Network problem with a FC5 installation on a Toshiba Tecra A4 laptop

[Ivar Ruyter]

After running FC4 successfully on this laptop, a fresh install of FC5
ended up in a calamity, the ethernet network stopped working.

Some specifications:
Ethernet adapter: Marvell Tech Group 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit,
system-config-network as well as webmin shows that ethernet active, port
lights are blinking as if the interface was working, all this with the
standard kernel (2054). The sky2 module is loaded, not the sk98lin one.

After looking around, I found the following kernel
2.6.15-1.2021.2.1_FC5.jwltest.13 from Mr.Linville which did enable the
ethernet interface until I tried to install VMWare 5.5.1, which froze
the laptop, subsequent reboots did not re-enable the network.

I have found a bugzilla Nr. 180063 which might look relevant to my
problems. Any help would be most welcome, a laptop without connectivity
is as useful to me as a car without wheels :-<

PS Just tried the latest rawhide kernel
(kernel-2.6.16-1.2097_FC6.i686.rpm), same story no connectivity.
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