upgrades

[NoOp]

On 09/25/2008 07:14 PM, David Vincent wrote:
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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.
> 

Actuall Mario Vukelic announced this yesterday: "Serious, potentially
hardware-damaging e1000e driver issue on Intrepid".