"Individual . ." wrote: > > Startups into Linux now take about 1 minute more. This is because the > startup process is interrupted at this point: > > eth0 Found Broadcom BCM5201 PHY > Link state change, phy_status: 0x782d > Link up ! BCM5201 Aux_stat 0x003d > > It appears long enough for me to write it down, and then it appears > again. After that startup proceeds normally. > I believe it is searching for hardware that I may or may not have. I > have one ethernet card on an iMac DV. > After startup i do not have access to internet (DHCP configured cable > modem accessed through an ethernet hub).
Sounds like the DHCP client fails to get a lease. You might try (re)configuring your client or trying another one. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
