Re: [TCLUG:19606] Restarting Linux

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

Thanks mike. I can restrt now. I was able to run sh and edit the .modules file and
now I am back in business.

apu

Mike Hicks wrote:

> Apu wrote:
> >
> > As a try to install my ethernet card , I opened up etc/conf.modules and added
> > the line:
> >
> > alias eth2 eepro.
> >
> > Then I tried manually restarting the network by :
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart
> >
> > Since then my computer is hanging and during boot up I get the message
> > Bringing up interface eth2 and ...blinking...blinking
> > I would appreciate any useful suggestion.
>
> 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.  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.)
>
> 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'
>
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