[Bug 613200] Re: apport for bug 601159

[kc7zzv]

Partial Workaround:
ethtool says that the card is MDI-X instead of MDI. Typing "ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off" fixes the problem until next reboot. I do need to restart "networking" and "network-manager" to get a ip afterwords though.

I put this in /etc/rc.local as a workaround, but I'd really like a better solution:
ethtool -s eth0 autoneg off
service network-manager restart && true
service networking restart && true
sleep 3

Would looking at anything in a packet sniffer help at all? Also, Linux
machines that are NOT a "Inspiron 530s" work just fine on my network.

Ubuntu version:
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04

ethtool dump when working with workaround:
Settings for eth0:
 Supported ports: [ TP ]
 Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                         100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
 Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
 Advertised link modes: Not reported
 Advertised pause frame use: No
 Advertised auto-negotiation: No
 Link partner advertised link modes: Not reported
 Link partner advertised pause frame use: No
 Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: No
 Speed: 100Mb/s
 Duplex: Full
 Port: Twisted Pair
 PHYAD: 1
 Transceiver: internal
 Auto-negotiation: off
 MDI-X: off
 Supports Wake-on: pumbag
 Wake-on: g
 Current message level: 0x00000001 (1)
 Link detected: yes

This is not a full workaround because I can't do this during the OS
installation.

** Description changed:

- This contains the apport for bug 601159.  I opened a second bug because
- I was told there's no way to add an existing report to an existing bug.
+ I am having trouble with the e1000 integrated ethernet port on "Inspiron
+ 530s" towers. The problem is intermittent, happens under Lucid, and not
+ under Windows. The same problem happens on all three identical
+ computers.
+ 
+ The interface never acquires an ipaddress. I have tried 2 different
+ switches, from two different manufacturers, and both times Windows is
+ able to acquire an ipaddress, but Lucid is not.
+ 
+ ethtool says that the card is MDI-X instead of MDI. Typing "ethtool -s
+ eth0 autoneg off" fixes the problem until next reboot. I do need to
+ restart "networking" and "network-manager" to get a ip afterwords
+ though.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: linux-image-2.6.35-14-generic 2.6.35-14.19
  Regression: No
  Reproducible: No
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-14.19-generic 2.6.35
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-14-generic i686
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  gdm        1241 F.... pulseaudio
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  gdm        1241 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfdff4000 irq 42'
-    Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC888'
-    Components	: 'HDA:10ec0888,1028020d,00100001'
-    Controls      : 40
-    Simple ctrls  : 22
+  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfdff4000 irq 42'
+    Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC888'
+    Components	: 'HDA:10ec0888,1028020d,00100001'
+    Controls      : 40
+    Simple ctrls  : 22
  Date: Tue Aug  3 13:23:45 2010
  Frequency: Once a day.
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=682edd89-06a2-4236-a1f9-0207c2bc7846
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100803.1)
  IwConfig:
-  lo        no wireless extensions.
-  
-  eth0      no wireless extensions.
+  lo        no wireless extensions.
+ 
+  eth0      no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 530s
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.35-14-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.37
  RfKill:
-  
+ 
  SourcePackage: linux
  dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 1.0.15
  dmi.board.name: 0RY007
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: ���
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: OEM
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.0.15:bd06/20/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron530s:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0RY007:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvrOEM:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 530s
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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apport for bug 601159
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