[Bug 810679] New: ethernet devices missing on ASUS A7N8X-E
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679#c0 Summary: ethernet devices missing on ASUS A7N8X-E Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: Final Platform: x86 OS/Version: SUSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: gilles.sabourin@free.fr QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:19.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/19.0 I have upgraded my OS from openSUSE 12.2 to openSUSE 12.3, on an old 32 bits PC which embed an A7N8X-E mainboard with 2 Nvidia ethernet gigabit interfaces (managed by forcedeth module) and an additional FA311 ethernet card (managed by natsemi kernel module). These modules are loaded. No /dev/ethx entry point is created after booting. That implies no network. Also, getting a shell start after logging is quiet slow and needs about 10 seconds. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install openSUSE 12.2 from scratch on an A7N8X-E, as a server, using only text mode (no graphic desktop) 2. Perform a system upgrade to openSUSE 12.3, applying instructions in http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade 3. Restart the host Actual Results: No ethernet devices created. No Connectivity at all. Expected Results: To work as a simple server! This is the 1st time, i have ever had such a bad experience with an openSUSE. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679#c7 david chang <dchang@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |dchang@suse.com --- Comment #7 from david chang <dchang@suse.com> 2013-09-27 09:20:23 UTC ---
From the hardware information, It did not show 2 Nvidia ethernet devices.
25: PCI 04.0: 0200 Ethernet controller Model: "nVidia nForce2 Ethernet Controller" Driver: "forcedeth" Driver Modules: "forcedeth" Device File: rename4 32: PCI 104.0: 0200 Ethernet controller Model: "ASUSTeK Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Asus)" Driver Modules: "skge" Device File: eth2 33: PCI 108.0: 0200 Ethernet controller Model: "Netgear FA311 / FA312 (FA311 with WoL HW)" Driver Modules: "natsemi" Device File: eth1 But strange is the network interface eth0 was lost and rename4 instead? Can you please help to try unload/load driver manually. # modprobe -r forcedeth # modprobe forcedeth Please attche the demsg log and the result of "cat /proc/interrupts". Thanks! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679#c8 --- Comment #8 from Gilles Sabourin <gilles.sabourin@free.fr> 2013-09-28 14:15:45 UTC --- I'll save you a lot of time with the problem of ASUS A7N8X: the problem of alias ethernet interface is known. This is an ASUS BIOS issue, which will not be fixed with a workaround in the kernel. Read: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2007/10/14/343648 ASUS A7N8X, which embed 2 gigabyte network controllers is a macless motherboard. ASUS gave a procedure to generate a new firmware which embed MAC addresses. I did it, but the motherboard does not seem to start properly: the MAC address appears to be lost, and so, this is appearing as a new ethernet interface to udev. As eth0 name was previously used, udev rename it to an alias to initial eth0 name. I was roughly dealing with this problem in openSUSE previous versions. I bought a small additional network card (Netgear FA311) to avoid this annoying problem although this prevented me to perform network boot. I worked like that with openSUSE 12.2. Now, openSUSE 12.3 brings a new version of udev and I think my problem is more related to bug 821879 (I believe). Anyway, I have reinstalled openSUSE 12.2 and have to stick with that to have my small server up. (There is no desktop, nor X11 graphical interface, only text console). Sorry, but I am not able to play with openSUSE 12.3 at the moment. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679#c9 david chang <dchang@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bpoirier@suse.com |yast2-maintainers@suse.de --- Comment #9 from david chang <dchang@suse.com> 2013-09-30 10:43:22 UTC --- (In reply to comment #8)
I'll save you a lot of time with the problem of ASUS A7N8X: the problem of alias ethernet interface is known. This is an ASUS BIOS issue, which will not be fixed with a workaround in the kernel. Read: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2007/10/14/343648
It's good to know, but I can not reach this link?
ASUS A7N8X, which embed 2 gigabyte network controllers is a macless motherboard. ASUS gave a procedure to generate a new firmware which embed MAC addresses. I did it, but the motherboard does not seem to start properly: the MAC address appears to be lost, and so, this is appearing as a new ethernet interface to udev. As eth0 name was previously used, udev rename it to an alias to initial eth0 name.
I was roughly dealing with this problem in openSUSE previous versions. I bought a small additional network card (Netgear FA311) to avoid this annoying problem although this prevented me to perform network boot. I worked like that with openSUSE 12.2. Now, openSUSE 12.3 brings a new version of udev and I think my problem is more related to bug 821879 (I believe).
It looks like not the kernel driver issue, but network fail after openSUSE upgrade, so I'd suggest let yast team to have a look this issue. Thank you! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=810679#c Gabriele Mohr <gs@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|yast2-maintainers@suse.de |mfilka@suse.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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