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

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Date:	Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:15:07 +0100
From:	Morten Stevens <mstevens@...-systems.com>
To:	Mihai Donțu <mihai.dontu@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: e1000e: nic does not work properly after cold power on

On 04.03.2013 11:46, 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).

Hi,

Can you reproduce this with linux 3.9-rc1? 3.9-rc1 has the latest 
upstream driver (e1000e 2.2.14) which contains many bugfixes.

Best regards,

Morten
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