Public bug reported:
Hi
Installed Intrepid (from Kubuntu desktop CD) on mini-ITX computer with
Intel 945GC and ICH7 chipset (Intel Atom processor) and on board RTL8102
Ethernet LAN (v.similar to Netbook type setups). Installation all works
as expected (i.e. quick, easy, everything just works). Updated via Adept
(configured as default). Restarted computer.
Ethernet no longer functions. Specific observed symptoms: everything
seems to work; NetworkManager sees device and tries to configure it.
Manually configing device in /etc/network/interfaces and restarting
gives no errors. ifconfig shows config is as expected. Pinging anything
other than localhost (either 127.0.0.1 or static IP address) fails with
"network unreachable". Interesting snippet - ifconfig shows lots and
lots of rx dropped packets and a few tx dropped packets. Log entries
state r8169 link up.
sudo modprobe -r r8169 && modprobe r8169 gives "failed with error -22"
Restarting and using grub menu to boot with 2.27-7 causes NIC to
function again.
This is what is known in the trade as a show-stopper as people with
little technical knowledge would have been presented with a useless
system which they would be unable to update any further.
It is of course possible that I am only person using this particular
Jetway NC91 motherboard (highly unlikely) or that the manufacturer has
done something outside of reference specs such that this problem is
rare.
Recommend release patched kernel ASAP or finding some way of alerting
users of this problem.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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2.6.27.11 kernel breaks r8169 support for rtl8102e
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326891
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