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Kernel – 5.5 released, OK with Patched VMware, and e1000e issues fixed.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 26, 2020 by RGJanuary 26, 2020

Kernel 5.5 is out, and brief details of changes since -rc7 are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2001.3/02724.html This now works OK with Intel e1000e-supported Ethernet cards, and the patched version of VMware 15.5.1.   There is an interim patch for NVIDIA driver 440.44, and this gives a tombstone on # startx, on my systems, but seems to work OK, after that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, kernel, Linux, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged kernel 5.5, new release, nvidia 440.44 interim patch, vmware 15.5.1 patched | Leave a reply

Ethernet – If you Can’t Wait for 5.4.14, an Unofficial e1000e Patch for 5.4.13..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 20, 2020 by RGJanuary 20, 2020

As there is (so far) no sign of an update to the 5.4.x kernel series, I have uploaded a _very unofficial_ patch I had already created for 5.4.13, and I have tested this, and so far it seems to work OK..    It is based on an ‘earlier’ e1000e patch version found on linux/netdev.. https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg623693.html,  and thanks are … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Ethernet, fix, Hacks, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, Opinion, patches | Tagged disconnect bug, e1000e, fix, kernel 5.4.13, unofficial patch, use at own risk | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.5-rc7 – Finally, a Fix for Intel e1000e..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 19, 2020 by RGJanuary 19, 2020

Kernel 5.5-rc7 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2001.2/04928.html This includes e1000e: Revert “e1000e: Make watchdog use delayed work”, and I have tested this, and it appears to have – finally – fixed the problem. Hopefully this will be back-ported to the next release of the 5.4 x kernel..! Robert Gadsdon.   January 20th, 2020. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, fix, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network | Tagged finally fixed, intel e1000e, kernel 5.5-rc7, ok, tested | Leave a reply

Ethernet – e1000e – The Saga Continues..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 13, 2020 by RGJanuary 13, 2020

After more testing, it appears that there is still a problem with the Intel e1000e driver and some – but not all – supported NICs.. I have several ex-HP systems that have Intel NICs, and some have more than one.   The HP Z820 has two (different models..): $ lspci |grep Eth 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, Fedora, hardware, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, Opinion, some systems ok | Tagged constant up/down, e1000e, ethernet, intel, problems, revert patch, some nics ok, workaround | Leave a reply

Ethernet – Intel e1000e – Still Problems with Kernel 5.4.1, on Some Systems.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 29, 2019 by RGNovember 29, 2019

Tested the Intel e1000e driver in Kernel 5.4.1, and this still fails with some Ethernet NICs, but is OK on others.. On my HP Z820, there are two (different) Intel NICs, and the e1000e driver works with one, but fails with the other: LAN connection to eth0 (Intel 82579LM) fails: [ 125.292581] userif-2: sent link down event. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, Hacks, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, Opinion | Tagged intel e1000e driver, kernel 5.4.1, revert patch to fix, still fails on some systems | Leave a reply

Ethernet – Intel e1000e OK with some Kernel 5.4 Systems, but not all?

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 24, 2019 by RGNovember 24, 2019

After updating my main HP Z820 system to Kernel 5.4, I found that the previous Intel e1000e Ethernet problem I had encountered on my test system with Kernel 5.4-rc6 seemed to have reappeared. (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=2632 ). But – this time, two of my systems with e1000e drivers were OK, but the third – the HP Z820 – … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, hardware, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, Opinion, patches | Tagged ethernet, intel e1000e, kernel 5.4, problems, revert patch, some systems ok, workaround | Leave a reply

Kernel – 5.4-rc8 Released – Finally, Fixes Intel e1000e

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 17, 2019 by RGNovember 17, 2019

Kernel 5.4-rc8 is out, and brief details are here:  http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.2/01078.html The latest NVIDIA (440.31), and patched VMware 15.5.1 compile and load/run OK. The Intel e1000e Ethernet driver had been broken since -rc1, but this has finally been fixed, and appears to operate correctly, now. Robert Gadsdon.   November 17th 2019. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, Intel, kernel, Linux, Network, NVIDIA, Opinion, VMware | Tagged ethernet, intel e1000e driver fixed, kernel, kernel 5.4-rc8, linux, nvidia 440.31 ok, patched vmware 15.5.1 ok | Leave a reply

Ethernet – Intel e1000e Still Broken with 5.4-rc6

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 4, 2019 by RGNovember 4, 2019

Just tested Kernel 5.4-rc6 on a system with Intel e1000e, and this is still broken, despite being reported when -rc1 was released.. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1910.3/07624.html Kernel release notes for 5.4-rc6 are here:   http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1911.0/01280.html The problem, is that the Ethernet connection repeatedly activates/deactivates, making the connection useless: (From KDE/Plasma)…………… Connection ‘eth0’ deactivated. Connection ‘eth0’ activated. Connection ‘eth0’ deactivated. Connection ‘eth0’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethernet, fix, intel ethernet, kernel, Linux, Network, patches | Tagged fix, intel e1000e broken, kernel 5.4-rc6, revert patch | 6 Replies

New Install – Dual-Boot, Serial Console, Intel Ethernet Issues – Fixed..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on February 18, 2019 by RGFebruary 18, 2019

Setting up an old HP8000 desktop small-form-factor system as a crash-and-burn test system, with dual-boot Fedora 29 and Windows 7, on separate drives. First slight gotcha with the Fedora install: The installation utility shows the two disks, the first of which has Windows 7 (sda) and the second – additional – was for the Fedora Linux install … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., dual-boot, Ethernet, Fedora, fix, fixed, grub, Hacks, hardware, Intel, kernel, Linux, linux install, Opinion, quirks, Win 7 | Tagged dual-boot, fedora, fixed, intel ethernet, linux, new install, serial console port, win7 | Leave a reply

ARM64 – Kernel 4.10-rc4 on Odroid C2 – Ethernet Still Needs DTS Patch..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on January 17, 2017 by RGJanuary 22, 2017

Just updated the Odroid C2 to Kernel 4.10-rc4, but the Ethernet hang problem still persists..   Applied the dts Ethernet TX patch (see http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1872 ) , and it works OK now.. There seems to be a bit of a backlog of Meson/GXBB patches, and I read that the Ethernet TX fix was supposed to be merged with -rc4, … Continue reading →

Posted in aarch64, ARM64, compilation, Ethernet, fix, kernel, Linux / ARM, Odroid C2, Opinion, Performance | Tagged aarch64, arm64, ethernet tx patch, kernel, kernel 4.10-rc4, linux, odroid c2 | Leave a reply

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