Hi there, I'm currently experiencing a minor problem using the bridge module under kernel 2.4.27 part of the Devil Linux distribution (http://www.devil-linux.org). The problem I am having is that when the bridge is unloaded during a reboot I receive the following errors in /var/log/messages: Nov 14 13:22:13 src@Devil kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for br0 to become free. Usage count = 2 This message is repeatedly output to the console until I manually go and power cycle it. I've traced this through the startup/shutdown scripts, and have determine that the problem exists in the following sequence of commands: brctl addbr br0 brctl addif br0 eth0 brctl addif br0 eth1 ifconfig eth0 up ifconfig eth1 up ifconfig eth0 down ifconfig eth1 down brctl delif eth0 brctl delif eth1 brctl delbr br0 <------ This is where the problem occurs The machine running the kernel is a brouter with 4 NICs all running under the 8139too driver - eth0 and eth1 form a bridge while eth2 and eth3 are connected to different internal networks. I'm guessing that this is either a problem with the bridge or 8139too modules, and so any advice would be gratefully received :) Many thanks, Mark. ------------------------ WebBased Ltd South West Technology Centre Tamar Science Park Plymouth PL6 8BT T: +44 (0)1752 791021 F: +44 (0)1752 791023 W: http://www.webbased.co.uk
