'configuring network interfaces... : failed
Forum: Networking
Topic: 'configuring network interfaces... : failed
started by: bas
Posted by bas on Feb. 14 2004,20:39
Hi, I am new and just burned the DSL ISO image to a CD.I want to use DSL on an old 486 PC with 32 MB, 3c900b and serial mouse.
Because my PC/BIOS does not support booting from CD, and have put smartbootmanager (http://btmgr.sourceforge.net) on a floppy. I boot from this floppy and then choose 'boot from CD'. This works fine.
Except that my ethernetcard 3c900b is not working.
During booting I get the following messages:
network device eth detected
and somewhat later on
configuring network interfaces... : failed
When I run 'netcardconfig' and choose DHCP (my ADSL router/switch supports DHCP) is doesn't get an IP address, but replies with "operation failed".
Who can help me?
Posted by skaos on Feb. 16 2004,12:58
I don't know about the 3c900b, but I have used a 3c509 which had two ports and if the card was set up to use the not connected port, it of course wouldn't work. I don't know if this applies to your card, but if it does, then 3com has some dos utility to switch the port (at least they had for the 3c509).
Posted by bas on Feb. 17 2004,19:47
I just found the solutions for my problem
$sudo ifdown eth0
$sudo rmmod 3c59x
$sudo insmod 3c59x options=0 --means 10BaseT
$netcardconfig --use DHCP
$ifconfig --shows that I have received an IP address
Now I can start X with
$startx
So, it seems necessary to include option=0 during loading this module.
Of course I want to automate this task, but I have no functional hard disk, so I have to modify DSL itself;
ANy idea how to do that?
Posted by Modrak on Feb. 17 2004,21:30
Grab 0.6 and make /opt/bootlocal.sh with things to do...backup to floppy and then run DSL with > boot: knoppix restore=/dev/fd0 < parametersdo not forget to modify filetool.1st in /home/damnsmall/ before backuping
------------EDIT-----------
You need to do this before 1st backup
$ sudo su
# echo "/opt/bootlocal.sh" >> /home/damnsmall/filetool.1st
If you want to modify after bad backup please mount floppy with mount.app and do
$sudo su
# echo "/opt/bootlocal.sh" >> /mnt/auto/floppy