Ubuntu local loopback device missing

[Mario Fetka]

here a short descripton what i have done

apt-get remove --purge network-manager
reboot 
no networks even lo & eth0
start interfaces by hand ifup eth0 & ifup lo

apt-get install network-manager
restart
eth0 up
lo down

this is the zany thing.

wfg
Mario

Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2007 11:56:15 schrieben Sie:
> ok, network-manager it is then.
>
> You mean there are still no network devices after:
>
>    apt-get install network-manager
>
> ?
>
> I have generally found Ubuntu to be fairly good at "self-healing" in
> these areas. A drastic step would be to do something like
>
>    apt-get reinstall ubuntu-standard !
>
>
> a
>
> On 6/22/07, Mario Fetka <mario-fetka at gmx.at> wrote:
> > 90% of the fai systems will be laptops so i am bound to the
> > networkmanager for the field staff "airport hotspot, City Wlan, ..."
> >
> > udev has not setup the network
> > there is someting really wrong.
> >
> > wfg
> > Mario
> >
> > Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2007 11:11:21 schrieben Sie:
> > > At this stage you have two choices...
> > >
> > > if it is a workstation and will have static connections, then just
> > > reboot and udev will do its thing or re-install network-manager and it
> > > seems to get it right when it isn't installed in a chroot.
> > >
> > > a
> > >
> > > On 6/22/07, Mario Fetka <mario-fetka at gmx.at> wrote:
> > > > you are right after removing networkmanager no networkdevices where
> > > > aval.
> > > >
> > > > no eth0 and lo
> > > >
> > > > what could be wron ?
> > > >
> > > > wfg
> > > > Mario
> > > >
> > > > Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2007 09:27:39 schrieben Sie:
> > > > > One more suggestion:
> > > > >
> > > > >    apt-get remove --purge network-manager
> > > > >
> > > > > and then only if you need it:
> > > > >
> > > > >    apt-get install network-manager
> > > > >
> > > > > I have had this work on occasion.. As to why I have given up
> > > > > asking... ;)  I do know that network-manager is not recommended
> > > > > (even by the ubuntu crowd) if your machine is a static workstation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Or you can disable it apparently:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/NetworkManager#head-1de1
> > > > >45d0 5f95 7ff659f5fdb58974ec3e5864def5
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > a
> > > > >
> > > > > On 6/22/07, Mario Fetka <mario-fetka at gmx.at> wrote:
> > > > > > yes this file is filled properly
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # generated by FAI
> > > > > > auto lo
> > > > > > iface lo inet loopback
> > > > > > auto eth0
> > > > > > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> > > > > >
> > > > > > the cracy thing is that after the first start (after fai setup)
> > > > > > the lo device exists
> > > > > > aftet rebooting the lo is missing
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i am using this hack
> > > > > > http://www.uni-koeln.de/bin2/maillist/linux-fai/20070607.101053.1
> > > > > >/175 299
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i know this is ubuntu specific but maby someone know how to fix
> > > > > > it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > wfg
> > > > > > Mario
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Am Freitag, 22. Juni 2007 09:01:37 schrieben Sie:
> > > > > > > Mario,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there anything in /etc/network/interfaces and if so will
> > > > > > > networking come up properly?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > There are a few issues with Ubuntu and FAI given that /var/run
> > > > > > > is a tmpfs on Ubuntu. There was a thread with a number of fixes
> > > > > > > to this just a few days ago.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 6/22/07, Mario Fetka <mario-fetka at gmx.at> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hallo,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > what could be the reason that no lo networkdevice is created.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > help would be apriciated
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > wfg
> > > > > > > > Mario


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