kernel-2.6.14-1.1831_FC4 breaks wireless

Peter Smith pasmith at wbmpl.com.au
Sun Mar 5 06:26:35 UTC 2006


Apologies fro replying to yself, but ...

Peter Smith wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have FC4 running on a Dell X1 notebook.
>
> On updating to kernel-2.6.14-1.1831_FC4, system-config-network "Cannot 
> activate device eth1", reporting "tg3 device eth1 does not seem to be 
> present".

This of course should be kernel-2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 ...

>
> Rebooting to kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4, eth1 is found as "Intel 
> Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG", and it can be activated successfully.
>
> Earlier kernels were OK, but -1.1833 has the same problem.
>
> I did not install any kernels between -1.1656 and -1.1831.
>
> Is there any work-around for this?

I tried the fix in Bugzilla Bug 180599, but the problem still occurrs.

>
> Thanks in advance,
> Peter Smith
>




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