It is also possible to back-port the bugfix to the kernel used by ubuntu with the following steps: 1. install the kernel source package and unpack it 2. edit the top-level Makefile of the Linux kernel to match the version of the installed kernel 3. apply the patch from the attachment. 4. run "make modules" 5. replace the r8169.ko driver from /lib/modules/... with the one from the drivers/net/ directory of the linux source tree 6. run mkinitramfs to replace the driver in the initrd That did the trick for me. Hopefully this bugfix will make it into the next ubuntu kernel update.
** Attachment added: "bugfix taken from kernel patch-2.6.25.4" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15128494/r8169-fix.diff -- Installation/Kernel crash with RTL8101E Ethernet https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229113 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
