On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Notifier <notif...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Frans Pop <elen...@planet.nl> wrote: >> reassign 580265 linux-2.6 2.6.32-9 >> thanks >> >> On Tuesday 04 May 2010, Gmail Notifier wrote: >>> 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82578DC Gigabit >>> Network Connection [8086:10f0] (rev 06) >>> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0037] >>> Kernel driver in use: e1000e >>> >>> Comments/Problems: >>> >>> Did not find my e1000e network interface, even after selecting it >>> explicitly from the list. After installing without using a net >>> connection, a simple "modprobe e1000e" and "dhclient" made the net >>> connection work. The following were added automaticly to /etc/modules >>> by the installation: >>> >>> e100 >>> e1000 >>> e1000e >>> >>> But booting with these in /etc/modules did not make the network >>> interface work. Had to do "modprobe e1000e" manually after each boot. >> >> This sounds like a kernel issue. Reassigning to the kernel team. >> >> Cheers, >> FJP >> > > I have a correction to make, it was only the DHCP part that didn't > work when booting into the installed kernel. The e1000e driver is > loaded correctly, and the other (incorrect) drivers can't be seen when > doing "lsmod". The detection in the installation is still broken > though. > > If it's any help, the installed kernel is 2.6.32-trunk-amd64, and the > one used on the USB key is 2.6.30-2-amd64. The network also worked > fine with the installed kernel being 2.6.32-3-amd64. I remember > reading that Linus and Molnar had problems with this driver in one of > the latest kernels, maybe updating the USB key kernel would fix it. > > When making the USB key I used the boot.img.gz from > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/ > and the netinstall image > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso >
Another followup: I tried the daily build of the netinst with the daily USB stick image, and the hardware detection worked, so this can probably be closed. Maybe add this to the errata. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i2y63ae10171005050838vb0ebe801r7497714f6a25e...@mail.gmail.com
