Posle uspesnog unistavanja CD rezaca (komunikacija sa firmware-om) i nekih hard diskova (load cycle count) - Linux sada moze unistiti i vasu mreznu karticu - ako je Intelova 82566 / 82567, kao recimo u novom Sony Vaio Z laptopu.
Pokemon ce EEPROM od vase mrezne kartice napuniti djubretom, i time onesposobiti istu za bilo kakav koristan rad. Ali dobro, to je mozda beta verzija novog random number generatora za generisanje SSL kljuceva, posto su par godina pokemonovci generisali SSL kljuceve lake za pogadjanje :-)))
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/263555
In some circumstances it appears possible for the 2.6.27-rc kernels to corrupt the NVRAM used by some Intel network parts to store data such as MAC addresses.
This is limited to the new e1000e driver, and reports have only appeared from users of "82566 and 82567 based LAN parts (ich8 and ich9)" (to quote Intel). The reports seem to be isolated to laptops, but it is not clear if this is because desktop/server parts are not vulnerable, or if use cases simply increase the chances of laptop users being hit.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker...Netzwerkkarte--/meldung/116350
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11382
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459202
Description of problem:
I am unable to use my Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566DC Gigabit
Network Connection (rev 03). System does not see it. Pleae find dmesg output.
Inace, ovo sam pronasao sasvim slucajno jer sam se ozbiljno zagrejao da kupim novi Sony Vaio Z laptop - pa sam naleteo na ovaj thread: http://forum.notebookreview.co...read.php?t=272690&page=370 - sto znaci da bih makinu od par hiljada EUR potencijalno poslao nazad na servis zbog pokusaja koriscenja Pokemona :)
Linux komuni unistavanje hardvera customerima... pardon, QA testerima ocigledno jako dobro ide za razliku od "2008 - Godine Linux Desktopa" :)
Ocekujemo nase cenjene Linux kolege da se pojave sa nekim interesantnim teorijama zavere uperenim protivu njihovog ceda :)
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