On 4/30/21, Russell Coker <russ...@coker.com.au> wrote: > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/stable/hurd-i386/ > > I just tried the HURD image from 2019 and found a problem. I boot with the > > default /etc/network/interfaces and see the following (after manually adding > > an IP address, that network doesn't have a DHCP server): > > root@debian:~# inetutils-ifconfig > /dev/eth0 (2): > < snipped for brevity> > > I change /etc/network/interfaces to the following: > # The loopback network interface > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > auto /dev/eth0 > iface /dev/eth0 inet static > address 203.15.120.8 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 203.15.120.1 > > Then after a reboot I don't see a /dev/eth0. > > Any suggestions?
Hi, Russell.. I'm not an actual Hurd "user" yet, am currently just a lurker enjoying the programming progress of something that's a little different. That disclaimer aside, have you tried checking what the [kernel] is doing when you boot? I've just waded through some connectivity issues myself on regular Debian. /var/log/kern.log was my hero in fixing my own issues in seconds now. Debian-User list regularly suggests "dmesg" so I can also find what I need with this: sudo dmesg | grep renamed Once in a while, I still have to dig through /var/log/kern.log.1 if kern.log got too full and had to make a backup of itself. What the above command does is find the line where the operating system MIGHT be changing that [value] to something it thinks is best appropriate. Debian has changed it to either "eno1" or "enp1s0" on different laptops for me. It once used both on different occasions for the same laptop. I have no idea what happened there. IF those renamings are occurring in your case, you could **try** changing your own settings to reflect that system determined value instead of eth0. There MIGHT also be a way to interject an extra step that changes it back to eth0 for old times' sake, but that tends to be an ongoing "battle" of sorts to keep track of it. I attempted that route while playing with wireless connections using wifi dongles a while back and finally gave up "fighting" it. No regrets so far. Hope this MAYBE helps, at least even a little, while you wait for someone else to answer.. Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with birdseed *
