[Bug 289921] Re: network interface does not come up after installing open-vm-tools

[Anders Kaseorg]

** Summary changed:

- Sync open-vm-tools 2008.11.18-130226-1lenny1 (multiverse) from Debian stable (contrib)
+ network interface does not come up after installing open-vm-tools

** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Intrepid)
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

** Description changed:

  FIX:
- • Please sync open-vm-tools 2008.11.18-130226-1lenny1 from Lenny into Jaunty; the only difference from the current Jaunty version is this fix.
+ • Please sync open-vm-tools 2008.11.18-130226-1lenny1 from Lenny into Jaunty; the only difference from the current Jaunty version is this fix.  (Done!)
  • A debdiff for an Intrepid SRU is posted in bug 302226.
  
  ===
  
  Binary package hint: open-vm-tools
  
  After installing open-vm-tools, the network will not come up
  automatically after a reboot.
  
  If the kernel modules have not been built yet, the open-vm-tools init
  script will rmmod the pcnet32 network driver, then try to modprobe
  vmxnet, and fail, leaving the system without networking.
  
  If the kernel modules have been built, the open-vm-tools init script
  will rmmod the pcnet32 network driver, then try to modprobe vmxnet,
  which works, but the network doesn't come up. You have to rmmod vmxnet
  then re-modprobe it, then /etc/init.d/networking restart to bring the
  network up.
  
  Seeing as most vmware guests are server, this is a serious issue, as it
  prevents automated startups.

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network interface does not come up after installing open-vm-tools
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289921
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