Re: e1000e: nic does not work properly after cold power on

Jiri Slaby
2013-03-04T15:21:37Z

On 03/04/2013 11:46 AM, Mihai Donțu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I apologize in advance for posting on two lists at once and for not
> even being subscribed to e1000-devel.
>
> Ever since upgrading to 3.8.x, I'm unable to use my wired connection
> (e1000e - Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit) immediately after power
> on. I have to boot into an older kernel (3.2.0 I happen to have around)
> and _then_ boot into 3.8.1. There are no errors in dmesg that I can
> see. The only one behaving strangely is NetworkManager who simply says
> the device is managed and skips it. Also, there's no 'link becomes
> ready' in dmesg either (and I swear the cable is plugged in).
>
> Has anyone else encountered this?

Hi, I think so:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2013-03/msg00099.html

(I have no idea what the issue is, just adding another report.)

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