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April 19th, 2003 10:00
i8500 & SuSe 8.1 Network Issue, ifup: Could not get a valid interface name: -> skipped
hi mates,
i received my i8500 last week and as it gets out of the box i tried to install suse linux 8.1 pro. everything works fine besides network configuration.
Every time i load linux i get the message
ifup: Could not get a valid interface name: -> skipped failed
Yast identified the Network adapter as Dell Ethernet Controller and everythings seems right.
here is what hwinfo says:
01: None 00.0: 10700 Loopback
[Created at net.66]
Unique ID: n6T_.GQNx7L4uPNA
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: "Loopback network interface"
Device File: lo
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no
02: None 00.0: 10781 Network Interface
[Created at net.66]
Unique ID: RaT_.nfEXJulusj6
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: "Network Interface"
Device File: sit0
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no
And my ifupcfg-eth0:
BOOTPROTO='dhcp'
REMOTE_IPADDR=''
STARTMODE='onboot'
UNIQUE='B35A.iShmefsNM+5'
WIRELESS='no'
BROADCAST='192.168.0.255'
IPADDR='192.168.0.13'
NETMASK='255.255.255.0'
NETWORK='192.168.0.0'
I already tried some hints i found in other forums like updating the kernel et cetera but nothing worked. If anyone has an solution or workaround ols help :)
iQ
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April 19th, 2003 12:00
even in the *brandnew* rh9 I had to fetch the source, compile it, and install ...
The output, you posted doesn't include any info 'bout the broadcom card, does it?
Look on this site (yes, it's redhat, but I found the link there)
http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/i8500/
and download the mentioned driver.
Be sure, to have the kernel-development-packages installed, so you can compile this module ...
(untar/make/make install)
after the make (before install) you can check, if it works, by
insmod bcm4400.o
ifconfig eth0
afterwards you should be able to configure this interface...
Ken Dere
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May 26th, 2003 16:00
KD
wmeler
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December 10th, 2003 20:00
yasokuhl,
i was getting exactly the same problem with SuSE 8.1. now i'm getting a problem where every time even if i get eth0 up okay (with static IP or DHCP) the whole box hangs as soon as it's plugged into a network switch and eth0 is brought up.. it doesn't matter if i plug in the ethernet cable prior to powering the system on or when the machine is already up. i know the switch is okay as is the cable because i've used them from windows.
another example...i did an ifdown eth0 to bring it down...plugged in the cable...did some other stuff for like 20 minutes (to be sure there wasn't any weirdities with hardware)...everything was fine...at that point (with the cable plugged in), i did an ifup eth0...and BOOM...the whole machine hangs.
did you ever figure out the solution to your problem? any suggestions for me would be appreciated!
wmeler
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December 16th, 2003 13:00