Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

[caryb]

I'm currently using a USB ethernet adaptor as my onboard Intel is pooched! Am hoping it's not bricked.


Cary

[kjjjjshab]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Sorry to hear that. I always thought it was kinda weird that most mobos today come with 2 ethernet adapters (and usually of different makes)... but I guess it would be helpful in this instance.

Good luck.

[Guest]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Is yours dead or is the driver blacklisted. I know as of last night during an update that my e100e stopped. If you nvram did get hit, maby you can find someone with a T61 that can run ethtool -e > saved nvram.

I hope that helps.

[NexusHumanis]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Can anyone tell me how to find out if I have this driver?

[dibl]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Yep, the Friday updates blacklisted the e1000e module, which is required for my Intel 82573L Gigabit ethernet chip, for the ~.27-4 kernel. Interestingly, the .27-2 kernel still runs the e1000e module with no problems, so I've been booting that one (haven't figured out how to un-blacklist the module for .27-4 -- anybody know how to do that?).

@Nexus -- you can check what ethernet chip you have with

sudo lshw

apt-get install lshw if you don't have it already.

You can check your loaded modules with

lsmod

But of course if it is already blacklisted then you won't see it in the list of modules. And you won't be connected to the network/Internet either, at least not with a wired ethernet connection.

[kjjjjshab]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item&px=Njc1OQ

"Intel is also preparing patches that help users with damaged network hardware restore their EEPROM."

[dibl]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

It didn't hurt my ethernet chip, but I can't run the 2.6.27 kernel until it's patched. Kinda puts a damper on 8.10 Beta ....

[kjjjjshab]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

...Kinda puts a damper on 8.10 Beta ....

I'm more worried that it will put a damper on using the 2.6.27 kernel (since I am eager to have ath9k "built-in")... that kernel version decision was still not final (or was it?).

Edit: I guess with .27 in the beta it will most likely be in the final.

[dibl]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

So far, 8.10 Alpha has released kernels 2.6.27-2 and 2.6.27-4 (at least for my 64-bit system that's what they were). 2.6.27-2 boots and runs, but the kernel-headers package for it is gone from the repos, so I can't re-install the Nvidia driver on it. 2.6.27-4 has the blacklist and won't load the e1000 or e1000e modules.

I assume we're only days away from a release of a 2.6.27 kernel patch that will take care of this, although whether it will be incorporated in *buntu 8.10 at the time of release is an open question.

[kubicle]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

I assume we're only days away from a release of a 2.6.27 kernel patch that will take care of this, although whether it will be incorporated in *buntu 8.10 at the time of release is an open question.

from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidIbex/TechnicalOverview

A problem that could result in corruption of the firmware on Intel GigE ethernet hardware has led to the disabling of the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel included in Ubuntu 8.10 Beta. Ethernet devices that use this driver cannot be used with Ubuntu 8.10 Beta; support for this hardware will be re-enabled in daily builds immediately after Beta and this issue will be resolved for the Ubuntu 8.10 final release. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/263555

[dibl]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Yay -- kubicle, you made my day!

[MoonRise]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Yay -- kubicle, you made my day!

I agree. I haven't had issues yet, but both of my systems are Intel ChipSet based and just hope there isn't any "bleed over" to the Chipsets I have.

[dibl]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

You're OK, Moon. If you had the problem, you'd be booting a different OS, or else using a different computer. :P

[sjhstorm]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Apparently it is only the e1000e and not the e1000 that has the problem. As I have the e1000 can anyone tell me if the blacklist is currently for both, before I try the Beta.

thanks

Steve

[sjhstorm]

Re: Has anyone else been bitten by the Intel e1000 bug?

Looks like a fix will be ready for the 5th October according to this link

http://blogs.computerworld.com/when_...rnet_bug_fixed

Steve