > two weeks now.  I 
> > have tried all options offered plus many more.  I am
> > tired of reading 
> > the f****** manual, looking up URLs and seeking help
> > on lists.  
> > Unfortunately, my five year love affair with RH is
> > over.  If Debian 
> > works out for me, I will change my customer base
> > (some 130 
> > installations over 26 sites) over to Debian and
> > soldier on.  Why RH 
> > has issued ineffective CDs, I will never know. 
> > Their previous distros 
> > were fine.  NONE of their support people care to
> > answer my 
> > questions.  They seem to have developed the M$
> > support 
> > philosophy (what ever that is, I'm still waiting on
> > the phone...)
> > 
> > Russell
> > 
> > On 1 Jun 01, at 14:02, Leonard den Ottolander wrote
> > about:
> > RE: delaying eth0 initialization
> > 
> > > 		Hi Karen, Russell,
> > > 
> > > > Yes, I know your card model starts with 3c50,
> > not 3c59, but that's the
> > > > module I used successfully with my cards (I
> > don't remember how I learned
> > > > what module to use).  You can try "3c509" also
> > if you want - I'm just
> > > > telling you what I did.
> > > 
> > >  Although probably meant well advising Russell to
> > use a module that was not 
> > > written for this card is not a good thing to do.
> > Please stick with the 3c509 
> > > driver!
> > >  Although I can't remember if this card was
> > automatically detected on my 
> > > systems (I guess it is, at least on  RH 6.2) I
> > have never had any problems 
> > > with these cards. Just add the entries
> > > alias eth0 3c509
> > > options 3c509 irq=<irq>
> > > to modules.conf.
> > >  Set the proper irq. You could change the IRQ used
> > by the card using the DOS 
> > > utilities for it. Note that when the card was
> > configured for use on an EISA 
> > > bus you will not be able to reconfigure the IRQ on
> > an ISA bus, but you can use 
> > > the card with it's current IRQ.
> > > 
> > > 					Bye,
> > > 
> > > 					Leonard.
> > > 
> > > 
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