[Hardy-LBM] e1000e: Update driver to Intel v1.3.17

[Tim Gardner]

On 07/05/2011 03:18 AM, Stefan Bader wrote:
> SRU Justification:
>
> Impact: The e1000e driver shipped with Hardy does not support the
> 82574L cards found on some newer server boards. This prevents any
> network connection for those.
>
> Fix: Pick the latest standalone driver from Intel and replace the
> current e1000e code in the backports modules package with that.
>
> Testcase: Using the new backports driver network card(s) are detected
> and working. Before that no network card was detected.
>
> -Stefan
>
> ---
>

Have you tested an existing e1000e that _does_ work so we can at least 
smoke test for regression?

rtg
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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com