I suspect that this patch will fix the issue, seems that since they were able to boot the old OS and dump the eeprom that the eeprom is not actually corrupt.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=148675a7b2061b5a5eb194530b7c4d8de1f2887e;hp=373a88d78be540c1331ea5adcb76610dddcb008b patch above is also attached. This patch is currently in net-2.6 and should be pushed in time to be in 2.6.31-rc7 The other patch to try (applies before the above) is: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=373a88d78be540c1331ea5adcb76610dddcb008b ** Attachment added: "suggested patch" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/30340988/net-2.6.git-148675a7b2061b5a5eb194530b7c4d8de1f2887e.patch ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #13914 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13914 -- karmic installer fails to detect Intel 82567 network card https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/404264 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
