> > Can you try the attached patch? > > > from the back of the box we have: > > --------------------------------------- > | eth5 | eth7 | | eth1 | eth3 | > --------------------------------------- > | eth4 | eth6 | | eth0 | eth2 | > --------------------------------------- > > I was able to boot 2.6.34-rc1 to a Debian root nfs mounted via eth1. > > I didn't verify that eth4 - eth7 worked. > Yes ! That seems to work. We intend to use the machine as buildd, so 1 working ethernet is fine :) Thanks, Peter.