On 24/06/2012 17:14, Keith Edmunds wrote:
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.
Do any of you guys use this Linux utility to boot from if you get problems -
systemrescuecd-x86-2.8.0.iso
If you can't find it on the web, It's a 400MB file so can't attach it here.
Will ftp to anyone who would like to try it..
I won't do it here as it will go to everone.
Phil
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