kernel-2.6.17-1.2139_FC4 disables ethernet
post auto update
kernel-2.6.17-1.2139_FC4 kills eth0 even after several cold boots, FC4 is unable to configure a network connection to router. I noticed in another thread, the same kernel also kills wireless in FC5. note: A7N8X ASUS mobo nVidia north and south bridge (Yukon Gigabit eth onboard) kernel modules: forcedeth ... |
is the driver for the NIC supported by your new kernel and loaded? is the device 'up'?
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I would assume not, but as the boot sequence says it does find the
eth0 but the script can not link it to an ip#. A reboot to 2.6.16-xxx works fine. |
in your updated kernel boot, post the output of 'ifconfig eth0', 'lsmod', and 'lspci' so we can see what device it is and whether or not the driver is loaded, and the status of the NIC.
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yes indeed, as I had planned to post the outputs after some uploads had finished... here they be
ifconfig only reports a local loop lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (different version?) (rev c1)lsmod Module Size Used bythis is current lsmod from 2.6.16-1.2115_FC4 Module Size Used by |
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looks like it will either use the skge driver, as you mentioned, or the sk98lin driver.. both of which are loaded. try 'ifconfig eth0 up'
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ifconfig eth0 up
unable to create link I tried loading skge modprobe skge (it reports an ACPI message for IRQ17) and then ifconfig eth0 up ifconfig reports eth0 active but with no ip# and no local loop and (a big one) when I switch to the GUI screen (ctrl-alt-f7) the system then locks up with an unreadable GUI screen. Same result when I removed sk98lin rmmod sk98lin and modprobe skge ifconfig eth0 up switch to GUI results in a lockup |
reference:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux%2...v2.6.17&s=skge I did not find anything on the kernelbugs site. |
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On several of my systems that were using the sk98lin module, substituting the skge module brought the network back online: Code:
# modprobe skge Code:
/etc/modprobe.conf: If skge doesn't work, also try skfp and sky2. |
skfp and sk98lin are not found
sky2 does nothing what did work was a cold restart and wait 10 secs and I made sure /etc/modprobe.conf: contained alias eth0 forcedeth alias eth1 skge strange that it liked alias eth1 SOLVED sort of |
I've had the same problems with both FC4 and 5. I found that it had eliminated the workgroup from the user list. I then had to re-register each user into the workgroup under the Samba Settings tab. In addition, I had to go under the Preferences - Security tab and modify the samba and (I think) one other setting because it was no longer letting the user's directory be visible to others.
Good luck. |
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Ciao, |
I did go to a complete install of FC5.
FC5 did populate the network devices but they did not function. I cleared the 2 entries [eth0 eth1] then added skge as the ethernet connection. Everything now works. |
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Ciao, |
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