Bug#311357: Upgrade of 386 version of the 2.6.8 kernel breaks via-rhine
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 08:50:37AM -0700, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> On 2005-06-07 17:48+0900 Horms wrote:
>
> >On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 01:11:54PM +0200, Norbert Tretkowski wrote:
> >>severity 311357 grave
> >>thanks
> >>
> >>* Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> >>>This is a confirmation of the bad problem with the via-rhine module
> >>>for the latest version of the 386 version of the 2.6.8 kernel.
> >>
> >>Sounds like a RC bug, so I'm setting it's severity to grave.
> >>
> >>>I "upgraded" today from kernel-image-2.6.8.2-386 version 2.6.8-13 to
> >>>2.6.8-16, and my network card (D-link 10/100 DFE-530TX) that is
> >>>controlled by the via-rhine module immediately quit working
> >>
> >>Too bad this bug didn't get realized when -16 was in unstable...
> >>looks like it's too late to fix this for 3.1r0.
> >
> >True, there was some late minute package shiffling which meant that -16
> >ended up going straight into sarge. Unfortunately now we have this bug.
> >A similar thing seems to have happened with 2.4.27 and some neftilter
> >symbols. It partly my fault (in the sense that I uploaded the packages)
> >and partly a process issue. I do appologise for any inconvenience and
> >I'll try and get updates together over the next few days. But we have
> >clearly missed the boat for 3.1r0.
>
> Hi Horms:
>
> Thanks for acknowledging the via-rhine problem that has gotten into 3.1r0.
> For Debian sarge users it sounds like you have plans to fix version 2.6.8-16
> which is excellent. But until that happens, and for on-going Debian testing
> users like me what kernel 2.6 solution do you recommend for all those who
> require via-rhine for their networking? For example, do you (or anybody
> else paying attention to this bug thread) know whether the via-rhine
> problems also occur for kernel-image-2.6.11 (currently in unstable)?
I haven't heard any reports that they occur in 2.6.11, and
I imagine there are people using that combination, so if
I was in your shoes I would try that. I do have a box with
a VIA rhine card, I will fire it up and see if I can a) reproduce
the problem in 2.6.8-16, b) if it goes away in 2.6.11-5 and c)
get some fixes available for 2.6.8. But its not the D Link card
in question, so I am not sure if I am in a position to test
if a given kernel works.
On a brighter note, I have been unable to reproduce the nefilter
bug I mumbled about in my previous post, so that appears to
have been a false alarm.
--
Horms
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