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linux-source-2.6.17 package

  1. Bug #60388
  2. Comment #22

Comment 22 for bug 60388

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Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) wrote :

SRU Justification:

Impact: Users of the e1000 driver cannot override default behavior of a bad eeprom checksum, e.g., the driver exits.

Fix Description: Implement a module parameter that allows the driver to proceed with initialization when eeprom checksum fails. The user can then set the MAC address from the command line (if necessary).

Patch: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy.git;a=commit;h=c25a12d6ab08a1a2d79e1a6540c2579780b97d5b

TEST CASE: If the eeprom check fails, 'e1000_probe: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid' is in the log and the network interface is not available.