Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 205000
ethtool needs to be updated to release 4 or 5 for latest intel e1000 drivers
Last modified: 2013-07-02 22:29:55 EDT
Description of problem: Please see bug 200656. ethtool -e eth0 produces "Cannot get driver information: Operation not supported" Intel is using a script with ethtool to track down eeprom issues. 2.6.17-1.2157 kernel with Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.0.33-k2-NAPI e1000 driver fail with ethtool 3. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ethtool-3-1.2.1 How reproducible: Use latest FC5 kernel and an e1000 driver. Steps to Reproduce: 1. ethtool -e eth0 2. 3. Actual results: Cannot get driver information: Operation not supported Expected results: ethtool -e eth0 Offset Values ------ ------ ... Additional info: FC 6 also needs version 4 or 5.
Fedora Core 5 and Fedora Core 6 are, as we're sure you've noticed, no longer test releases. We're cleaning up the bug database and making sure important bug reports filed against these test releases don't get lost. It would be helpful if you could test this issue with a released version of Fedora or with the latest development / test release. Thanks for your help and for your patience. [This is a bulk message for all open FC5/FC6 test release bugs. I'm adding myself to the CC list for each bug, so I'll see any comments you make after this and do my best to make sure every issue gets proper attention.]
This has been fixed in Fedora 7. I skipped 6 so I don't know that it was fixed in Fedora 6.