Bug 348553

Summary:	Yast2 network card module cannot add a network card which has not been auto-detected.
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 10.3	Reporter:	Roger Hayter <roger>
Component:	YaST2	Assignee:	E-mail List <bnc-team-screening>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity:	Major
Priority:	P5 - None	CC:	roger
Version:	Final
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	openSUSE 10.3
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Description Roger Hayter 2007-12-13 20:38:26 UTC

1.  The list of modules from which to choose non-PnP ISA and PCI network card modules is no longer available in this module.  The button/link to add a new card is not present although described in the help text.

2.  If a module name (such as "ne") is added manually, with or without the correct  parameters, it is accepted by the network card module but then either not retained through a reboot, or results in renaming of all network cards without renaming of the corresponding "ifcfg-ethx" files (this seems to be inconsistent), and the module disappears after a second reboot.

Hardware used is P4A-B (aladdin v) motherboard, Cyrix CPU, DE-220T ISA ne2000 clone without PnP.

(the card does work if installed manually, and the yast network card module can recognise it, without a "device" name string (this is blank) - but I think this only works if I also write an ifcfg-ethx file manually.  Yast can then successfully edit the file, provided I read the boot messages and put the right "x" in ifcfg-ethx.)

Comment 1 Michal Zugec 2007-12-13 22:00:29 UTC

YaST lan module uses output from "hwcfg --netcard". ISA cards are no more supported. Because of this, as workaround you should write 'ne' module into /etc/sysconfig/kernel file, MODULE_LOADED_AT_BOOT section. 
Device name for ifcfg file is read also from "hwcfg --netcard" output


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 208854 ***