network restart error:' does not seem to be present, delaying initialisation'

davidmyde · 11-05-2013, 11:46 AM

running CentOS under VMPlayer as supplied with TWiki download.

Tried to configure a static IP address - did not seem to work at all.

Went back to a simple dhcp configuration in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

# Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE]
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=dhcp

on restart get error message:
' does not seem to be present, delaying initialisation'

Not sure what is happening here. Any ideas?

kbp · 11-05-2013, 09:01 PM

Let's perform a few checks:

- network card has "connect at boot" checked in vm settings ?
- network card type set to "flexible" ?
- is vmtools installed in the guest?

davidmyde · 11-06-2013, 04:13 AM

- network card has "connect at power on" checked in vm settings
- network card type set to "flexible" ?
don't see a specific 'type' setting in the VM settings for Network Adapter.
Network connection radio button is currently on 'Bridged'
- is vmtools installed in the guest?
vmtools is currently installed

Thanks for your interest.

kbp · 11-06-2013, 06:29 AM

Ok .. now run 'lsmod' and look for pcnet32 or vmxnet*, which ones do you have?

davidmyde · 11-06-2013, 06:39 AM

Sorry, my Linux geography is not that good. I have looked for ismod but can't find it. Where should it be?

kbp · 11-06-2013, 06:49 AM

/usr/sbin/lsmod on my system, you should be able to just type it into a terminal.

davidmyde · 11-07-2013, 03:39 AM

Here is the lsmod output. vmxnet32 and pcnet32 are mentioned.

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
ppdev                  12613  0 
autofs4                28741  3 
hidp                   22977  2 
rfcomm                 42457  0 
l2cap                  29761  10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth              53797  5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
lockd                  63209  0 
sunrpc                149373  2 lockd
ip_conntrack_netbios_ns     6977  0 
ipt_REJECT              9537  1 
xt_state                6209  2 
ip_conntrack           53665  2 ip_conntrack_netbios_ns,xt_state
nfnetlink              10713  1 ip_conntrack
iptable_filter          7105  1 
ip_tables              17029  1 iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT             9281  1 
xt_tcpudp               7105  11 
ip6table_filter         6849  1 
ip6_tables             18181  1 ip6table_filter
x_tables               17349  6 ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,ip6_tables
be2iscsi               60757  0 
ib_iser                35609  0 
rdma_cm                39929  1 ib_iser
ib_cm                  38061  1 rdma_cm
iw_cm                  13253  1 rdma_cm
ib_sa                  40117  2 rdma_cm,ib_cm
ib_mad                 38741  2 ib_cm,ib_sa
ib_core                65985  6 ib_iser,rdma_cm,ib_cm,iw_cm,ib_sa,ib_mad
ib_addr                12741  1 rdma_cm
iscsi_tcp              20041  0 
bnx2i                  47325  0 
cnic                   52309  1 bnx2i
ipv6                  272801  22 ip6t_REJECT,rdma_cm,ib_addr,cnic
xfrm_nalgo             13381  1 ipv6
crypto_api             12608  1 xfrm_nalgo
uio                    14793  1 cnic
cxgb3i                 31177  0 
libcxgbi               54477  1 cxgb3i
cxgb3                 168985  1 cxgb3i
8021q                  26313  1 cxgb3
libiscsi_tcp           22213  3 iscsi_tcp,cxgb3i,libcxgbi
libiscsi2              42693  7 be2iscsi,ib_iser,iscsi_tcp,bnx2i,cxgb3i,libcxgbi,libiscsi_tcp
scsi_transport_iscsi2    37709  8 be2iscsi,ib_iser,iscsi_tcp,bnx2i,libcxgbi,libiscsi2
scsi_transport_iscsi     6085  1 scsi_transport_iscsi2
vmblock                17824  3 
vmhgfs                 50848  1 
vsock                  52640  0 
vmmemctl               16900  0 
acpiphp                27089  0 
loop                   18761  0 
dm_multipath           27213  0 
scsi_dh                12481  1 dm_multipath
video                  21193  0 
backlight              10049  1 video
sbs                    18533  0 
power_meter            16461  0 
hwmon                   7365  1 power_meter
i2c_ec                  9025  1 sbs
dell_wmi                8401  0 
wmi                    12137  1 dell_wmi
button                 10705  0 
battery                13637  0 
asus_acpi              19289  0 
ac                      9157  0 
lp                     15849  0 
i2c_piix4              13133  0 
i2c_core               24897  2 i2c_ec,i2c_piix4
vmci                   73984  2 vmhgfs,vsock
snd_ens1371            28513  0 
gameport               18505  1 snd_ens1371
snd_rawmidi            26561  1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_codec         93025  1 snd_ens1371
ac97_bus                6337  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy           7877  0 
snd_seq_oss            32577  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     11073  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                49585  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
floppy                 57125  0 
snd_seq_device         11725  4 snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
sg                     36973  0 
snd_pcm_oss            42817  0 
snd_mixer_oss          19009  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                72517  3 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
pcspkr                  7105  0 
snd_timer              24517  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    57797  10 snd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
pcnet32                35141  0 
soundcore              11553  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         14281  1 snd_pcm
mii                     9409  1 pcnet32
parport_pc             29669  1 
parport                37512  3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
tpm_tis                16713  0 
serio_raw              10693  0 
ide_cd                 40161  0 
tpm                    19041  1 tpm_tis
tpm_bios               11073  1 tpm
cdrom                  36577  1 ide_cd
vmxnet                 23556  0 
pvscsi                 21512  0 
vmxnet3                51936  0 
dm_raid45              67273  0 
dm_message              6977  1 dm_raid45
dm_region_hash         15681  1 dm_raid45
dm_mem_cache            9537  1 dm_raid45
dm_snapshot            23653  0 
dm_zero                 6209  0 
dm_mirror              24393  0 
dm_log                 14785  3 dm_raid45,dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
dm_mod                 63993  11 dm_multipath,dm_raid45,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror,dm_log
ata_piix               23749  0 
libata                158085  1 ata_piix
mptspi                 24009  2 
mptscsih               37953  1 mptspi
mptbase                87237  2 mptspi,mptscsih
scsi_transport_spi     26305  1 mptspi
sd_mod                 25409  3 
scsi_mod              144277  15 be2iscsi,ib_iser,iscsi_tcp,bnx2i,libcxgbi,libiscsi2,scsi_transport_iscsi2,scsi_dh,sg,pvscsi,libata,mptspi,mptscsih,scsi_transport_spi,sd_mod
ext3                  126281  2 
jbd                    57705  1 ext3
uhci_hcd               25421  0 
ohci_hcd               24937  0 
ehci_hcd               34509  0

kbp · 11-07-2013, 04:27 PM

Ok, let's do:

Code:

modprobe -r pcnet32

to get rid of the lower performance module, then:

Code:

grep pcnet32 /etc/modules.conf /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/*

to see if it is listed anywhere - were there any results?

We'll also check the logs to see what network cards were found on boot:

Code:

dmesg | grep eth

davidmyde · 11-08-2013, 04:14 AM

Here are the results:

Code:

/etc/modprobe.conf:alias eth0 pcnet32
/etc/modprobe.d/vmware-tools.conf:install pcnet32 /sbin/modprobe -q --ignore-install vmxnet; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install pcnet32 $CMDLINE_OPTS

davidmyde · 11-08-2013, 04:28 AM

Logs:

Code:

ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

kbp · 11-08-2013, 05:49 PM

Quote:

link is not ready

.. this is a problem, can you please check what type of network it is connected to in vm settings (bridged, NAT)?

davidmyde · 11-12-2013, 02:53 AM

The network adapter settings says:
Device Status : connect at power on
Network connection:Bridged

kbp · 11-12-2013, 05:28 AM

Ok, so is your ethernet port plugged in on your machine?

davidmyde · 11-12-2013, 08:38 AM

I am running on a Microsoft Surface Pro with integral WiFi. The configuration has not changed since it was working correctly.

I am running VM5.1.4.1 under Windows 8.1. I am wondering whether this is something that an upgrade to VM 6.1 would fix?

kbp · 11-12-2013, 09:24 PM

I'm not sure that bridged will work correctly with wifi .. anyone ? You may need to switch it to NAT but that depends on whether you need to allow inbound connections from other machines on the network?