On 2007.06.30 14:06:14 +0200, Tim Boneko wrote: > Hello! > I am not subscribed to this list so please CC answers to my mail > address. THX! > > I recently replaced the mainboard of one of my servers with a Tyan > Tomcat K8E. The onboard gigabit NIC is a Broadcom BCM5721. After > compiling and loading the tg3 driver in Kernel 2.6.21.5, the interface > could not be configured: "Device not found". > While searching the net i found a few other people with the same problem > but no solution. > > By coincidence i found that a simpe "ifconfig eth1" worked OK and > afterwards the device could be configured and used as desired. After > searching this list, i found this posting > > http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.0/0224.html > > by someone with obviously the same problem.
Sounds more like a iftab/udev problem. Check /etc/iftab and your udev rules please. Björn - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/