On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 00:20 +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 11:35:59AM +0200, Svante Signell wrote:
> > However,
> > after finishing the crippled install without the network, the reboot made
> > eth0 to work again. After the reboot the ifup/ifdown commands were
> > available!
Can you explain why ifup/ifdown is not available in the shell during
install but after reboot? Is the ifupdown package part of the network
install?
BTW: I did try the netinst CD several times both rescue and install,
without any luck with the network.
Another question: Why to go through the same menu in rescue mode as in
install? Normally you want to fix things in a shell, like writing the
MBR, check disks, edit fstab etc. In this case you don't primarily need
the network!
> Please describe the hardware that you use. Especial the network hardware.
lspci -v:
00:05.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip
21142/43 (rev 41)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Unknown device b0bb
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 2480 [size=128]
Memory at 48300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 20000000 [disabled] [size=256K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
The computer is a Compaq Presario 5670 with a VIA Nehemiah CPU.
Kernels are 2.6.17-1-686 and 2.5.15-1-486 (netinst kernel). I was
recommended to use the irqpoll option for the boot but did not have to
use this switch before. This box has been running Mandrake Cooker for
many years now but when the rpm database was trashed I gave up and
switched to Debian (as for all the other 5 boxes at home).
>
>
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
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