On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 09:22:20PM +0200, Nicolas Schier wrote: > Hi, > > (see below for my comment/question) > > On Thu, Oct 03, 2019 at 09:45:10PM -0300, Werner Horsch wrote: > > Package linux-headers-4.19.0-6-amd64 > > > > I'm writing to you after looking for days on a solution to a boot error I'm > > experiencing with the ethernet board on two machines, both have the same > > board provider. Both ran Mint in the past with no issues at all > > > > [ [0;1;31mFAILED [0m] Failed to start [0;1;39mRaise network interfaces [0m. > > See 'systemctl status networking.service' for details. > > > > I enabled the use of nonfree repositories so as to get RTL drivers, tried > > several things out with no success at all. I inspect a 3rd box which has > > the same RTL board but runs LinuxMint flawless, the only difference I could > > see is that has a different kernel > > > > Here some outputs that may help > > werner@G42 ~ $ lspci | egrep -i --color 'network|ethernet' > > 02:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT3090 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe > > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E > > PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02) > > > > $ sudo journalctl -xe > > -- Support: https://www.debian.org/support > > -- > > -- An ExecStart= process belonging to unit networking.service has exited. > > -- > > -- The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1. > > Oct 01 22:13:52 G42 systemd[1]: networking.service: Failed with result > > 'exit-cod > > -- Subject: Unit failed > > -- Defined-By: systemd > > -- Support: https://www.debian.org/support > > -- > > -- The unit networking.service has entered the 'failed' state with result > > 'exit- > > Oct 01 22:13:52 G42 systemd[1]: Failed to start Raise network interfaces. > > -- Subject: A start job for unit networking.service has failed > > -- Defined-By: systemd > > -- Support: https://www.debian.org/support > > > > > > $ sudo systemctl status networking.service > > ● networking.service - Raise network interfaces > > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/networking.service; enabled; vendor > > prese > > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-10-01 22:17:42 -03; 29s > > ago > > Docs: man:interfaces(5) > > Process: 1904 ExecStart=/sbin/ifup -a --read-environment (code=exited, > > status= > > Main PID: 1904 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > > > > Oct 01 22:17:42 G42 systemd[1]: Starting Raise network interfaces... > > Oct 01 22:17:42 G42 ifup[1904]: Cannot find device "eth0" > > Oct 01 22:17:42 G42 ifup[1904]: ifup: failed to bring up eth0 > > Oct 01 22:17:42 G42 systemd[1]: networking.service: Main process exited, > > code=ex > > Oct 01 22:17:42 G42 systemd[1]: networking.service: Failed with result > > 'exit-cod > > Oct 01 22:17:42 G42 systemd[1]: Failed to start Raise network interfaces. > > > > I appreciate any advice > > on a freshly installed system I would not expect any network device > being named 'eth*'. Is your /etc/network/interfaces (or corresponding) > auto-generated? It might give a clue if you would forward the output of > 'ip link'. >
FTR: solution has been found (offlist); there had been a mismatch between the actual device name (enpXXX) and the /etc/network/interfaces* stanza (eth0).
