On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Cinder <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks again. I was using the e1000 both compiled-in and as a module with > previous posts. I just tried the e1000e out of desperation, but I haven't > tried it as a module. I don't feel that it's the kernel driver but rather > the correct ethernet inter-face is not being created. I'm reading about > writing udev rules at the moment. The kenel configuration I had was working. > > If you do "ifconfig -a" and it doesn't show any eth* interface, then it is a kernel/driver/HW problem, not a udev problem - ifconfig gets the information straight from the /proc (or is it /sys?) filesystem - direct from the kernel, so udev is not involved - udev can only change the name of the interface, not cause it to not show up. Can you do a fresh boot, try modprobing e1000, and then send the output of dmesg and uname -a? -James > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE, LinuxWaves.com Email Now! --> http://www.LinuxWaves.com > Join Linux Discussions! --> http://Community.LinuxWaves.com > >
