The Sourceforge/Intel download version is very close to what is in the upstream kernel today. If you are using an older kernel the Sourceforge/Intel download driver then was very close to what was in the upstream kernel then. The drivers are always improving and changing both for bug fixes and adding new HW support. Using the latest driver is always a good idea if you run into a problem.
Cheers, John > -----Original Message----- > From: nandakumar raghavan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [E1000-devel] Query regarding igb driver > > Hi All, > > I am not sure whether this is the correct forum to ask this question. > I am currently facing a problem with the older version of the igb > driver where it looks like the ethernet driver is failing. I downloaded > the latest driver from Intel (4.1.2) and tried compiling and it looks > like the problem is solved. > > Could you please clarify why the igb driver source present in the > kernel source taken from kernel.org is different from the one which I > downloaded from Intel? > > Thanks, > Nandakumar Raghavan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
