[plug] adsl trouble

[Craig Ringer]

> This set of entries seems to appear a number of times. I attempted to
> bring up the connection with /sbin/ifup eth1, but that did not seem to
> work, so I used Mandrake control centre tools to 'connect'. 8139 is the
> model number of the card in eth1. ne2k-pci is the driver for eth0 I
> think.
> 
> 
> Jun 17 10:44:49 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth1
> Jun 17 10:44:49 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth2
> Jun 17 10:44:49 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module eth3
These mean you don't have the appropriate "alias realenetdrvmodule ethx" 
lines in /etc/modules.conf, such as "alias 8139too eth1"

Eth3 is _weird_ though, you don't even have an eth3 yes?

> Jun 17 10:44:49 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module tr0
> Jun 17 10:44:49 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module tr1
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module tr2
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module tr3
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fddi0
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fddi1
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fddi2
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fddi3
OK this stuff is weird. Perhaps this is the mandrake control util 
looking for various interfaces? If you want to silence these messages, 
add lines like "alias fddi0 null" to /etc/modules.conf

> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 draknet[8129]: running: /sbin/modprobe 8139too
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.24
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:0a.0
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 kernel: eth1: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at
> 0xdd74fc00, 00:50:fc:5d:b5:92, IRQ 11
> Jun 17 10:44:50 Main700 kernel: eth1:  Identified 8139 chip type
> 'RTL-8139C'
Cool, it loaded your eth1 card... its probably just re-loading the 
module though. To find out, just after boot execute "lsmod" and see if 
it lists 8139too

> I can't work out why these entries appear over and over again, but it
> seemed a little sus, so I thought I might post them and see what someone
> on the list thinks.

OK, these are appearing as you launch the mandrake connection thingy? If 
so I'm not too sure but making the above changes to /etc/modules.conf 
should shut it up.

> Jun 17 10:44:51 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fddi1
> Jun 17 10:44:51 Main700 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fddi2
<snip?

> Jun 17 10:45:17 Main700 kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of
> the University of California
> Jun 17 10:45:17 Main700 kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.1
OK this is weird, you shouldn't need ppp. Perhaps it loads it just in case.

> Any ideas?
Yep, see above about alterations to modules.conf
Also check /etc/sysconfig/network (?) for info on settings for 
load-at-boot etc.


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