[Hardy alpha5] network configuration alteration on update

Bug #197985 reported by Gérald
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Bug Description

release : Ubuntu Hardy alpha5

Bug occurs when updating a fresh and clean install of Ubuntu Hardy alpha5 with 03/03/2008 updates (sources.list has not been modified).
This bug prevents me from using my wireless connection after the update (usbcore : zd1211rw, ID 079b:004a Sagem).

before update "more /etc/network/interfaces" return :
___________________________
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.1.4
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
wireless-key *************
wireless-essid ********
___________________________

after update :
___________________________
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

                                                <- someone is missing ^^
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.1.4
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
wireless-key *************
wireless-essid ********
___________________________

adding "auto eth1" solves the problem.

Hope this help, G

PS: Sorry for my English.

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Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote :

Confirmed by duplicate bug report #197851.

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Pēteris Krišjānis (pecisk-gmail) wrote :

This could be related by this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/185854 as it also caused by dropping 'auto eth0' when manually configuring network interfaces.

Question to original submitter - did 'auto eth1' disappeared just after update or you did some switching between roaming mode and manual configuration when you hit a bug?

If so, this bug is definitely duplicate. Luckily, it seemingly will be fixed before release.

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Gérald (gerald-gaudin) wrote :

I don't remember it clearly, but I think 'auto eth1' disappeared just after update.
It wasn't working so I did some switching in the GUI. That did nothing so I went to '/etc/network/interfaces'.

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Adam Niedling (krychek) wrote :

Alpha versions of Hardy are not supported anymore. Please reopen this report if this is still an issue in updated Hardy.

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