[driverloader] dldrconfig must be run after every reboot to enablewireless device

[Linuxant support]

Hi,

if the alias is present in '/etc/modules.conf', driverloader is loaded
automatically when you start your wireless interface. Consequently, if you
set the interface to start on boot, the module will also be loaded on boot.

To set the interface to start on boot, you must configure it properly using
your Linux distribution's network configuration tools. With some
distributions, you can edit '/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-...'
manually and set "ONBOOT=yes".

If you only want to load the module on boot and not the interface, you can
add "modprobe driverloader" to '/etc/rc.local' or simply put "driverloader"
in '/etc/modules'.

Regards,

Jean-Simon Durand
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


Jean-Simon Durand
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Willson" <robertmwillson at yahoo.com>
To: <driverloader at lists.linuxant.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 12:55 PM
Subject: [driverloader] dldrconfig must be run after every reboot to
enablewireless device


I have successfully activated my Netgear WG311, and
have set up its interface (eth1) on Linux 2.4.20-8.

However whenever I reboot, I get this error:

ifup: driverloader device eth1 does not seem to be
present, delaying initialization.
localhost network: Bringing up interface eth1:  failed

I then have to run dldrconfig on the command line, and
then run ifup, to get the interface up and running.

Is there a way to automate this procedure?

-Robert