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Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files



This one time, at band camp, Ernesto Hernandez-Novich said:
> I'm currently having issues with a Broadcom Netxtreme II 5708 card when
> used with Xen on Debian Etch. Basically, using kernel 2.6.18 it works,
> but as soon as either a bridge or a  routed network under Xen is
> started, it stops receiven packages. The servers (cause they are many)
> must remain using Debian Etch and using Xen, so Etch-and-half is of no
> use.

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12)

/etc/network/interfaces:
post-up ethtool -K eth0 tx off

Fixes it here.
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