On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 01:42 -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: > Summary: The MS Windows driver for the Realtek 8168/8169 puts to > chip in a funny mode that Linux does not know how to get out of. This > mode persists over a reboot! The mode is cleared by a complete > power-cycle. > > Complete power-cycle: > - turn off machine, > - unplug the power cord, > - turn on machine with power cord still disconnected (this drains > residual power), > - plug machine in again, > - turn machine on > - boot Linux, not MS Windows. Makes you long for the days when computers had real reset buttons, and the reset signal was fed to all the hardware so it actually reset... -- [tim@bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr 2.6.23.1-10.fc7 i686 i386 Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7. Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
