I decided to make my own network startup script because I dislike th egentoo network style, I did so following the tutorial on the site, the script works but it gives me a large error message 4 or 5 times saying it could not fine the dependancies for the script, here is the script:

depend() {
provide net
}

start() {
ebegin "Starting network configuration script"

if [ -e /var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid ]; then
einfo "Removing stale pid file..."
rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid
fi

einfo "Configuring eth0"
/sbin/modprobe pegasus
/sbin/dhcpcd -t 10 -d eth0

einfo "Configuring eth1"
/sbin/modprobe via-rhine
/sbin/ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0

einfo "Configuring eth2"
/sbin/modprobe tulip
/sbin/ifconfig eth2 192.168.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
}

stop() {
killall dhcpcd
}

restart() {
stop
/bin/sleep 3s
start
}

Hi exodist,
In this script you are trying to install three different ethernet cards. One named pegasus, one via-rhine and one tulip. Are you sure you have this three different cards?
If your answer to the first question is yes, are that 3 cards pci or isa? If one of it is ISA, may be it needs parameters like io=0xnnn and irq=ii, where "nnn" is the hexadecimal address of the card and "ii" is the irq number. Look carefully to this messages because, when a module fails to load, it gives you several message lines.

Have fun!

yes I am sure, pegasus is my usb ethernet card for my static internet ip and connection, via-rhine is my onboard used for connecting to my private network
tulip is my pci card for connecting to the computer next to me for remote x-sessions in order to keep from using to much bandwidth on the private network.

the script runs fine and does it's job, th eproblem is I get a lot of erros I can't paste for you on startup.

Did you replaced the gentoo network configuration script or you just added yours? Did you see if it complains for the three modules or, some does not? It appears to me the startup routines are trying to reload some modules.

I never configured the network the gentoo way, so there should not be any gentoo network scripts except the loopback device, but I will double check.....

ok, on boot I get the same error message 5 times without a brake inbetween, here is the message it repeats (Note my script is called customstuff, I added it with this command:
rc-update add customstuff boot (I had itis /etc/init.d already)):
(Green asterisk) Re-caching dependancy info (mtimes differ)...
(Red Asterisk) Could not get dependancy info for "customstuff"!
(Red Asterisk) Please run:

(Red Asterisk) # /sbin/depscan.sh

(Red Asterisk) to try and fix this.

then it runs the script with no problems with all my stuff added and green asterisks.
I tried running /sbin/depscan.sh, it did nothing to help.

also I have made some changes to the script, here is the new one

#!/bin/bash
depend() {
provide net
}

start() {
ebegin "Starting network configuration script"

if [ -e /var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid ]; then
einfo "Removing stale pid file..."
rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-eth0.pid
fi

einfo "Configuring eth0"
/sbin/modprobe pegasus
/sbin/dhcpcd -t 10 -d eth0

einfo "Configuring eth1"
/sbin/modprobe via-rhine
/sbin/ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0

einfo "Configuring eth2"
/sbin/modprobe tulip
/sbin/ifconfig eth2 192.168.3.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

einfo "Configuring alsa"
/sbin/modprobe snd-emu10k1
/sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss
/sbin/modprobe snd-mixer-oss
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore
/bin/chmod 777 /dev/snd/*

einfo "configuring nvidia"
/sbin/modprobe nvidia

}

stop() {
killall dhcpcd
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth1 down
ifconfig eth2 down
}

restart() {
stop
/bin/sleep 3s
start
}


I know some people would ask why I do not use the gentoo provided network and alsa scripts, the answer: I am a control freak and have always made my own scripts for this, but it was in slackware before.

oh, and to reply to the last message not sent by me, no the only other network script in there is for the loopback (lo) device

Hi exodist,
I never saw these messages you showed me now. It appears to be a gentoo specific. I guess it uses a new set of boot scripts I heard is being developed to do a faster start up. This new technique would work on dependancies like a "make file". I mean, if some daemon does not depends on another already running, both can be started in parallel, in opposition to the serial mode of System V. As you created your stuff and didn't registered in some way to the gentoo routines, it cannot get the dependancy to choose the way to start it.

in other words no idea? oh thanx anyway.

In other words, it does not have anything with kernel and modules. Its a specific matter of the gentoo distribution.

Have a nice week end!

Please, read [uri]http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=5[/uri]

thank you, but that is the site I have been referencing since deciding to make my own script, I have read and reread it without skipping single line, if the information I need is in there than I am too stupid to see it.

The first thing I noted is you specified you script to be processed by bash (#!/bin/bash) and this pages instructs to use "#!/sbin/runscript"

I actually noticed that about 2 min after posting my message, sorry about that, I am redoijng part sof the script, than I will test that.