network driver built into kernel?

17 Aug 2005

      Hi, another quick question.  Our virtual network driver is built into the 
kernel that we install.  I'm like to set this up to use DHCP but default 
and come up on boot.  I have this section in my XML file:

   <networking>
       <dhcp_options>
         <dhclient_additional_options>-B</dhclient_additional_options>
         <dhclient_hostname_option>AUTO</dhclient_hostname_option>
       </dhcp_options>
       <dns>
         <dhcp_hostname config:type="boolean">true</dhcp_hostname>
         <dhcp_resolv config:type="boolean">true</dhcp_resolv>
         <domain>virtualiron.com</domain>
         <hostname>linux</hostname>
       </dns>
       <interfaces config:type="list">
         <interface>
           <bootproto>dhcp</bootproto>
           <device>eth0</device>
           <startmode>onboot</startmode>
         </interface>
       </interfaces>
       <routing>
         <ip_forward config:type="boolean">false</ip_forward>
       </routing>
     </networking>

I have also tried the above with this included:

       <modules config:type="list">
         <module_entry>
           <device>eth0</device>
 	  <module>kveth</module>
 	  <options></options>
         </module_entry>
       </modules>

In both cases, The autoinstall completes, but on first boot, it fails to 
configure eth0 (startup scripts after initial yast run, show 'eth0 ... 
unused').  If I manually go in after bootup and use yast to configure eth0 
for dhcp, then it works fine.  Looking at /var/log/YaST2/y2log (snippet 
below) it appears that all of these options are passed to yast2 correctly, 
and that dhcpcd finds the correct IP information, but because I don't have 
a module name specified it refuses to write out the configuration...?

How can i specify that the network driver is really in the kernel and 
not to bother with trying to load a module?  or is that not the problem?

thanks,
john.c

2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [Interpreter] network/install.ycp:389 
Calling YaST client lan_auto (arguments: ["Import",
$["dhcp_options":$["dhclient_additi
onal_options":"-B", "dhclient_hostname_option":"AUTO"], 
"dns":$["dhcp_hostname":
true, "dhcp_resolv":true, "domain":"virtualiron.com", "hostname":"linux"], 
"inte
rfaces":[$["bootproto":"dhcp", "device":"eth0", "startmode":"onboot"]], 
"routing
":$["ip_forward":false]]])
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:14 
---------------
-------------------------
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:15 Lan 
autoinst cl
ient started
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:106 
InstallInf($["bootproto":"dhcp", "gateway":"10.1.5.1", "hwaddr":"00:0f:4b:00:00:22", 
"installation":"yes", "ipaddr":"10.1.5.12", "nameserver":"10.1.1.3", 
"netmask":"255.255.255.0", "type":"eth"])
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:1089 hw=[]
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <3> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:483 No HW info found: $[]
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:488 No detailed HW info:
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <4> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:503 hw=$[]
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:218 hw from type
= []
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <3> linux(509) [YCP] network/hardware.ycp:308 Item not 
found in Hardware: 1 (0)
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <3> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:483 No HW info found: $[]
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:488 No detailed HW info:
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <4> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:503 hw=$[]
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:504 device=
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] network/routines.ycp:266 
input=$["confi
g":$["dhcp":$["DHCLIENT_ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS":"-B", 
"DHCLIENT_HOSTNAME_OPTION":"AU
TO", "DHCLIENT_MODIFY_RESOLV_CONF":true, "DHCLIENT_SET_HOSTNAME":true]], 
"device
s":$["":$["":$["BOOTPROTO":"dhcp", "STARTMODE":"onboot", "UNIQUE":"", 
"_type":""
]]], "dhcp_options":$["dhclient_additional_options":"-B", "dhclient_hostname_opt
ion":"AUTO"], "dns":$["dhcp_hostname":true, "dhcp_resolv":true, 
"domain":"virtualiron.com", "hostname":"linux"], "hwcfg":$["":$["MODULE":"", 
"MODULE_OPTIONS":"", "STARTMODE":"auto"]], "interfaces":[$["bootproto":"dhcp", 
"device":"eth0", "startmode":"onboot"]], "routing":$["ip_forward":false]]
2005-09-17 15:55:22 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:388 Lan auto 
finished

.
.
.

  YaST client lan_auto (arguments: ["Write", 
$["dhcp_options":$["dhclient_additio
nal_options":"-B", "dhclient_hostname_option":"AUTO"], 
"dns":$["dhcp_hostname":t
rue, "dhcp_resolv":true, "domain":"virtualiron.com", "hostname":"linux"], 
"inter
faces":[$["bootproto":"dhcp", "device":"eth0", "startmode":"onboot"]], 
"routing"
:$["ip_forward":false]]])
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:14 
---------------
-------------------------
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] clients/lan_auto.ycp:15 Lan 
autoinst cl
ient started
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] Lan.ycp:291 Writing configuration
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkModules.ycp:183 Writing 
configur
ation
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkModules.ycp:189 
OriginalMods=nil
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkModules.ycp:190 
Mods=$["":$["MOD
ULE":"", "MODULE_OPTIONS":"", "STARTMODE":"auto"]]
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkModules.ycp:199 Deleted=[]
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkDevices.ycp:262 Writing 
configur
ation
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkDevices.ycp:268 
OriginalDevs=nil
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkDevices.ycp:269 Devs=$[]
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkDevices.ycp:278 Deleted=[]
2005-09-17 15:55:24 <1> linux(509) [YCP] NetworkConfig.ycp:86 Writing 
configuration

network driver built into kernel?

John Clemens