[olug] samba headache in ubuntu 8.04 laptop

[DYNATRON tech]

that was the driver, and that sounds like what happened.
great.
some bad code F'd my laptop.

all i know is that i won't have Gb ethernet anymore.
a software glitch that damages your hardware....that's f'n great.

it sounds like any 2.6 distro would have done the same, but i still blame
ubuntu for the smb madness.

this is ridiculous. i'm installing something else. i don't really care what
at this point. if i can't reach my own servers, 10 meters away, then what
good is it?
i give up. life's too short for this noise.



On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Christopher Cashell <topher-olug at zyp.org>wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:52 PM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > overall, i have to say that i'm quite disappointed with ubuntu.
>
> Don't know what to tell you on that one.  I've been a happy Ubuntu
> user for years, now.  I've had better luck with it recognizing
> hardware than with any other distribution.  Even on new laptops (Dell
> D610 a few years ago, Dell D820 a little over a year ago), it managed
> to get the screen resolution perfect, and sound was working on first
> boot.  Both were unexpected surprises.
>
> > as a side note, ever since i've messed around with the ubuntu live DVD on
> my
> > laptop, my ethernet port just causes crashes and screen issues in all
> OS's.
> > has anyone ever heard of this before? it took me a day or two to figure
> out
> > that the issue was related to my ethernet connection. weird stuff. maybe
> > just bad timing...
>
> What kind of NIC is it?
>
> It may not be releated, but there was a recent issue with the Linux
> Intel e1000e driver that could screw up the firmware on a NIC.  Intel
> has been working with the kernel devs and I believe they tracked down
> the bug.  Also, Intel has stated that they are working on a fix to
> 'repair' network cards that were screwed up by the bug.  Not sure what
> the status of that is.
>
> --
> Christopher
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