Bug 147658 - boot waits for ifplugd devices
Summary: boot waits for ifplugd devices
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Network (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 3
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Assignee: Christian Zoz
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Reported: 2006-02-02 15:20 UTC by Dirk Mueller
Modified: 2006-02-03 12:37 UTC (History)
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Description Dirk Mueller 2006-02-02 15:20:05 UTC 
the booting process waits for ifplugd devices to come up, which can take a long time if no cable is conneced or there is no DHCP running.
Comment 1 Christian Zoz 2006-02-02 15:32:49 UTC 
It should only wait, if a cable is currenetly connected. Was it connected in your case?
Comment 2 Dirk Mueller 2006-02-02 17:06:11 UTC 
no, its not connected.
Comment 3 Dirk Mueller 2006-02-02 17:08:40 UTC 
it says: 

Waiting for mandatory devices:  eth-id-00:0d:60:89:ba:0b __NSC__
17 16 14 13
    eth2      device: Intel Corporation 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
    eth2      configuration: eth-id-00:0d:60:89:ba:0b
    eth2      ifplugd is running
    eth2      no cable connected
    eth2      DHCP client NOT running
done    modem0
    modem0    Startmode is 'manual'
skippedSetting up service network  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .done
Comment 4 Christian Zoz 2006-02-03 09:29:50 UTC 
Everything is fine. Works as expected.
You may change the behavior with /etc/sysconfig/network/config:MANDATORY_DEVICES

rcnetwork waits until the interface is available starts ifplugd and finishes. Only if a cable were plugged it would stay waiting until dhcp client is ready or went to background.
Comment 5 Dirk Mueller 2006-02-03 10:54:34 UTC 
$ grep MANDA /etc/sysconfig/network/config
MANDATORY_DEVICES=""
Comment 6 Christian Zoz 2006-02-03 10:57:55 UTC 
grep -B4 MANDA /etc/sysconfig/network/config
Comment 7 Dirk Mueller 2006-02-03 12:36:50 UTC 
how much sense does it make to treat ifplugd not as hotplug devices?
Comment 8 Dirk Mueller 2006-02-03 12:37:09 UTC 
this is a change from previous behaviour btw