Ethernet Boot Problem

[llamahead]

This is a continuation of this thread. That thread was so off the original topic, I decided to start another.

 

So, pcwiz concluded that I'm having an issue with my ethernet card. First of all, I just want to confirm the 'diagnosis'. Here are the suspicious lines:

localhost mDNSResponder-108.4: starting

localhost DirectoryService: Launched Version 2.1

localhost kextd[25]: kextd_watch_volumes: couldn't setup diskarb sessions.

com_triton_forcedeth: Ethernet address 00:19:db:24:8e:77

localhost configd[51]: No AirPort driver found.

localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started.

localhost mDNSResponder: couldn't read user-specified Computer Name: using default instead.

localhost mDNSResponder: couldn't read user-specified local hostname: using default instead.

localhost mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local

 

So, I decided to disable the onboard LAN via the BIOS. I checked in Ubuntu, and Ubuntu could not longer detect the onboard LAN. I also took out my wireless PCI adapter and tried reinstalling the Uphuck 10.4.9 Universal disk.

 

I checked 'System Profiler' before installing, and it did say a few things about an on-board ethernet. I thought that was odd, but decided to continue wth the install. After booting, I got the same above messages.

 

So, my problem is that boot halts with those messages above. Any ideas? (pcwiz recommended I download the tubgirl AMD disk, but I'd rather not download another disk right now.)

 

So my ideas were:

1. Are there some kexts I can delete via Ubuntu that may be causing the problem?

2. Is there a way to boot without networking? (Like safe mode without networking in Windows?)

 

Thanks in advance!

[Filipe Tolhuizen]

I'm getting the same error as you that keeps me from booting too. But in my case I need networking. If you discover how to get this working please tell me so.