Hi
I't seems that I have done something dumb to my bubba and now it will not accept DHCP-offers.
I can't remember what I did when it went wrong so I'm looking at a total reinstall of the OS.
Is there any way reinstalling only the networking part of debian if not how do I reinstall without formatting the drive? I don't want to loose everything on the disk.
Thanks
/G
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Restore debian?
Re: Restore debian?
You can re-install your bubba without losing your stuff:
http://wiki.excito.org/wiki/index.php/R ... ubba2_/_B3
but if you mention what you messed with it may be possible to get it running without reinstalling.
http://wiki.excito.org/wiki/index.php/R ... ubba2_/_B3
but if you mention what you messed with it may be possible to get it running without reinstalling.
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Re: Restore debian?
Ops missed the Wiki.
Thanks.
Without formating the drive the losses wasn't to big.
Thanks.
Without formating the drive the losses wasn't to big.
Re: Restore debian?
Network configuration is stored in /etc/network/interfaces (dns servers in /etc/resolv.conf)
If you can see the interface that no longer uses dhcp there you can comment it out with # and change it to
where XYZ is the name of the interface. (probably eth0 or eth1)
Restart networking or just reboot to activate the changes.
Disclaimer: If you mess up this file you might have a hard time accessing your Bubba without a rescue boot, but if you're set on a partial reinstall anyway it might be worth a shot
Edit: This is on Bubba2, should be the same on Debian based system that doesn't use network-manager.
If you can see the interface that no longer uses dhcp there you can comment it out with # and change it to
Code: Select all
iface XYZ inet dhcp
Restart networking or just reboot to activate the changes.
Disclaimer: If you mess up this file you might have a hard time accessing your Bubba without a rescue boot, but if you're set on a partial reinstall anyway it might be worth a shot
Edit: This is on Bubba2, should be the same on Debian based system that doesn't use network-manager.