kernel-2.6.14-1.1831_FC4 breaks wireless

Peter Smith pasmith at wbmpl.com.au
Mon Mar 6 00:42:56 UTC 2006


akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:

>On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 03:39:06PM +1000, 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".
>>
>>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?
>>
>>    
>>
>As usual I am confused. tg3 is the driver for the Dell wired internet
>card. Do you have your wired card as eth1 and you wireless card as
>eth0?
>  
>
When it is working (under 1.1656), eth0 is wired and eth1 is wireless.  
I have done nothing to change this, AFAIK.

Regards,
Peter




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