No Ethernet on YDL 4.0

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

The 3.0 kernel is incompatible with 4.0, so don't use them together. Use
the kernel and initrd (ram disk) that yum update installs into /boot.

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:54:43 -0800, Lewis Coleman wrote:

> Part 1.
> My wireless card (orinoco_cs hermes) doesn't work!  (also my tulip 
> ethernet).  It used to.  Maybe what I did in Part 2 was the problem?
> The computer says "No eth1"  or something like that.  (Also "no eth0")
> Let me explain how I work--sort of like the monkeys that wrote 
> Shakespeare:  Even though I don't know what I am doing, I try 
> EVERYTHING!  (it works usually!) So I tried depmod, modprobe, ifconfig, 
> iwconfig, netstat (I don't know what good that did!) and more.
> Also when I run system-config-network and save the results--the next 
> time I run it, it has changed!  (Some other system-config programs 
> might not work correctly, either.)
> 
> Part 2.  (May not be related to Part 1)
> Just for fun--what have I done:
> I have an Old World Mac (Powerbook 3400) running YDL 4.0.  I use BootX, 
> of course.  OK.  So I put in the YDL 4.0 Install #1 disk and run BootX 
> from OS 9.1.  I use the YDL 3.0 boot up kernel and ram disk, but I put 
> init=5 (or 3 or S) in the additional kernel parameters.  The CD Drive 
> makes noises like it is booting up.  Then I do the Control-Option 2 
> thing and get a command line prompt!  I can see the cdrom and ??.  I 
> type /sbin/continue.  I "Control-Option 7" back and get what looks like 
> the system-config-network-tui program! (Not that is does anything!! ) I 
> believe the Control-Option 1 window displays something also.  I throw 
> my laptop violently to the ground to turn it off (Not really, but you 
> get the picture!)
> 
> Now don't spoil my fun by asking "Why?!!"  Just tell me what was 
> happening!  (And "don't try this at home!")
> 
> And where can I find a list of the "additional kernel parameters" 
> parameters?
> 
>              Lewis S Coleman
> 
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