On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:38:19 +0100, [email protected] said: > r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: unable to loadfirmware patch > rtl-nic/rt18168e-3.fw (-2)
Does that file exist? It should be in /lib/firmware. > I have also tried disabling the > network interface on the PC which did not help. If I could at least get > the PC to boot up to the desktop it would help. This won't get you a GUI, but it'll get you a root login (but with nothing _at all_ running). At the grub prompt, edit the command line and append 'init=/bin/bash' to the line specifying the kernel, then boot. You'll be dropped straight into a root shell. Alternatively, boot a rescue CD (I favour http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage, but any will do). That will allow you to examine /lib/firmware, and will also allow you to set up networking if you need to copy a file onto your system. -- We're looking for good Linux people: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/jobs -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-06-12 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
