# Available Ethernet interfaces ?
l_interfaces=""
- echo "Waiting for ethernet card(s) up... If this fails, maybe the ethernet card is not supported by the kernel `uname -r`?"
- while [ -z "$l_interfaces" ]
- do
- l_interfaces="$(cd /sys/class/net/ && ls -d eth* 2>/dev/null)"
- done
- if [ $(echo $l_interfaces | wc -w) -lt 2 ]
+ # See if we can derive the boot device
+ Device_from_bootif
+
+ if [ -z "$DEVICE" ]
then
- # only one interface : no choice
- echo "DEVICE=$l_interfaces" >> /conf/param.conf
- return
- fi
+ echo "Waiting for ethernet card(s) up... If this fails, maybe the ethernet card is not supported by the kernel `uname -r`?"
+ while [ -z "$l_interfaces" ]
+ do
+ l_interfaces="$(cd /sys/class/net/ && ls -d eth* 2>/dev/null)"
+ done
- # If user force to use specific device, write it
- for ARGUMENT in ${_CMDLINE}
- do
- case "${ARGUMENT}" in
- live-netdev=*)
+ if [ $(echo $l_interfaces | wc -w) -lt 2 ]
+ then
+ # only one interface : no choice
+ echo "DEVICE=$l_interfaces" >> /conf/param.conf
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # If user force to use specific device, write it
+ for ARGUMENT in ${_CMDLINE}
+ do
+ case "${ARGUMENT}" in
+ live-netdev=*)
NETDEV="${ARGUMENT#live-netdev=}"
echo "DEVICE=$NETDEV" >> /conf/param.conf
echo "Found live-netdev parameter, forcing to to use network device $NETDEV."
return
;;
- esac
- done
+ esac
+ done
+ else
+ l_interfaces="$DEVICE"
+ fi
found_eth_dev=""
while true