RE: [Unattended] Network Card Problem

[Mangano, A. <aro...@ma...>]

 Pat

Thanks for the quick response. I am not at work again until tommorow but
before I go in and try your suggestions out, a few more things.

Yes, I am 99% sure I am using the latest linux cd. When you say "After the
failure, try running:

  udhcpc --interface=eth0 --now --script=/etc/udhcpc-script"

what will this actually do?

Finally, when you say try it with "acpi=off", what do you mean exactly, ie
where do I need to change this option.

Many thanks in advance as usual.




-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick J. LoPresti
To: Mangano, Aron
Cc: 'una...@li...'
Sent: 17/07/2004 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Unattended] Network Card Problem

"Mangano, Aron" <aro...@ma...> writes:

> Pat and others
> 
> I am having a problem with the linux boot cd on a new Dell Laptop. It
is an
> Inspiron 5150. It has an onboard Broadcom 4400 10/100 Network Card. My
> problem is this, when I boot off the cd it discovers the card fine but
then
> it says:
> 
> B44: eth0 link is down
> Debug, sending discover
> B44: eth0: link is up at 100Mbps, full duplex
> B44: eth0: flow control is off for TX and off for RX.
> 
> It then trys to get a DHCP address but fails with info, no lease,
> failing, DHCP on eth0 failed. Giving up

It should retry the DHCP operation for around 10 seconds...  Maybe
that is not long enough.

After the failure, try running:

  udhcpc --interface=eth0 --now --script=/etc/udhcpc-script

> I am pulling my hair out as I don't know what the problem is.

Some Google searching suggests that the b44 driver underwent some
updates in kernel 2.6.7.  Are you using the latest release of
Unattended?

Finally, please try it with "acpi=off".

 - Pat