Hi guys,

I just decided to upgrade from unraid 4.7 to stable unraid 5.0.5, after reboot there is no eth0 interface.

ifconfig only shows local interface.

 

in the syslog there is a line

eth0 interface does not exist (yet)

lsmod shows that no 816x driver is loaded (when booting 4.7 a can see r8169 loaded)

I tried manually loading both r8168 and r8169 driver like so but it doesn't get any better.

insmod 8168.ko
/etc/rc.d/inet1 stop
/etc/rc.d/inet1 start

 

Am I missing some steps ?

The syslog, lsmod output, and network config file are in the attached zip file.

motherboard : http://www.msi.com/product/mb/G31TMP21.html#hero-specification

unraidlogs.zip

Sorry, no help for your problem but ... You'll likely have to remain on the 4.x series or jump to the 6.x series. Your other option is to use an add in NIC that is supported by the 5.x series.

 

This is why its important to participate in the Release Candidate stages of the next version. That is about the only way to ensure the hardware you run remains supported on the next version. If you had given prompt feedback during the RC stages of the 5.x series your hardware issues could have been worked out then.

 

Since there is no development going on for the 5.x series it means your only bet for hardware support is to try out the 6.x series once it hits the Release Candidate stages if you're not willing to run the curreny beta software.

Thanks... kind of. 

 

Nice to get a reply anyway, i'll give a try to the 6.x version as soon as I get some time.