[NTLUG:Discuss] eth0 not initializing at boot

[Kevin Brannen]

Keith Rice wrote:
> 
> I have a generic PnP ethernet card which will not start automatically upon
> bootup. I have the card configured properly in /etc/isapnp.conf. When I reboot,
> I have to activate the card with "modprobe ne.o io=0x300" and then
> "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart". My /etc/conf.modules file is:
> 
>         alias 255.255.255.0 ne
>         options ne io=0x300 irq=5
> 
> Any suggestions?

Put those commands at the bottom of your .../init.d/boot.local file?

I also seem to recall that you can pass something like your options values to
the kernel at boot with LILO.  You might want to check that out.

Kevin