Ethernet card does not work after Mother Board Change

Butch Kemper(kemper@tstar.net) is reported to have said:
>
> I built a system using 4.0r2 net-install and have kernel 2.6.18-5-k7 installed.
>
> The motherboard failed and the replacement board has a different type
> ethernet card.
>
> In the kern.log file, I can see the ethernet card is recognized and
> called eth0 but:
>
> The card is not connected to eth0 in ifconfig - there is no
> eth0.
>
> There is not an interrupt level in /proc/interrupts for the
> ethernet card.
>
> If I try an ifup eth0, I get an error about a non-existant
> device.
>
> I tried entering the driver name in /etc/modules but that does not help.
>
> I need some assistance on how to proceed to get the system to properly
> setup the ethernet card.
>

check the file
/etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules

I suspect that there is now more then one eth0 entry.

ISTR that commenting out the old entry didn't work, so remove it and
reboot.

WT

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At 09:25 PM 2/8/2008, you wrote:

Butch Kemper(kemper@tstar.net)
is reported to have said:

>

> I built a system using 4.0r2 net-install and have kernel 2.6.18-5-k7
installed.

>

> The motherboard failed and the replacement board has a different
type*

> ethernet card.

>

> In the kern.log file, I can see the ethernet card is recognized
and*

> called eth0 but:

>

>******** The card is not
connected to eth0 in ifconfig - there is no

>******** eth0.

>

>******** There is not an
interrupt level in /proc/interrupts for the

>******** ethernet card.

>

>******** If I try an ifup
eth0, I get an error about a non-existant

>******** device.

>

> I tried entering the driver name in /etc/modules but that does not
help.

>

> I need some assistance on how to proceed to get the system to
properly

> setup the ethernet card.

>


check the file

/etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules


I suspect that there is now more then one eth0 entry.


ISTR that commenting out the old entry didn't work, so remove it and

reboot.


WT

Thank you.* The correction was as you suggested.* I deleted the
file /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules and rebooted.*
Everything started working.


Butch

Butch Kemper(kemper@tstar.net) is reported to have said:
> At 09:25 PM 2/8/2008, you wrote:
>> Butch Kemper(kemper@tstar.net) is reported to have said:
<--<snip>-->

>> >
>> > I need some assistance on how to proceed to get the system to properly
>> > setup the ethernet card.
>> >
>>
>> check the file
>> /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules
>>
>> I suspect that there is now more then one eth0 entry.
>>
>> ISTR that commenting out the old entry didn't work, so remove it and
>> reboot.
>>
>> WT
>
> Thank you. The correction was as you suggested. I deleted the file
> /etc/udev/rules.d/z25_persistent-net.rules and rebooted. Everything
> started working.

Good! Thank you for the report of the solution. Now others can find
your reply and learn from it!

Best Regards

Wayne

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