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Description of problem: As described in the post below, http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1524902&postcount=1 the tg3 driver in Fedora 15 doesn't quite work. The 3.119 version of the driver that comes with the 3.0.8 kernel seems to work fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot computer to Fedora 15 (x86_64) or leave computer idle for 15 minutes or so. 2. Observe Network Manager message in GNOME 3: cable unplugged. 3. Reboot computer or Suspend and resume and observe eth0 function normally. Actual results: No eth0 connection. Expected results: Additional info:
(In reply to comment #0) > Description of problem: > As described in the post below, > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1524902&postcount=1 > the tg3 driver in Fedora 15 doesn't quite work. The 3.119 version of the driver > that comes with the 3.0.8 kernel seems to work fine. I'm slightly confused, because you say 3.0.8 works but don't list the kernel version you're having troubles with. F15 is already on 3.0.x in the form of 2.6.40 updates. 2.6.40.6 is the latest stable update, which is 3.0.6. A 3.0.8 equivalent can be found in updates-testing. Perhaps you just need to do a yum update?
The system is up to date (yum update was the first thing I did before trying other approaches). The original kernel version is 2.6.40.6-0.fc15.x86_64.
(In reply to comment #2) > The system is up to date (yum update was the first thing I did before trying > other approaches). The original kernel version is 2.6.40.6-0.fc15.x86_64. Can you try the 2.6.40.8 kernel in updates-testing?
I haven't had time to try the kernel from updates-testing yet but as a data point, 2.6.41.1-1 (that my system automatically updated itself last night) still suffers from the same problem. In fact, it seems worse. The network dropped after only a couple of minutes (with the original 2.6.40.6-0 kernel it would usually stay up unless the system became inactive for a few minutes).
Is this still happening with 2.6.43/3.3?
The problem turned out to be a defective network card. After Dell replaced my motherboard the problems went away. Please feel free to close this issues.
Thanks.