Comment 18 for bug 181258

The /scripts/functions patch from Dean Montgomery (#15) saved my day. Thanks!

When I deployed a ubuntu/lucid netboot environment in a multi-media room for a workshop that bug affected me. The e1000e driver module did non complete its dhcp setup (link becomes ready .... giving up) and after 60s I got a kernel panic. I replaced /scripts/functions in the initrd image and it worked like a charm.

The various bug reports in this thread may be caused by different flaws. The presented /scripts/function patch makes the boot procedure more robust in either way. Therefore I'd suggest to include that patch irrespective of this bug report.