Re: a newbie....... i guess

[ABrady <xunil kc rr com>]

On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:18:03 -0400
rdlong <rdlong kent edu> wrote:

> i dont get any errors the NIC just fails to intiate at boot it always
> prints FAILED in red 
> the NIC is a NetGear FA 310tx.  could the issue be caused by the NIC?

What does dmesg show? How about /var/log/boot.log?

You can try these things (as root). Note that I found the module used
(tulip), on google, searching for the card. Also note that much of this
is below where I mentioned it the first time.

On the console or in a terminal type

/sbin/rmmod tulip

If it doesn't give an error, the module is getting loaded and the
failure is after that.

If it give an error about "device or resource busy" there's an error in
removing it. Make absolutely sure networking has been shut down and try
again. If still no go, write back to see what else may be done.

If it gives an error, and the error says it's not loaded, there's your
problem: the module isn't getting loaded. Type:

/sbin/modprobe tulip

If there is no error, follow that with

/sbin/depmod -a

If there was an error with the modprobe, post that error here and we'll
see what direction to go then.

If you get past the depmod, see what I wrote below and try following the
two options there (not the removal of hardware part, leave that out at
this stage). Make sure you type:

/sbin/service network stop

before going any further. You may be able to solve this before writing
again by using what I wrote in options 2 and 3. If 2 doesn't work, try 3
and see if it works. Again, THAT'S IF THE MODPROBE AND DEPMOD COMMANDS
WORKED WITHOUT ERRORS. If there were errors, stop and write back to try
to determine the problem.

> >===== Original Message From redhat-install-list redhat com =====
> >On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 22:56:14 -0400
> >rdlong <rdlong kent edu> wrote:
> >
> >> ive been using redhat for some time now, but now i am at home
> >trying> to get online.  my parents use MSN for an internet provider
> >and im> trying to get my linux box online.  i have Internet
> >Connection Sharing> set up on the WinXP box (my parents) and the two
> >computers connected> via crossover cable.  i am having some troubles
> >getting eth0 to work> the way i want it to half the time it doesnt
> >even initialize.  im> trying the card in another pci slot with a
> >fresh install of redhat> 7.1.  can anyone give me any advice as to
> >where i may be going wrong?> -ralph
> >
> >Card? Errors when it fails? Does the connection always work when the
> >NIC runs fine, or does it sometimes fail?
> >
> >I had a few problems with NICS before that I was able to solve using
> >one or more of these methods (make sure network is turned off using
> >ntsysv as root before trying either of these):
> >
> >1. Shut down, remove NIC, boot and remove networking. Shut down and
> >install NIC, then boot and install networking.
> >
> >This method solved my problems every time except one release (I don't
> >remember if it was 7.0 or 7.1).
> >
> >Anyway, once you confirm this works with a reboot, as root turn
> >network back on via ntsysv.
> >
> >2. Once networking is off, try booting with the board still in. As
> >root type:
> >
> >modprobe <module_name>
> >
> >For instance, if the board you use uses the tulip.o module:
> >
> >modprobe tulip
> >
> >If no errors, type:
> >
> >depmod -a
> >/sbin/service network start
> >
> >Check to see if the networking was brought up properly by using
> >ifconfig. If it does, you're at least partway there. Turn networking
> >back on via ntsysv as root. Then reboot and see if it brings it all
> >up properly.
> >
> >3. This is a modified version of 2, and should be used if it still
> >fails to come up. After the 'modprobe' command, still as root, edit
> >/etc/rc.d/rc.local and put lines similar to the following at the end
> >of it:
> >
> >insmod <module_name>
> >/sbin/service network start
> >
> >Once you've determined that this works after rebooting, you can add
> >the following to the end of either or both lines to suppress output:
> >
> >> /dev/null 2>&1
> >
> >OR
> >
> >> /dev/null > /dev/null
> >
> >As in:
> >
> >insmod <module_name> > /dev/null 2>&1
> >
> >In all instances, insert the actual name of the module for
> ><module_name> leaving off the .o on the end.
> >
> >--
> >If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed...
> >..Oh, wait a minute, he already does.
> >
> >
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