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Old 04-02-2006, 02:53 PM   #1
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FC4 Fails To Start If Ethernet Plugged In


If I leave modem connected to my FC4 machine during booting, right after the "Determining IP information for eth0" I get "interface 'devxxxxxx' not found". After about 40 of these (with different numbers for the xxxxxx bit), the computer crashes. When I unplug the ethernet cable, the machine will boot up normally (allowing my to plug in the ethernet after booting to use the internet). What could be causing this? Have I not installed the NIC properly?

[Sean@localhost ~]$ /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20-LE Host Bridge (rev 03)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 80960RP [i960 RP Microprocessor/Bridge] (rev 04)
00:0a.1 Memory controller: Intel Corporation 80960RP [i960RP Microprocessor] (rev 04)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: IBM IBM27-82351 (rev 07)
00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
00:0f.0 EISA bridge: Compaq Computer Corporation PCI to EISA Bridge (rev 07)
00:11.0 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20-LE Host Bridge (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446
02:00.0 Mass storage controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Smart-2/P RAID Controller (rev 03)
03:04.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14)
03:04.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 14)


[Sean@localhost ~]$ uname -r
2.6.16-1.2069_FC4
 
Old 04-03-2006, 08:49 AM   #2
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Check the BIOS of your system. It could be set up to boot from the LAN before hard disk/cd rom/floppy etc. If so, revert the boot sequence to first hard disk then cd/floppy.
 
Old 04-04-2006, 11:13 PM   #3
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I've checked it out and can't find this option. The error occurs after it's already started booting from the HD though, at the "determining IP for eth0" stage.
 
Old 04-10-2006, 05:36 AM   #4
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*bumpety bump*
 
  


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