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From: bn <brullonulla@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:59:38
Message-Id: 4B40982B.8000700@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups by Neil Walker
1 Neil Walker ha scritto:
2 > bn wrote:
3 >> Ehm, no, it disconnects randomly every about ~5 minutes, and then comes
4 >> back.
5 >>
6 >
7 > Most network problems can be traced to the cable or connectors. Have you
8 > tried
9 > a different cable?
10
11 No, but before the kernel upgrade it seemed to work OK.
12 However I will check when I can.
13
14 > I have a similar chipset in this desktop:
15 >
16 > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E
17 > Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 14)
18 > Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 00ba
19 >
20 > It's worked perfectly with the sky2 driver in all kernel versions since
21 > goodness knows
22 > what. It certainly worked with all of the 2.6.31 releases. It's
23 > currently on gentoo-sources 2.6.32-r1.
24
25 Good to know, I hope it's just a cable issue, but the coincidence with
26 the upgrade makes me worry.
27
28 Thanks,
29 m.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups Aaron Clark <ophidian@×××××××××××××××.net>