On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 01:22, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear developers, > > Reports have been coming in that the e1000e ethernet driver for Intel GigE > chipsets, as included upstream in Linux 2.6.27, may under certain conditions > irreparably damage your ethernet hardware by corrupting the on-board > firmware. >
I agree with the assertion that it is associated with 2.6.27 <snip> > Further discussion of this issue can be found on the ubuntu-devel mailing > list at > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-September/026559.html>, > and progress on resolving this issue can be tracked at > <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263555>. > > -- > Steve Langasek I see that there is some confusion because in some cases the driver is thought to be the problem and sometimes 2.6.27. I suspect it is a combination or better stated - the interaction of the two. In theory my card was permanently damaged. However at boot time I fell back to the previous kernel and my card works fine. -rich -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
