Bug#669052: [regression 3.2.12 -> 3.2.14] r8169 driver not automatically loaded

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Jean-Louis MOUNIER wrote:

> Following your instructions, I did install linux-image-3.2.0-2-amd64
> version 3.2.12-1 (after commenting the r8169 line in /etc/modules).
>
> uname -a gives :
> Linux morisson 3.2.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 20 20:45:09 UTC 2012
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
> (just for verification)
>
> The system comes faulty : the on board Realtek card is not detected
> at boot but starts with modprobe 8169;ifup eth0.

Ah, that's more like it.  Thanks for the quick feedback.

To summarize what's known so far:

 * 3.2.12-1 previously worked
 * 3.2.6-1 still works
 * 3.2.14-1 does not work
 * 3.2.12-1 does not work

 * the PCI subsystem correctly detects the Ethernet card's PCI id
 * the r8169 module does not get loaded, or at least it does not write
   its usual greeting

		printk(KERN_INFO "%s Gigabit Ethernet driver %s loaded\n",
		       MODULENAME, RTL8169_VERSION);

Perhaps the difference between the working and non-working versions
has to do with when the initramfs was generated.

Please attach output from "reportbug --template initramfs-tools" and
"dpkg-query -W kmod libkmod2".

Hope that helps,
Jonathan