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I've switched the patch leads into the NICs, and I get no DHCP packets back, so I don't get anywhere with a PXE boot.

The 2nd (external) NIC is playing up, and from another thread on the net, I've seen a reference to a /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf file, which references fugue.com, so I don't knwo if the 2nd NIC needs to be working fully?

I'm from the networking side of life, so linux isn't a strong (or even weak) point. Big learning curve since starting this!

Edit: I have perhaps jumped the gun with this, and it's not an R8169 issue? I'm not sure at all...

SO I have made a couple of changes, and now I tftp boot again, before getting the same error as before -

"IP-Config: no response after 60 secs - giving up
/init: .:line 1: can't open /tmp/net-eth0.conf
[ 63.267760] kernel panic - not syncing: Attemped to kill init!"

OK, I ended up messing about with too much, so I wiped and started again today.

The problem I have now, with trying to get a network boot, is in the webadmin page, I have the external NIC as eth0 and the internal as eth0:1.

When I try a /etc/init.d/networking restart, the eth0:1 device doesnt get recognised.

Also, in the web admin networking page, eth0 and eth0:1 both have the same mac address.

I am guessing there's an mce file I need to amend somewhere?

Currently, I recieve a DHGCP address on the diskless MD, but then follows a few PXE errors (E11 ARP timeout, E38 TFTP can't open a connection).

I forgot to include - the onboard Realtek NIC on the mb for the hybrid is also not live. NetworkManager seems to be disabled, however the 2nd NIC works no problem.

Hi All,

I am trying to install a diskless MD, which has an on board NIC that needs the R8168 driver.

There are loads of forum posts I've seen and followed to get this running, but after a few minutes, I get the error 'line 1: can't open /tmp/net-eth0.conf' and the kernel panic attempting to kill message. '

The mother board is an A74ML-K with a gigabit Realtek NIC.

A lot of the posts on the forum refer to a folder - '/usr/pluto/diskless/', but there is no folder called diskless in /usr/pluto.

I added a new NIC to the mb, but this didn't allow me to boot over the LAN.

I'm close to tears...

Russell

I'm not sure - I have deleted the downloaded file, and only have the burned DVD. Can I check from any files on there? The DVD is only named 'LunixMCE 8.10 i386' (although if was roughly 1 month ago).

Hi All,

Before I post my problem, I just thought I'd say the guys who know what they are doing and spend time on here helping the less savvy are doing a massive favour.

I'm installing 8.10 for a friend, I have installed from DVD on what will be a hybrid, ran updates as per the walk through, and now I am at the AV Wizard stage. When the wizard starts, I select my options in step 1, but then clicking OK or pressing enter causes the wizard to relaunch (it's like a reboot almost, but much quicker and not shutting Kunubtu down).

I have an NVidia 4670 HD graphics card, and an Asus M4A88T motherboard. The onboard graphics on the MB (ATI - boo!) have been disabled.

Is there any other info I need to help diagnose this issue?

SB