Bug 79256

Summary:	unnecessary wireless error messages
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Artur Adib <artur_adib>
Component:	initscripts	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version:	8.0	CC:	rvokal
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Description Artur Adib 2002-12-09 00:35:33 UTC

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Description of problem:
I have a Dell CPx with a Xircom ethernet card and am getting error messages (see
attached excerpt) while initializing eth0 during boot time. The script gives
unnecessary wireless error messages (I don't have a wireless card) and
apparently cannot initialize eth0 (says [FAILED]). The network is, however,
working fine even after these messages (I am experiencing another problem
recovering the network interface after suspending the laptop which _might_ be
related to this, see bug #79255).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot up RedHat 8.0 with a Xircom ethernet card
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  Script says it [FAILED] to bring eth0 up, with a bunch of
wireless-related error messages. eth0 is actually active and working fine after
that.

Expected Results:  scripts should not try to load wireless stuff, and give me an
[OK] after bringing up the regular ethernet interface.

Additional info:

here's the relevant excerpt from /var/log/boot.log

Dec  8 17:49:35 localhost network: Setting network parameters:  succeeded 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost network: Bringing up loopback interface:  succeeded 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup: Device "eth0" does not exist. 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup: interface 'eth0' not found 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup:  
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup: Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) : 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup:     SET failed on device eth0 ; No such device. 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup: Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup:     SET failed on device eth0 ; No such device. 
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup:  
Dec  8 17:49:36 localhost ifup: Determining IP information for eth0... 
Dec  8 17:49:41 localhost ifup: SIOCSIFADDR: No such device 
Dec  8 17:49:41 localhost ifup: eth0: unknown interface: No such device 
Dec  8 17:49:41 localhost ifup: eth0: unknown interface: No such device 
Dec  8 17:49:42 localhost ifup:  failed. 
Dec  8 17:49:43 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0:  failed

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2002-12-09 17:55:05 UTC

That excerpt implies that the device isn't there. What do you have for 'ONBOOT'
in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0?

Comment 2 Artur Adib 2002-12-10 00:53:00 UTC

Please find below my current /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file.
I find it very strange that after all those error messages eth0 is actually up
and running. There are no other messages regarding the network in the
/var/log/boot.log file, but I'm sending attached the relevant messages found in
/var/log/messages with the boot time.

-- file: ifcfg-eth0 --
# Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
# for the documentation of these parameters.
USERCTL=no
PEERDNS=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
HWADDR=00:10:a4:e9:95:8a
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes

-- file: /var/log/messages --
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost network: Bringing up loopback interface:  succeeded 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: Yenta IRQ list 0698, PCI irq11
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup: Device "eth0" does not exist. 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: Socket status: 30000020
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: Yenta IRQ list 0698, PCI irq11
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup: interface 'eth0' not found 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: Socket status: 30000006
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 2): vendor 0x115d, device 0x0003
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup:  
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 02:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 02:00.0 to 64
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup: Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) : 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: eth0: Xircom cardbus revision 3 at irq 11 
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup:     SET failed on device eth0 ; No such device. 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 02:00.1 (0000 -> 0003)
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup: Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) : 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: ttyS4 at port 0x4080 (irq = 11) is a 16550A
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup:     SET failed on device eth0 ; No such device. 
Dec  9 19:49:16 localhost kernel: xircom cardbus adaptor found, registering as
eth0, using irq 11 
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup:  
Dec  9 19:48:58 localhost ifup: Determining IP information for eth0... 
Dec  9 19:49:05 localhost dhclient: Bind socket to interface: No such device
<27>Dec  9 19:49:05 dhclient: 
Dec  9 19:49:17 localhost kernel: xircom_cb: Link is 100 mbit 
Dec  9 19:49:03 localhost ifup: SIOCSIFADDR: No such device 
Dec  9 19:49:17 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: clean.
Dec  9 19:49:17 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding
0x378-0x37f 0x4d0-0x4d7
Dec  9 19:49:04 localhost ifup: eth0: unknown interface: No such device 
Dec  9 19:49:17 localhost kernel: cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
Dec  9 19:49:04 localhost ifup: eth0: unknown interface: No such device 
Dec  9 19:49:05 localhost ifup:  failed. 
Dec  9 19:49:05 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0:  failed 
Dec  9 19:49:18 localhost xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Dec  9 19:49:18 localhost xinetd[735]: xinetd Version 2.3.7 started with libwrap
options compiled in.
Dec  9 19:49:18 localhost xinetd[735]: Started working: 1 available service
Dec  9 19:49:20 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port
67 interval 8
Dec  9 19:49:20 localhost dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.0.1
Dec  9 19:49:20 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
Dec  9 19:49:20 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1
Dec  9 19:49:20 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.0.101 -- renewal in 1692
seconds.

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-14 04:25:46 UTC

WHat happens if you change it to ONBOOT=no?

Comment 4 Bill Nottingham 2003-07-30 23:23:07 UTC

Closed, no response