hello
i have just installed redhat linux 7.2 and have never used linux before and when starting up i always fail on the loading of eth0
i have swapped out the network card with a new one also and i still get the same error
does anyone have any suggestions?

Boot into run command ifconfig and send the results of it. And write what nic you're using.

I am assuming your card is detected, otherwise you wouldn't be getting the error message in the first place...
Login as root, and run the ifconfig command. You should see two paragraphs, one for lo (loopback device) and one for eth0.

Correctly configured eth0 shows something similar to:
eth0 Link ....
inet addr: 192.168.42.100 Mask 255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING ....
....

If you don't see the eth0 paragraph, or the UP flag, try command:
ifconfig eth0 up

Then run ifconfig again.

If you have configured your card for DHCP, you will not have the inet addr (192.168.42.100 in this case).

cheers,
alina

get in to your BIOS and disable plug and play OS,
if enabled it means that the BIOS will do the plug and play work rather than the OS.
I had the same problem with my sound card, it was detected but i could not load the modules for some strange reason.
I disabled this option and worked!!

best of luck!!

i ran the ifconfig eth0 up command to get it to say both of the paragraphs under ifconfig, and now it says:

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:F0:5B:F3:B7
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2360 (2.3 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x2c00

lo Link encap: Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:28 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1854 (1.8 Kb) TX bytes:1854 (1.8 Kb)

hmmm
somehow i am currently viewing this web page from linux because internet started working
i have no idea how it eventually worked since im not firmiliar with linux yet, but oh well
thanks for your help, and i will just hope that once i restart i will be able to connect again

hello i think iv got a similar problem when i start redhat 9 i get an nerror message saying "bcm4400 device eth0 not responding or not present delaying initialisation so i went in to my bios disabled pnp rebooted went in to a terminal as root typed "ifconfig" the feedback was
lo link encap:local loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 mask:255.0.0.0
rx packets:697 errors:0 dropped:0 overuns:0 frame:0
tx packets:697 errors:0 dropped:0 overuns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
rxbytes:47090 (45.9 kb) txbytes:47090(45.9kb)
i then typed "ifconfig eth0 up"the feedback was
"no such device" can any 1 help please

master, Is the card in when you get the error? What kind of a NIC is it?

master,
I guess your card is not configured at all!

As user root, type:

redhat-config-network

That (on RedHat 9) brings up the Network Configuration window. Press "New", and follow the instructions...
Once the card is listed in the window, use "Edit" to assign IP address and so on.
Once you do, remember to activate the card, and do "File --> Save" before you close the window.

All this can be achieved at the command line, but the GUI is solid and helpful, so why not...

yes the card is in when i get the error it is even showing in
"/etc/modules.conf"it is a "broadcom bcm4401 ethernet"

hello again when i go in to network config
click on new,click on ethernet, my card is listedit is a "bcm4400 (eth0)"it is highlighted i click forward i click on "statically set ip address" it asks me to fill in 3 boxes
"address" i put in my ip address
"subnetmask"255.255.248.0
"defaultgateway"82.36.64.1
i click "forward"
message says u have selected the following information
device eth0bcm4400) automatically obtain ip address
setting with:none click apply
i know have another box up ther is a choice of boxes to click on "hardware" "dns" "hosts"
if i clik on hardware it says
description = ethernet
type = ethernet
device = eth0
if i click on "dns" it says
hostname = blueyonder.co.uk
primary dns = 62.31.144.39
secondary dns = 195.188.53.175
teritory dns = this space is blank
dns search path = this space is blank
if i click on hosts it says
ip = 127.0.0.1
name = blueyonder.co.uk
aliases = this space is left blank
if i then click on activate it says "bcm4400"device eth0 does not seem to be present delaying initialisation"

come opn folks im getting desperate

ok can any 1 tell me why it must be in eth0 and not lets say eth1

hello again iv cracked it just want to sat thanks to every 1 who helped when i turned my comp off and back on again kudzu detected my nic and now im a surfing

hi master, may i know how you cracked it?