Knoppix 3.8: booting stops at eth0

[rgruhn]

Please VERIFY that Kanotix is using kernel V2.6.11 and which module and version of the module(s): tulip, de4x5, or de2104x and which Tulip chip? 21040,21041, 21043?

yes, Kanotix 2005-02 really uses Kernel 2.6.11-kanotix-7

Here is some more info from the running Kanotix:

lspci -v

0000:02:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at e880 [size=128]
Memory at f7fff800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Expansion ROM at f7f80000 [disabled] [size=256K]


dmesg

Linux Tulip driver version 1.1.13 (May 11, 2002)
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:0b.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
tulip0: EEPROM default media type Autosense.
tulip0: Index #0 - Media 10baseT (#0) described by a 21142 Serial PHY (2) block.
tulip0: Index #1 - Media 10baseT-FDX (#4) described by a 21142 Serial PHY (2) block.
tulip0: Index #2 - Media 100baseTx (#3) described by a 21143 SYM PHY (4) block.
tulip0: Index #3 - Media 100baseTx-FDX (#5) described by a 21143 SYM PHY (4) block.
eth0: Digital DS21143 Tulip rev 65 at 0001e880, 00:40:F6:4C:64:1D, IRQ 11.

I hope this will be helpful for you!

[rec9140]

yes, Kanotix 2005-02 really uses Kernel 2.6.11-kanotix-7

I just want to be sure, so that we are comparing apples to apples.


It appears thats a different tulip driver and version than whats being used in Knoppix. Which would explain why modprobe tulip may load the module it doesn't create a working eth0 device.

I think in Knoppix that the auto detect needs to be set to use the de2104x for the tulip based cards, and that NODCHP also should be auto set for 2104x cards.

From my tests it appears that tulip based cards and the DHCP client on Knoppix will not work even though it appears to get a valid DHCP packet, under 2.6.x kernel. In 2.4 this is fine upto Knoppix V3.7.

I decided to try just:

rmmod de4x5
modprobe de2104x
ifconfig eth0 up

THEN run the netcardconfig script select NO on use DHCP, and it works fine!

[rgruhn]

I decided to try just:

rmmod de4x5
modprobe de2104x
ifconfig eth0 up

THEN run the netcardconfig script select NO on use DHCP, and it works fine!

I noticed that Kanotix has a different procedure to check the eth0 device than Knoppix, but it works very fine, and Kanotix is just like Knoppix; I can use the same home directory on my HD. It also has a better hardware detection for my soundcard, so I like Kanotix!

I will try your proposal later and hope it will work with my hardware and Knoppix 3.8 as simple as you show.

[rwcitek]

This worked for me under Virtual PC v7 for Mac OS X:

boot: knoppix nodhcp 1
rmmod tulip
modprobe de2104x
pump -i eth0
init 5

VPC presents a virtual NIC to Knoppix as a DECchip 21041 card

# lspci -v -s 00:0a.0
0000:00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3] (rev 11)
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
        I/O ports at ec00 [disabled] [size=128]
        Memory at febff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at febfe800 [disabled] [size=2K]

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org/

[rwcitek]

This worked for me under Virtual PC v7 for Mac OS X:

boot: knoppix nodhcp 1
rmmod tulip
modprobe de2104x
pump -i eth0
init 5

Just realize a forgot one step:

boot: knoppix nodhcp 1
rmmod tulip
modprobe de2104x
pump -k
pump -i eth0
init 5

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org