[Lias] Can't initialise Network Cards

[Simon Bryan]

Paul Gear said:
> Simon Bryan wrote:
>> Paul Gear said:

> That would tend to indicate that there is no setting for those cards
> in /etc/modules.conf.  What does that look like?

seems OK
alias eth0 e1000
alias eth1 e1000


> Do you get other normal kernel startup messages in dmesg?  (I'm
> thinking here that you may have just filled up the dmesg buffer with
> other messages and the ethX ones have disappeared.
Yes other messages are there, most seem to be from before the NIC's are
attempted to be started.

This is from the /var/log/messages file after an attempt at a manual restart:

Mar  1 12:06:17 voyager kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version
5.2.30.1
Mar  1 12:06:17 voyager kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation.
Mar  1 12:06:17 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:05.0
Mar  1 12:06:17 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:17 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 01:06.0
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: init_module: No
such device
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by
incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.      
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: insmod eth1 failed
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version
5.2.30.1
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation.
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:05.0
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 01:06.0
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: init_module: No
such device
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by
incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.      
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
Mar  1 12:06:18 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: insmod eth1 failed
Mar  1 12:06:22 voyager kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version
5.2.30.1
Mar  1 12:06:22 voyager kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation.
Mar  1 12:06:22 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:05.0
Mar  1 12:06:22 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:22 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 01:06.0
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: init_module: No
such device
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by
incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.      
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: insmod eth0 failed
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version
5.2.30.1
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation.
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:05.0
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 01:06.0
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: init_module: No
such device
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager insmod: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by
incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.      
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager insmod:
/lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/net/e1000/e1000.o: insmod eth0 failed
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version
5.2.30.1
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation.
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:05.0
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
Mar  1 12:06:23 voyager kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 01:06.0
Mar  1 12:06:24 voyager kernel: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid




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Simon Bryan
IT Manager
OLMC Parramatta