Re: [TCLUG:19606] Restarting Linux

[Apu <isla0005@tc.umn.edu>]

Mike Hicks wrote:

>
>
> Are both eth0 and eth1 coming up before eth2?  Unless things have
> changed recently, the first ethernet module inserted is always eth0, the
> second is always eth1 (unless the first module has been removed, of
> course), etc.

Nope, it goes like bringing up interface lo and then bringing up interface eth2..
How do I know which one is my ethernet port (eth0,1 or 2?)
The first ones (eth 0 and 1) were not seen although they were never deleted..

> Therefore, if the driver inserted successfully and came
> up as eth0, the boot scripts would never know (they should probably be
> rewritten to handle configuration based on hardware address, rather than
> being eth[012...]
>
> Also, does that card get configured via DHCP or BOOTP?  Maybe you just
> have to wait for it to time-out (though I suppose you've waited.)
>

The card get configured by dhcp.

>
> At any rate, if you're having trouble getting in to fix the problem, try
> booting at the LILO prompt with `linux single' or `linux init=/bin/sh'

Did that but what after loadin sh ?



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