Re: [orca-list] OT: Networking problems in Intrepid

[Erik Heil <eheil sdf lonestar org>]

Hi their. Wait a second.  Why would the hardware be possibly permanently
affected?  U unless it writes values to the flash areas, assuming this
particular series of  cards are flash upgradable, this doesn't make sense.


On Sat, 27 Sep 2008, Christian wrote:

> Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:11:43 +0200
> From: Christian <christian08 runbox com>
> To: kb8aey verizon net, orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] OT: Networking problems in Intrepid
>
> Hi all,
> I should have read the Alpha 6 release notes on the Ubuntu testing webpage. I am affected by this bug below:
> "WARNING
> Due to an unresolved bug in the Linux kernel included in Alpha 6, it
> should not be used on Intel Ethernet hardware handled by the e1000e driver (Intel
> GigE)
> . Doing so may render your network hardware permanently inoperable.
> Older Intel Ethernet hardware which uses the e1000 driver is not affected by this;
> however, some hardware which used the e1000 driver in previous Ubuntu releases, such
> as hardware that uses a PCI Express bus, has been moved from e1000 to e1000e in the
> latest kernel releases. If in doubt, do not use Alpha 6, and subscribe to
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263555
>  to be notified when the bug is fixed in the daily images."
> so I better wait with upgrading until this has been resolved!
> Best regards,
> Christian
>
>
> On 2008-09-26 at 11:38 mike wrote:
>
> >Hi, the only problem I have had is that I am now asked for my wireless
> >key everytime I login.
> >Mike.
> >X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080926-0, 09/26/2008), Outbound message
> >X-Antivirus-Status: Clean
> >
> >
> >----- (Original Message) -----
> >From: "Christian" <christian08 runbox com>
> >Date: Friday, September 26,  at 6:00 PM
> >To: orca-list gnome org
> >Subject: [orca-list] OT: Networking problems in Intrepid
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >If anyone of you have had any networking issues in Ubuntu Intrepid then
> >please write me off list.
> >I cannot get my networking to work.
> >Many thanks,
> >Christian
> >
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