From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 29 May 2001 00:46:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 29 May 2001 00:45:53 -0400 Received: from [209.226.175.53] ([209.226.175.53]:16296 "EHLO tomts9-srv.bellnexxia.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 29 May 2001 00:45:47 -0400 Subject: Re: (via-rhine.c problem) 2.4.5 and pppd/pppoe From: Daniel Rose To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <991081135.1399.0.camel@rocket.novakayne.net> In-Reply-To: <991081135.1399.0.camel@rocket.novakayne.net> Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Evolution/0.10 (Preview Release) Date: 29 May 2001 00:34:29 -0400 Message-Id: <991110870.912.3.camel@rocket> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Ok, I have decided the problem lays in via-rhine.c, the ethernet driver for my card. The second boot finds the mac address as 00's all the time, regardless of whether the driver is compiled as a module, or monolith. On 28 May 2001 16:18:55 -0400, Daniel Rose wrote: > > Hello, > I'm having problems with 2.4.5 and my pppoe connection. > The kernel compiles fine, and works fine too, until I reboot, at which > time it decides it no longer wants to work, and any time I attempt to > call my start-pppoe script, i get: > > May 28 15:54:28 rocket pppd[3091]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0 > May 28 15:54:28 rocket pppd[3091]: Using interface ppp0 > May 28 15:54:28 rocket pppd[3091]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp0 > May 28 15:54:43 rocket pppd[3091]: Hangup (SIGHUP) > May 28 15:54:43 rocket pppd[3091]: Modem hangup > May 28 15:54:43 rocket pppd[3091]: Connection terminated. > May 28 15:54:44 rocket pppd[3091]: Exit. > > I am assuming that this is because of my eth0, which shows in ifconfig: > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00 (it's using > via-rhine chipset, compiled into kernel, not a module) > > This _only_ occurs after I reboot (ie. i can start up the new 2.4.5 > kernel and work it perfectly once, then reboot and it doesnt work) > > Anybody have any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Daniel Rose > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/