Linux Mint issue at startup - Waiting for network configuration

Try the below two probable solutions on Linux Mint/Ubuntu if you see the status below during startup:

Waiting for network configuration...
Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration...

Solution 1:

(From https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/850226  )

Comment out the line "auto wlan0" in /etc/network/interfaces.

Solution 2:

If the problem persists (99% it won't), try the solution below (caution - hope you are slightly comfortable with working in the command line!!).

You need to

(i) create directories /run and /run/lock,

(ii) move contents of /var/run into /run and /var/lock into /run/lock,

(iii) delete directories /var/run and /var/lock

(iv) create replacement symlinks; e.g. 'ln -s /run /var/run' and 'ln -s /run/lock /var/lock'

Attempt to move all the contents of the folders with commands like:

mkdir /run
mv /var/run/* /run]

etc.

If there is anything in these folders you cannot move or delete, it's possible it is a special mount point file. If rm fails, try umount -fl then attempt rm again. After you move all of the contents, create the symlinks, reboot, and you should be okay.


Check out this excellent blog on the issue: http://www.joshua14.homelinux.org/blog/?p=1029

Haven't tried one more solution - Solution 3 - that one of my friends suggested : editing the /etc/init/failsafe.conf file