>At 01:08 PM 11/11/01 -0700, you wrote:
>>Give us the text from the console on bootup.
>>
>>All the messages you see while it's loading? Paste them in here.
>
>OK, this is the text from boot.log followed by the text from messages (before you ask for them).
>
>Thank you all for eating time with all of this. I really want to get back into Linux.
>
>Alan
>
>boot.log--------------------
>
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost syslog: klogd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost portmap: portmap startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost nfslock: rpc.statd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost keytable: Loading keymap: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost keytable: Loading system font: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting proc filesystem: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Unmounting initrd: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Configuring kernel parameters: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost date: Sun Nov 11 13:30:43 MST 2001
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting clock (localtime): Sun Nov 11 13:30:43 MST 2001 succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:09 localhost netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Loading default keymap succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting default font (lat0-sun16): succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Activating swap partitions: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting hostname localhost.localdomain: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting USB filesystem: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Initializing USB controller (usb-uhci): succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost fsck: /: clean, 97743/486720 files, 391241/973350 blocks
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost autofs: automount startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking root filesystem succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:52 localhost rc.sysinit: Finding module dependencies: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:11 localhost sshd: Starting sshd:
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost fsck: /boot: clean, 37/13272 files, 7762/52920 blocks
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking filesystems succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting local filesystems: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling local filesystem quotas: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost sshd: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:54 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling swap space: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost sshd:
>Nov 11 13:30:58 localhost kudzu: Updating /etc/fstab succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost rc: Starting sshd: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:02 localhost kudzu: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:02 localhost ipchains: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:02 localhost ipchains: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost ipchains: Applying ipchains firewall rules succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:04 localhost network: Bringing up interface lo: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:31:05 localhost ifup: Determining IP information for eth0...
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost ifup: failed.
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0: failed
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:24 localhost sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:24 localhost gpm: gpm startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:25 localhost crond: crond startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:27 localhost xfs: xfs startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:27 localhost anacron: anacron startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:28 localhost atd: atd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:28 localhost rc: Starting wine: succeeded
>
>messages----------------
>
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost syslog: klogd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.7-10
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost portmap: portmap startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost rpc.statd[701]: Version 0.3.1 Starting
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost nfslock: rpc.statd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Loaded 15327 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.7-10.
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.7.
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Loaded 308 symbols from 11 modules.
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Linux version 2.4.7-10 (bhcompile@stripples.devel.redhat.com) (gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)) #1 Thu Sep 6 17:21:28 EDT 2001
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 0000000008000000 (usable)
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fffe0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 32768
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: zone(0): 4096 pages.
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: zone(1): 28672 pages.
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: zone(2): 0 pages.
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/hda3
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Initializing CPU#0
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost keytable: Loading keymap: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:06 localhost kernel: Detected 395.188 MHz processor.
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 788.07 BogoMIPS
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Memory: 125228k/131072k available (1280k kernel code, 4556k reserved, 90k data, 216k init, 0k highmem)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Dentry-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost keytable: Loading system font: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Inode-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Mount-cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Buffer-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Page-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: CPU: L1 I Cache: 32K (32 bytes/line), D cache 32K (32 bytes/line)
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: CPU: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor stepping 0c
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting proc filesystem: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Unmounting initrd: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: Checking for popad bug... OK.
>Nov 11 13:32:07 localhost kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: mtrr: detected mtrr type: AMD K6
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfa114, last bus=1
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Configuring kernel parameters: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost date: Sun Nov 11 13:30:43 MST 2001
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: Unknown bridge resource 2: assuming transparent
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting clock (localtime): Sun Nov 11 13:30:43 MST 2001 succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:08 localhost kernel: PCI: Using IRQ router VIA [1106/0586] at 00:14.0
>Nov 11 13:32:09 localhost netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Loading default keymap succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:09 localhost kernel: Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds.
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting default font (lat0-sun16): succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:09 localhost kernel: isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Activating swap partitions: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:09 localhost kernel: isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Setting hostname localhost.localdomain: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:09 localhost kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting USB filesystem: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Initializing USB controller (usb-uhci): succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost fsck: /: clean, 97743/486720 files, 391241/973350 blocks
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost kernel: apm: BIOS not found.
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost autofs: automount startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking root filesystem succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost kernel: Starting kswapd v1.8
>Nov 11 13:30:51 localhost rc.sysinit: Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:10 localhost kernel: VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_6.5.0 initialized
>Nov 11 13:30:52 localhost rc.sysinit: Finding module dependencies: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:11 localhost kernel: pty: 512 Unix98 ptys configured
>Nov 11 13:32:11 localhost sshd: Starting sshd:
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost fsck: /boot: clean, 37/13272 files, 7762/52920 blocks
>Nov 11 13:32:11 localhost kernel: Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Checking filesystems succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:11 localhost kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Mounting local filesystems: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:03.0
>Nov 11 13:30:53 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling local filesystem quotas: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost kernel: IRQ routing conflict for 00:03.0, have irq 11, want irq 10
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost sshd: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:30:54 localhost rc.sysinit: Enabling swap space: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost kernel: IRQ routing conflict for 01:00.0, have irq 11, want irq 10
>Nov 11 13:32:12 localhost sshd:
>Nov 11 13:30:57 localhost init: Entering runlevel: 3
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.10d
>Nov 11 13:30:58 localhost kudzu: Updating /etc/fstab succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost rc: Starting sshd: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: block: queued sectors max/low 83117kB/27705kB, 256 slots per queue
>Nov 11 13:31:02 localhost kudzu: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
>Nov 11 13:31:02 localhost ipchains: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.31
>Nov 11 13:31:02 localhost ipchains: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz PCI bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost ipchains: Applying ipchains firewall rules succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev a1
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
>Nov 11 13:32:13 localhost kernel: VP_IDE: chipset revision 6
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: VP_IDE: not 100%% native mode: will probe irqs later
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz PCI bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
>Nov 11 13:31:03 localhost network: Setting network parameters: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: VP_IDE: VIA vt82c586b (rev 45) IDE UDMA33 controller on pci00:14.1
>Nov 11 13:31:04 localhost network: Bringing up interface lo: succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: ide0: BM-DMA at 0x20a0-0x20a7, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
>Nov 11 13:31:05 localhost ifup: Determining IP information for eth0...
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: ide1: BM-DMA at 0x20a8-0x20af, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: hda: QUANTUM Bigfoot TX12.0AT, ATA DISK drive
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost dhcpcd[620]: timed out waiting for a valid DHCP server response
>Nov 11 13:32:14 localhost kernel: hdc: COMPAQ DVD-ROM GD-2500, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: hdd: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost ifup: failed.
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
>Nov 11 13:32:05 localhost network: Bringing up interface eth0: failed
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: hda: 23547888 sectors (12057 MB) w/69KiB Cache, CHS=1557/240/63, UDMA(33)
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: ide-floppy driver 0.97
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: hdd: No disk in drive
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: hdd: 98304kB, 96/64/32 CHS, 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: ide-floppy: hdd: I/O error, pc = 5a, key = 5, asc = 24, ascq = 0
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: Partition check:
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 >
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: ide-floppy driver 0.97
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: md: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: md: autorun ...
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: md: ... autorun DONE.
>Nov 11 13:32:15 localhost kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: IP: routing cache hash table of 1024 buckets, 8Kbytes
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192)
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Linux IP multicast router 0.06 plus PIM-SM
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Freeing initrd memory: 436k freed
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:04.0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:04.0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: (scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 0/4/0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: (scsi0) Narrow Channel, SCSI ID=7, 3/255 SCBs
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: (scsi0) Cables present (Int-50 NO, Ext-50 YES)
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: (scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 436 instructions downloaded
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.2.4/5.2.0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: <Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra SCSI host adapter>
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Vendor: ADTRON Model: AccentSPC M10011 Rev: 2e02
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 4, lun 0
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: (scsi0:0:4:0) Synchronous at 5.7 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 28
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
>Nov 11 13:32:16 localhost kernel: Additional sense indicates Medium not present
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: chargen disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: chargen disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: daytime disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: unable to read partition table
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: daytime disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: Journalled Block Device driver loaded
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: echo disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: echo disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 216k freed
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: finger disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: Adding Swap: 257000k swap-space (priority -1)
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: ntalk disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: exec disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: login disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.259 $ time 17:30:15 Sep 6 2001
>Nov 11 13:32:17 localhost xinetd[885]: shell disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost xinetd[885]: rsync disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: PCI: Assigned IRQ 10 for device 00:14.2
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost xinetd[885]: talk disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x2080, IRQ 10
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost xinetd[885]: telnet disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost xinetd[885]: time disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost xinetd[885]: time disabled, removing
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.251:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 2
>Nov 11 13:32:18 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x565/0x1) is not claimed by any active driver.
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver serial
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial Driver core v1.3
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Belkin F5U103 USB Serial Adapter
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Belkin USB Serial Adapter
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Peracom single port USB Serial Adapter
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: Peracom single port USB Serial Adapter converter detected
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: belkin_sa.c: bcdDevice: 0108, bfc: 1
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: Peracom single port USB Serial Adapter converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for GO-COM232 USB Serial Converter
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost xinetd[885]: xinetd Version 2.3.3 started with libwrap options compiled in.
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: belkin_sa.c: v1.1:USB Belkin Serial converter driver
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost xinetd[885]: Started working: 1 available service
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.8, 25 Aug 2001 on ide0(3,3), internal journal
>Nov 11 13:32:19 localhost kernel: kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.8, 25 Aug 2001 on ide0(3,2), internal journal
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: 0x378: FIFO is 16 bytes
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: 0x378: writeIntrThreshold is 15
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: 0x378: readIntrThreshold is 15
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778) [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
>Nov 11 13:32:20 localhost kernel: parport0: irq 7 detected
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: parport0: Printer, Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet Series 600
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: ip_conntrack (1024 buckets, 8192 max)
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.15-pre6 (July 2, 2001)
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:05.0
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: tulip0: EEPROM default media type Autosense.
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: tulip0: Index #0 - Media 10baseT (#0) described by a 21142 Serial PHY (2) block.
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: tulip0: Index #1 - Media 10baseT-FDX (#4) described by a 21142 Serial PHY (2) block.
>Nov 11 13:32:21 localhost kernel: eth0: Digital DS21143 Tulip rev 65 at 0xc88b2000, 00:40:D0:07:D6:43, IRQ 10.
The card driver is being loaded and it's detecting the card, so you're ok there.
I think the problem you are having is not with the ethernet card but your DHCP configuration.