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DateThu, 25 Sep 2008 11:39:45 -0700
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: [Bug #11382] e1000e: 2.6.27-rc1 corrupts EEPROM/NVM
Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> 
>> I've been working on a patch to detect (using a timer and checking at
>>  up/down) whether or not the flash has been corrupted, and, if it is
>> rewrite it with the saved good copy (which obviously only helps if
>> it's the same boot.)
> 
> Thanks, looks interesting e1000e hack that might possibly be of some help.
> 
> BUT! please have a look at
> 
> 	http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/24/133
> 
> Looks like this device got a lot of 0xff written somewhere in its config 
> space, right? But it isn't Intel card at all.
> 

That looks like the device disappeared completely.

	-hpa


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