You have been subscribed to a public bug: The 15.04 includes 7.3.x version of the e1000 driver:
# modinfo e1000 filename: /lib/modules/3.19.0-23-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000.ko version: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI license: GPL description: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver author: Intel Corporation, <[email protected]> However, the latest version from Intel is 8.0.35 from 2011: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/9180/Network-Adapter-Driver- for-Gigabit-PCI-Based-Network-Connections-for-Linux- Version: 8.0.35 (Latest) Date: 10/17/2011 Size: 0.21 MB Language: English Operating Systems: Linux* Would be great to upgrade Ubuntu to newer version since the older 7.x version for e1000 has well known problems with Tx Unit Hang error. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bot-comment -- Old version of e1000 in 15.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1478411 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
