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Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files



On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 16:01 +0100, Stephen Gran wrote:
> 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.

Been there, done that, doesnt't work for these machines. The problem has
to do with the interaction of the card with IBM's IPMI controller, and
requires the latest Broadcom drivers.
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