From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2) Gecko/20021202 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
That excerpt implies that the device isn't there. What do you have for 'ONBOOT' in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0?
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.
WHat happens if you change it to ONBOOT=no?
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