Bug#254983: kernel-image-2.6.6-1-686: On modprobe e1000 error: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid

[Gyde <gyde@gyde.dk>]

Package: kernel-image-2.6.6-1-686
Version: 2.6.6-1
Severity: normal


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.6-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages kernel-image-2.6.6-1-686 depends on:
ii  coreutils [fileutils]        5.0.91-2    The GNU core utilities
ii  fileutils                    5.0.91-2    The GNU file management utilities
ii  initrd-tools                 0.1.70      tools to create initrd image for p
ii  module-init-tools            3.0-pre10-4 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

-- no debconf information

When I tray to do a modprobe e1000 I get thies faluts:

Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 5.2.39-k2
Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation.
PCI: Found IRQ 12 for device 0000:00:10.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 12 with 0000:00:07.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 12 with 0000:00:07.3
The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
e1000: probe of 0000:00:10.0 failed with error -5

<SNIP of lspci -vvv>
0000:00:10.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Intel Corp. PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
        Latency: 32 (63750ns min), Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 12
        Region 0: Memory at 81020000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
        Region 1: Memory at 81000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        Region 2: I/O ports at e400 [size=64]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
        Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device.
                Command: DPERE- ERO+ RBC=0 OST=0
                Status: Bus=0 Dev=0 Func=0 64bit- 133MHz- SCD- USC-, DC=simple, DMMRBC=2, DMOST=0, DMCRS=1, RSCEM-
        Capabilities: [f0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
                Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
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</SNIP>

Pleas let me know if other info is needed.

-tnx
#Chr. Emanuel Gydesen