I recently bought a new 5501 on which I planned to install Ubuntu Server 8.04. The installer doesn't detect any network interface however (booting from CF). The startup log shows the following messages:
[ 30.074406] via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.4.3 2007-03-06 Written by Donald Becker [ 30.093409] Invalid MAC address [ 30.147743] via-rhine: probe of 0000:00:06.0 failed with error -5 [ 30.165325] Invalid MAC address [ 30.265677] via-rhine: probe of 0000:00:07.0 failed with error -5 [ 30.299033] Invalid MAC address [ 30.329179] via-rhine: probe of 0000:00:08.0 failed with error -5 [ 30.356082] Invalid MAC address [ 30.376229] via-rhine: probe of 0000:00:09.0 failed with error -5 This may very well an ubuntu or driver specific problem, but what makes me suspicious is that when I let my 5501 try to boot from the network I get the following error: Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999 Intel Corporation VIA Rhine III Management Adapter v2.43 (2005/12/15) PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM. Although I haven't any network boot server running, I definitly have a cable attached (and a running DHCP server). I tried with different cables connected to different ethernet switches but all with the same result. The led of the connected adapter goes of after boot and when I disconnect the cable later on the led goes back on. All other ethernet leds are on. So before I go on with trying to install any software I want to clearify that this error is expected even when a cable is attached. Maybe someone can help me with this? Bert. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Media-test-failure-even-with-cable-connected-tp18664069p18664069.html Sent from the Soekris - Technical mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
