Fwd: [Xen-users] Re: Unable to load eth0 and start xend--Using Xen 3.2.0on an FC8

["Argyro Andreou" <argyro.andreou@xxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Argyro Andreou <argyro.andreou@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Re: Unable to load eth0 and start xend--Using Xen 3.2.0on an FC8
To: Stephan Seitz <s.seitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

lspci says:

00:19.0 Ethernet Controller: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 GB Network Connection (rev 02)

 

for the NIC.

 

dmesg doesn't have anything registered for tg3.

 

--Argyro

2008/2/25 Stephan Seitz <s.seitz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

Could you please post an output of lspci, and the part of dmesg after
modprobe tg3 ?



Argyro Andreou schrieb:

> I downloaded the Linux driver for the 57xx NetXtreme controller and
> installed. Oddly enough the name of the module is tg3. Anyway I cahnged
> the modprobe.conf again to have alias eth0 tg3 however the eth0 is still
> not loading saying that device does not exist.
>
> Any ideas on what I might be missing or doing wrong?
>
> Argyro
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Tait Clarridge

> <Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     I don't think you are trying to load the right module. Check your
>     standard kernel and see what NIC module it is loading… probably
>     something along the lines of bcm5700 or something like that. Make
>     sure your xen kernel has that as a module and try again (after
>     changing modprobe.conf obviously).
>
>
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     Tait
>
>
>
>     *From:* xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>     [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf Of
>     *Argyro Andreou
>     *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:15 PM
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>     *Subject:* [Xen-users] Re: Unable to load eth0 and start xend--Using
>     Xen 3.2.0on an FC8
>
>
>
>     Also I just wanted to give you the type of my eth card if that would
>     help:
>
>
>
>     Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
>
>
>
>     Please help !!!!!
>
>
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Argyro
>
>     On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Argyro Andreou

>     <argyro.andreou@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:argyro.andreou@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>
>
>
>     Sorry for starting up a new thread on this issue..email mixups :P
>
>
>
>     Anyway...I'm running Xen 3.2.0 on an FC8 system. I compiled Xen from
>     the source code. The xen kernel is loading fine with the exception
>     that when I try to start xend it says that device eth0 does not exist.
>
>
>
>     ifconfig -a results only in showing the loopback interface
>
>     modprobe e1000 and then ifconfig -a results in showing the sit0
>     interface in addition to the loopback interface.
>
>
>
>     ifconfig eth0 up results in an error saying that eth0 does not exist.
>
>     lsmod -a shows that e1000 is loaded
>
>
>
>     Also in the modprobe.conf file I have alias eth0 e1000
>
>
>
>     Any ideas what's happening ? Why it doesn't detect the eth0 interface?
>
>
>
>     Thanks in advance
>
>     Argyro
>
>
>
>
>

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