On Thursday 08 July 2004 13:25, * Tong* wrote: > Hi, > > Hysterically, after I reboot Debian, my eth0 device is gone. > > % networking start > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > % ifconfig eth0 inet 192.168.0.99 up > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > Luckily, I managed to get it back. I'm just wondering, > > what could be the reason that I lost my eth0? I remove the > discover package, could it be the reason? Is discover package > really necessary? > No, discover isn't really necessary. In fact, it could possibly be the source of the problem, but that's only speculation.
> I get it back by > > modprobe sis900 > depmod -a > > Can the effect last beyond next boot (and beyond)? > > Thanks You can make the module load each boot by adding "sis900" (without the quotes) to a line by itself in the /etc/modules file. That way, it will get loaded each boot. Justin Guerin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]