I'm in the process of setting up a new server and have been unable to get the NICs working properly. Specifically, I'm requesting help with the following error while trying to bring up the network interface via: $ sudo service network restart Shutting down loopback interface: [ OK ] Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0: e1000 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying intitialization. [FAILED] Bringing up interface eth1: e1000 device eth1 does not seem to be present, delaying intitialization. [FAILED] $ uname -r 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp Hardware: - (2) Intel 5110 Xeon Dual-Core processors - (1) Intel S5000PAL server board w/(2) on-board NICs Software: - Updated server board BIOS via included Intel S5000PAL Server Deployment Toolkit 2.0 CD (this is an ISOLINUX CD with Intel's deployment software which connected to intel.com via the on-board NIC--proving the network hardware works) - Installed Intel's Linux* Base Driver for the Intel® PRO/1000 Family of Adapters <http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-support/11518/ENG/e1000.htm> - Fedora Core 5 x86_64 DVD (tried this first, fresh install) - Fedora Core 5 i386 DVD (tried this second, another fresh install) I've googled for the error message and followed the advice on various forums for detecting whether the NIC is visible to the OS: $ sudo modprobe e1000 $ dmesg ... Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 6.3.9-k4-NAPI Copyright (c) 1999-2005 Intel Corporation. $ sudo lspci -vv ... 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Enterprise Southbridge DPT LAN Copper (rev 01) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 346c Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size 10 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: Memory at b8820000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 1: Memory at b8400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Region 2: I/O ports at 2020 [size=32] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0 Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag- Device: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported- Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x4, ASPM unknown, Port 0 Link: Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <64us Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch- Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x4 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 7a-05-d3-ff-ff-23-04-00 05:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Enterprise Southbridge DPT LAN Copper (rev 01) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 346c Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size 10 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at b8800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 1: Memory at b8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [size=32] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0 Device: Supported: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag- Device: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd- Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported- Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x4, ASPM unknown, Port 0 Link: Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <64us Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch- Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x4 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 7a-05-d3-ff-ff-23-04-00 ... $ sudo lsmod Module Size Used by ... e1000 103853 0 ... $ sudo ifconfig eth0 10.203.0.3 SIOCSIFADDR: No such device eth0: unknown interface: No such device $ sudo ifup eth0 e1000 device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization. I'm confident that the NIC works properly since I was able to download the BIOS update from intel.com via the Intel Server Deployment CD. Both port status LEDs are green, indicating a live connection at 100 MB/sec. My router is set to assign IP addresses via DHCP and each MAC address shows up in the router's Attached Devices list. What am I missing here? Rx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list