Public bug reported: I've got a Lenovo ThinkPad T430s with a MiniDock Series 3. In Ubuntu 13.04, the ethernet connection is not available after undocking. The output of 'ip link show dev eth0' shows <NO_CARRIER> status if a CAT5 cable is plugged into the ethernet port after undocking. The link light comes on, but it's impossible to use the connection. It seems as if the system still thinks it's in the docked state, so the onboard ethernet port is overridden by the now-disconnected docking station ethernet port.
This kernel will exhibit the problem: 3.8.0-18-generic This kernel from the mainline PPA will not exhibit the problem: 3.9.0-030900rc6 Also, the output of 'acpi_listen' is interesting when comparing the working and broken kernels. 3.9.0-030900rc6 (working): ac_adapter AC 00000080 00000000 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00006030 thermal_zone THM0 00000081 00000000 battery BAT0 00000080 00000001 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00004011 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00004010 ac_adapter AC 00000080 00000001 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00006030 thermal_zone THM0 00000081 00000000 battery BAT0 00000080 00000001 3.8.0-18-generic (broken): ac_adapter AC 00000080 00000000 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00006040 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00006030 thermal_zone THM0 00000081 00000000 battery BAT0 00000080 00000001 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00004011 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00004010 ac_adapter AC 00000080 00000001 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00006040 ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00006030 thermal_zone THM0 00000081 00000000 battery BAT0 00000080 00000001 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-18-generic 3.8.0-18.28 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-18.28-generic 3.8.6 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: droble 2378 F.... pulseaudio Date: Mon Apr 15 11:56:03 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c317a0cf-3abf-44b6-af3d-7d55ef0267ac MachineType: LENOVO 23539MU MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-18-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg0-root ro RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.105 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: G7ET63WW (2.05 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 23539MU dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Win8 Pro DPK TPG dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG7ET63WW(2.05):bd11/12/2012:svnLENOVO:pn23539MU:pvrThinkPadT430s:rvnLENOVO:rn23539MU:rvrWin8ProDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 23539MU dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T430s dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1169244 Title: Thinkpad ethernet unavailable after undocking To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1169244/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs