I have this same error in Feisty 7.04 server with the 2.6.20-16-server kernel.
you can reproduce the error by typing mii-tool. [ 2468.245700] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.246663] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.247327] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.247990] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.248641] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.249297] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.249949] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.250607] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.251267] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 [ 2468.251917] pci_set_power_state(): 0000:00:09.0: state=3, current state=5 >From what i've read, the 3com card doesn't support this function and should not be doing this. There are various patches around on the web that address this problem. 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (750ns min, 2000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: I/O ports at e000 [size=64] Expansion ROM at dc000000 [disabled] [size=64K] I don't mind the error messages in so much as the card physically doesn't work now. mii-tool reports no link and setting an IP address on the card reports [ 2786.905061] eth1: setting half-duplex. [ 2786.905815] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready -- pci_set_power_state errors in tty0 console https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/66963 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs