Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Allan, Bruce W" <> | | Date | Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:13:45 -0700 | | Subject | RE: e1000e crashes with 2.6.34.x and ThinkPad T60 |
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On Saturday, July 24, 2010 2:27 AM, Marc Haber wrote: > Hi, > > I have a new notebook, a Thinkpad T60, which is freezing in random > intervals (like 30 minutes to two days) as long as I am using the > on-board wired ethernet interface, which is an e1000e, [8086:109a]. As > long as I keep using the WLAN, the system runs for weeks despite > frequent suspend/resume cycles etc. The crashes seem really to be tied > to using the wired ethernet. This is a hard freeze, with nothing > happening on the system, only a long push on the power button helps. > > Additionally, sometimes, probably after suspend/resume, the wired > ethernet does not come up properly again, ip addr claims "NO CARRIER" > even if the LEDs on the interface and on the switch claim that there > was a link. No packets are received by the interface when it's at this > stage. > > Both issues appear with 2.6.34 and 2.6.34.1. I didn't try any of these > issues with an older kernel, 2.6.34 was already out when I started > using the T60. > > To rule out defective hardware, I have tried with a second T60, with > the same results. > > Full dmesg and lspci-nn attached, please say if you need more. > > Greetings > Marc > > P.S.: Please Cc: me on replies, both linux-kernel and netdev are too > big for me to timely follow. I am subscribed to both lists, but a Cc > helps in getting a faster reply. > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im > Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 > 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | > Fax: *49 3221 2323190
Adding e1000-devel (the Intel LAN developers list).
Please supply the full dmesg you meant to attach with the original report, as well as the output of lspci -vvv.
Thanks, Bruce.
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