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Message-ID: <20070702235901.GA9713@atjola.homenet>
Date:	Tue, 3 Jul 2007 01:59:02 +0200
From:	Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@....de>
To:	Tim Boneko <tim@...eko.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Old bug in tg3 driver unfixed?

On 2007.06.30 14:06:14 +0200, Tim Boneko wrote:
> Hello!
> I am not subscribed to this list so please CC answers to my mail
> address. THX!
> 
> I recently replaced the mainboard of one of my servers with a Tyan
> Tomcat K8E. The onboard gigabit NIC is a Broadcom BCM5721. After
> compiling and loading the tg3 driver in Kernel 2.6.21.5, the interface
> could not be configured: "Device not found".
> While searching the net i found a few other people with the same problem
> but no solution.
> 
> By coincidence i found that a simpe "ifconfig eth1" worked OK and
> afterwards the device could be configured and used as desired. After
> searching this list, i found this posting
> 
> http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.0/0224.html
> 
> by someone with obviously the same problem.

Sounds more like a iftab/udev problem. Check /etc/iftab and your udev
rules please.

Björn
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