Re: Debian/Ubuntu modules

From: Jsw <jsw@wadell.org>
Date: Wed Feb 21 2007 - 18:56:39 AKST

Thanks,

Put the driver in /etc/modules, and it politely showed up as eth0.

Jim

Shane Spencer wrote:
> If for some reason 'udev' and init scripts like 'discover' arent
> finding your ethernet devices, place the module in /etc/modules, check
> out 'man modules' from your shell. Debian and Ubuntu modprobe
> functionality comes from the package module-init-tools, a quick 'dpkg
> -L module-init-tools | less' should show you all the files it has
> installed and what docs/man pages it has available.
>
> If thats not the case and you actually want to rename ethernet device
> names from eth3 to eth1 or similar, udev can handle this as well.
> There is also a program called ifrename available to debian which is
> configured via /etc/iftab where you can map ethernet names like eth1,
> tulip1, wan1, sallyann1 to any device matching a module, mac, or
> physical address. However udev should have outdated that. I can't
> find an example at the moment of udev handling this.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On 2/20/07, Jsw <jsw@wadell.org> wrote:
>> As far as I can see, Ubuntu does not have an /etc/modprobe.conf file to
>> hook devices like eth1 to a module. I am trying to move a system image,
>> and am failing to get the network running. Where does the Debian type
>> system set this up?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jim
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