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[Todd Denniston]

Alan Evans wrote, On 09/24/2008 12:31 PM:
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I hate playing "Fllow this URL".  Get to the point and provide a
>> synopsis. If this has to do with a kernel update breaking Intel
>> chipset internet interfaces then say so.
> 
> I skimmed it for you. The e1000e module in kernel 2.6.27 contains a
> bad bug that can corrupt EEPROM. I think the latest F9 updates are
> kernel 2.6.26, so it's not a Fedora issue at present. Move along.
> 

However, if you are on F10, or rolling your own kernel... it might make for a 
good read.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459202
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11382
http://lwn.net/Articles/299787/

pay special attention to this comment:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459202#c5


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Todd Denniston
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Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter