Bug#338429: linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7: Can't bring up interface usb0 with Linux 2.6.14, works fine with 2.6.12.

[Stefan Borggraefe <borggraefe@web.de>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7
Version: 2.6.14-2
Severity: important


I have the most recent versions of linux-image-2.6.12-1-k7 and
linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7 installed. I need to use the usbnet module to
communicate with my Sharp Zaurus SL-C750C via usb.

When I boot into the 2.6.12 kernel everything works fine and I can
bring up the interface with

  modprobe usbnet
  ifup usb0

When using the 2.6.14 kernel on the same system (alas everything else
is unchanged) I get the following output in dmesg when I connect the Zaurus:

usb 2-1.3: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
usb 2-1.3: device descriptor read/64, error -71

When I issue the ifup usb0 command I get the following output on the
console:

SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
usb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
SIOCSIFDSTADDR: No such device
usb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
usb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Failed to bring up usb0.

This is the the entry for usb0 in /etc/network/interfaces:

iface usb0 inet static
        address 192.168.129.1
        pointopoint 192.168.129.201
        netmask 255.255.255.255

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (9, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.14-1-k7
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7 depends on:
ii  module-init-tools             3.2-pre9-4 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii  yaird [linux-initramfs-tool]  0.0.11-11  Yet Another mkInitRD

linux-image-2.6.14-1-k7 recommends no packages.

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