I upgrade kernel from 2.6.18 to 2.6.26 on debian-40r4a. The network
doesn't work after boot 2.6.26, but it works with 2.6.18 kernel.

I've tried to rename the z25_persistent-net.rules file, but no new
z25_persistent-net.rules generated after boot with 2.6.26, so the
problem remains.

Thank you for your time.

# /etc/init.d/networking restart
Reconfiguring network interfaces...SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Failed to bring up eth0
done.

# ifconfig -a
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:560 (560.0 b) TX bytes:560 (560.0 b)

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU 1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

# cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

allow-hotplug eth0
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.3.108
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.3.1
#

On Aug 21, 2:44*pm, "lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com"
<lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com> wrote:

> eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

> sit0 * *Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4

My eth0 is missing and there is ``sit0'' which I've not specified in
interfaces file. What's this sit0 thing?

On 2008-08-21, lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com <lovecreatesbeauty@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2:44*pm, "lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com"
><lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
>
>> sit0 * *Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
>
> My eth0 is missing and there is ``sit0'' which I've not specified in
> interfaces file. What's this sit0 thing?

sit0 is a tunnel between IPv6 and IPv4. Your eth0 is missing probably
because a module is not getting loaded. Look at the output of lsmod
under 2.6.18 and the latest kernel. Perhaps the name of the module for
your ethernet card has changed. What is the output of lspci?

On Aug 21, 9:48 pm, Bill Marcum <marcumb...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On 2008-08-21, lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com <lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Aug 21, 2:44 pm, "lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com"
> ><lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
>
> >> sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
>
> > My eth0 is missing and there is ``sit0'' which I've not specified in
> > interfaces file. What's this sit0 thing?
>
> sit0 is a tunnel between IPv6 and IPv4. Your eth0 is missing probably
> because a module is not getting loaded.

Thank you.

I just issued ``make defconfig'' during the compilation. So, did I not
correctly include the component for networking in the new kernel image
or in modules for new kernel?

I compile and boot with the new compiled kernel on this debian-40r4a
smoothly this time. I failed many times on the previous debian-40
distributions. One thing to mention is that I didn't make a initrd
image, and I commented the initrd line for the entry to the new
kernel. The new entry can boot the new kernel also.

#initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686

> Look at the output of lsmod
> under 2.6.18 and the latest kernel. Perhaps the name of the module for
> your ethernet card has changed. What is the output of lspci?

The lsmod has a empty list on the new kernel. I issued ``make
install'' and ``make modules_install'' during the new kernel
compilation and install.

$ uname -r
2.6.26.2

$ lsmod
Module Size Used by

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ...snipped...
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ...
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ...
00:07.1 IDE interface: ...
00:07.2 USB Controller: ...
00:07.3 Bridge: ...
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: ...
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: ...
00:11.0 PCI bridge: ...
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: ...
02:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: ...
02:02.0 USB Controller: ...

$ su -c 'shutdown -r 0'


$ uname -r
2.6.18-6-686

$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 226272 12
button 6672 0
ac 5188 0
battery 9636 0
dm_snapshot 15552 0
dm_mirror 19152 0
dm_mod 50232 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror
loop 15048 0
tsdev 7520 0
snd_ens1371 23616 0
snd_rawmidi 22560 1 snd_ens1371
snd_seq_device 7820 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_ac97_codec 83104 1 snd_ens1371
snd_ac97_bus 2400 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 68676 2 snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 20996 1 snd_pcm
snd 47012 6
snd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_co dec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc 10184 1 snd_pcm
es1371 32064 0
gameport 14632 3 snd_ens1371,es1371
soundcore 9248 2 snd,es1371
ac97_codec 17196 1 es1371
psmouse 35016 0
i2c_piix4 8268 0
floppy 53156 0
parport_pc 32132 0
parport 33256 1 parport_pc
rtc 12372 0
intel_agp 22204 1
agpgart 29896 1 intel_agp
serio_raw 6660 0
i2c_core 19680 1 i2c_piix4
pcspkr 3072 0
shpchp 33024 0
pci_hotplug 28704 1 shpchp
evdev 9088 0
ext3 119240 1
jbd 52456 1 ext3
mbcache 8356 1 ext3
sd_mod 19040 3
ide_cd 36064 0
cdrom 32544 1 ide_cd
generic 4868 0 [permanent]
mptspi 16136 2
mptscsih 21664 1 mptspi
mptbase 46176 2 mptspi,mptscsih
scsi_transport_spi 22336 1 mptspi
scsi_mod 124168 4
sd_mod,mptspi,mptscsih,scsi_transport_spi
ehci_hcd 28136 0
pcnet32 30692 0
mii 5344 1 pcnet32
uhci_hcd 21164 0
usbcore 112644 3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
piix 9444 0 [permanent]
ide_core 110504 3 ide_cd,generic,piix
thermal 13608 0
processor 28840 1 thermal
fan 4804 0

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX
Host bridge (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP
bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev
01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware Inc [VMware SVGA II] PCI
Display Adapter
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-
X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Unknown device 0790 (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970
[PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)
02:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev
02)
02:02.0 USB Controller: VMware Inc Unknown device 0770

$

Hello,

lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com a écrit :
>
> I just issued ``make defconfig'' during the compilation. So, did I not
> correctly include the component for networking in the new kernel image
> or in modules for new kernel?

Probably not. In the kernel source root directory, check :
$ grep PCNET32 .config

> pcnet32 30692 0

Here is the needed module. Check that you have enabled the AMD PCnet32
PCI support, either as a module (CONFIG_PCNET32=m) or built-in
(CONFIG_PCNET32=y).

> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970
> [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)

On Aug 23, 5:16*am, Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-s...@plouf.fr.eu.org>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com a écrit :
>
>
>
> > I just issued ``make defconfig'' during the compilation. So, did I not
> > correctly include the component for networking in the new kernel image
> > or in modules for new kernel?
>
> Probably not. In the kernel source root directory, check :
> $ grep PCNET32 .config
>
> > pcnet32 * * * * * * * *30692 *0
>
> Here is the needed module. Check that you have enabled the AMD PCnet32
> PCI support, either as a module (CONFIG_PCNET32=m) or built-in
> (CONFIG_PCNET32=y).
>
>
>
> > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970
> > [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)

Hi Pascal, thank you.

It works now :)

$ grep PCNET32 .config
# CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set
$ make menuconfig
scripts/kconfig/mconf arch/x86/Kconfig
#
# configuration written to .config
#


*** End of Linux kernel configuration.
*** Execute 'make' to build the kernel or try 'make help'.

$ grep PCNET32 .config
859:CONFIG_PCNET32=m

$ uname -r
2.6.26.2
$ ping debian.org
PING debian.org (192.25.206.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from gluck.debian.org (192.25.206.10): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46
time=203 ms
64 bytes from gluck.debian.org (192.25.206.10): icmp_seq=2 ttl=46
time=203 ms
^C
--- debian.org ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 2 received, 33% packet loss, time 2004ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 203.923/203.933/203.944/0.451 ms
$

On Aug 25, 10:07*am, "lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com"
<lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 23, 5:16*am, Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-s...@plouf.fr.eu.org>
> wrote:
> > lovecreatesbea...@gmail.com a écrit :
>
> > > I just issued ``make defconfig'' during the compilation. So, did I not
> > > correctly include the component for networking in the new kernel image
> > > or in modules for new kernel?
>
> > Probably not. In the kernel source root directory, check :
> > $ grep PCNET32 .config
>
> > > pcnet32 * * * * * * * *30692 *0
>
> > Here is the needed module. Check that you have enabled the AMD PCnet32
> > PCI support, either as a module (CONFIG_PCNET32=m) or built-in
> > (CONFIG_PCNET32=y).
>
> > > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970
> > > [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)
>
> Hi Pascal, thank you.
>
> It works now :)
>
> $ grep PCNET32 .config
> # CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set
> $ make menuconfig
> scripts/kconfig/mconf arch/x86/Kconfig
> #
> # configuration written to .config
> #
>
> *** End of Linux kernel configuration.
> *** Execute 'make' to build the kernel or try 'make help'.
>
> $ grep PCNET32 .config
> 859:CONFIG_PCNET32=m
>
> $ uname -r
> 2.6.26.2
> $ ping debian.org
> PING debian.org (192.25.206.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from gluck.debian.org (192.25.206.10): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46
> time=203 ms
> 64 bytes from gluck.debian.org (192.25.206.10): icmp_seq=2 ttl=46
> time=203 ms
> ^C
> --- debian.org ping statistics ---
> 3 packets transmitted, 2 received, 33% packet loss, time 2004ms
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 203.923/203.933/203.944/0.451 ms
> $

The hello module works also.

I issue the insmod command at putty window, a ssh client side. I'm not
in the xwindow command line, but the printk message doesn't show on
putty window but on the VMware window where the debian linux is
running.

$ cat hello.c
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");

static int hello_init(void)
{
printk(KERN_ALERT "Hello, world\n");
return 0;
}

static void hello_exit(void)
{
printk(KERN_ALERT "Goodbye, cruel world\n");
}

module_init(hello_init);
module_exit(hello_exit);
$
$ cat Makefile
# If KERNELRELEASE is defined, we've been invoked from the
# kernel build system and can use its language.

ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)
obj-m := hello.o

# Otherwise we were called directly from the command
# line; invoke the kernel build system.
else
KERNELDIR ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
PWD := $(shell pwd)
default:
$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=$(PWD) modules
endif

$ su -c ' insmod ./hello.ko'
$