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  1. Bug #60388
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Comment 9 for bug 60388

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Debo~ Dutta (debo) wrote : Re: [Bug 60388] Re: e1000 EEPROM Checksum validity check should be disabled

Are you using ubuntu? I had the issue with ubuntu but not with RHEL.

Debo

On 4/17/07, Johannes Schmidt <email address hidden>
wrote:
>
> Is this command line parameter still in the code (i.e. >= 2.6.20-12)?
> I always get:
> Unknown boot option `e1000.eeprom_bad_csum_allow=1': ignoring
> e1000: 0000:02:00.0: e1000_probe: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
> e1000: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -5
>
> Unfortunately, I can't test it anymore, as I am using now solely WLAN.
> I had the chance to test it quickly in Easter holidays, but couldn't get
> it to work with any kernel other than 2.6.17.
>
> Maybe I'll try the script mentioned here:
>
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_e1000:_EEPROM_Checksum_Is_Not_Valid
>
> --
> e1000 EEPROM Checksum validity check should be disabled
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/60388
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