[driverloader] Re: driverloader Digest, Vol 10, Issue 26

[rf]

Thanks for the reply Jonathan.  Modules.conf!  Totally forgot that one!
D'oh!

Here is modules.conf - driverloader alias was already there...
probeall scsi_hostadapter usb-storage
probeall usb-interface usb-uhci
alias sound-slot-0 nm256_audio
alias eth0 driverloader

I added the lines to rc.local, but still got a 'loading etho failed'
line in boot screen, but the card is actually up and running.

My boot order seems to be ok - / mounted (/var in on this partition),
then swap, local, then pcmcia, then network, then eth0.
(by the way, it put the lines in rc.local after the last line in the
file which was a "touch" command.  Should your additions go before?)
--end of rc.local:
touch /var/lock/subsys/local

dldrstop
modprobe driverloader
ifup eth0

Here is the boot.log after adding the above lines - something wrong with
boot order that you can see?

Jul 25 09:37:15 localhost rc.sysinit: Remounting root filesystem in
read-write mode:  succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:15 localhost rc.sysinit: Activating swap partitions: 
succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:19 localhost fsck: /dev/hda8: clean, 7322/512000 files,
70996/1023994 blocks 
Jul 25 09:37:19 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting local filesystems: 
succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:19 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting loopback filesystems: 
succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:20 localhost loadkeys: Loading
/usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.kmap.gz 
Jul 25 09:37:20 localhost keytable: Loading keymap: us succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:20 localhost loadkeys: Loading
/usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/include/compose.latin.inc.gz 
Jul 25 09:37:20 localhost keytable: Loading compose keys:
compose.latin.inc succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:20 localhost keytable:  succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:21 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling swap space:  succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:25 localhost mandrake_everytime: Starting netprofile: 
succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:25 localhost pcmcia: Starting PCMCIA services:  
Jul 25 09:37:28 localhost pcmcia: cardmgr[929]: watching 2 sockets 
Jul 25 09:37:28 localhost pcmcia: done. 
Jul 25 09:37:28 localhost rc: Starting pcmcia:  succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:35 localhost harddrake:  succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:35 localhost network: Setting network parameters: 
succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:36 localhost network: Bringing up loopback interface: 
succeeded 
Jul 25 09:37:37 localhost ifup: driverloader device eth0 does not seem
to be present, delaying initialization. 
Jul 25 09:37:37 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0:  failed 
Jul 25 09:37:37 localhost driverloader: Starting Linuxant DriverLoader 
Jul 25 09:37:37 localhost rc: Starting driverloader:  succeeded 

Well, at least it saves me from having to 'reload' from the DL config
page.

Thanks,
Robert.


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> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:38:04 -0400
> From: "Linuxant Support (Jonathan)" <support at linuxant.com>
> Subject: Re: [driverloader] MDK10 kernel 2.6.3-15mdk, Driverloader for
> 	same,	DWL-650 rev M1 - nothing on boot
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> Hi,
> 
> the 'alias eth0 driverlader' line should be put in the '/etc/modules.conf' 
> file instead of the 'ifcfg-eth0' file. Normally this line should be 
> automatically added for you in the '/etc/modules.conf' file.
> 
> If you are using a CardBUS (32-bit PCMCIA) wireless adapter, please make sure 
> that the 'pcmcia' service is started before the 'network' service on boot. 
> You should also make sure that the partition holding the 
> '/var/lib/driverloader' directory is mounted before the 'network' service is 
> started.
> 
> If the previous suggestions did not fix the problem, please try the following 
> workaround. Please add the following lines at the end of your '/etc/rc.local' 
> file :
> 
> ---
> dldrstop
> modprobe driverloader
> ifup eth0
> ---
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Jonathan
> Technical specialist / Linuxant
> www.linuxant.com
> support at linuxant.com
> 
> 
> 
> Le 24 Juillet 2004 21:31, rf a crit:
> > Every time I boot pcmcia, lo come up ok, but eth0 fails, but
> > driverloader is present in lsmod listing.  I have tried to put in alias
> > eth0 driverloader in ifconig-eth0 script, but that just gets an error on
> > boot - to the effect of no eth0 to alias driverloader or some such.
> >
> > After boot, I can go to config page, re-load the .inf .sys files (XP
> > rtl8180 drivers) and the card comes up right away.
> >
> > What happens to the drivers I load after a re-boot?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert
> >
> > here's -dumdiag:
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