linux-kernel - Re: e100: checksum mismatch on 82551ER rev10

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Date:	Sat, 5 Aug 2006 15:28:40 +0200
From:	"Molle Bestefich" <molle.bestefich@...il.com>
To:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com, charlieb@...ge.apana.org.au,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: e100: checksum mismatch on 82551ER rev10

David Miller wrote:
> Please put the option into the e100 driver to allow trying to use the
> device even if the EEPROM checksum is wrong.

Whee, the users win! :-)

> If an Intel developer doesn't do it, I will.

I hope you don't piss off the nice guys at Intel who contribute source
code to the Linux kernel so much that they go away.

For what it's worth, a redistributable utility to fix the EEPROM
checksum would be just as fine a solution (for me)...  if only one was
available.
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