kernel update breaks network
Hi guys,
I just updated an Etch server to linux-image-2.6.18-6-k7 (from -5-) and
after a reboot network won't come up. The network card is an Intel
100mbit, uses the e100 driver. The driver loads, but trying to bring
eth0 up gives me a "does not exist" error.
After much back and forth fiddling and replacing the card without any
luck, I remembered this has happened before, and by accident I found out
the previous time that the interface number has changed. So I checked.
Sure as bob, it was now eth4...
Why does this happen? I imagine there's some of caching of the MAC
address going on, and I'm worried this might expire at some point.
Another thing I noticed, while trying all sorts of things. I could not
get the e100 driver to load with any options. I tried
eeprom_bad_csum_allow=1 and debug=16 and it simply did not happen.
This just adds to another problem I have with e100, on my workstation,
where it sees only one of two identical cards, forcing me to use
eepro100 for the second.
Any ideas appreciated
Thanks
--kj
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