upgrades
David Vincent
dvincent at sleepdeprived.ca
Fri Sep 26 02:14:24 UTC 2008
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NoOp wrote:
> I am _very_ surprised that there is not a large red warning on that page
> pointing to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/263555
>
> A warning has been placed on the download page:
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/intrepid/alpha-6/
> <quote>
> Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Alpha 6
>
> Due to an unresolved bug in the Linux kernel included in these images,
> they should not be used on Intel ethernet hardware supported by the
> e1000e driver (Intel GigE). Doing so may render your network hardware
> permanently inoperable.
nice. why is this the first i am hearing of this?? thanks for pointing
that out noop - yes, they should have something more obvious pointing to
that one.
> I would _not_ recommend that anyone use "update-manager -d" (even if it
> works - don't know as my Alpha 6 is running from the Alternate CD
> install) given the severity of 263555.
it worked for me today, on my test box. it is running dlink nics. whew.
- -d
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