Public bug reported: A month ago I installed Ubuntu 6.06 on my Toshiba L100.This is my first linux install. Evertything is just fine except for the ethernet RTL8139. When I copy large files the network adapter just hungs and I have no network connectivity at all. The same things happens even with low traffic activity after 3-4 hours. I installed the latest official updates via update manager. Kernel is 2.6.15.-27. I read all posts and tried: 1. #ifdown eth0 #ifup eth0 The interface will come back only after restart 2. I noticed two drivers installed 8139too and 8139cp. My ethernet controller will work only with 8139too, so I removed 8139cp.Still the same result #ifdown eth0 #rmmod 8139cp #rmmod 8139too #modprobe 8139too #ifup eth0 3. Tried turning off acpi by adding acpi=off or pci=noacpi. I cannot boot at all with this two options. Then tried noacpi and was able to boot to gnome, but the problem was there.
4. I installed kernel 2.6.18 and installed 8139 in kernel (not as module). This resulted in little better performace. Now I can copy in 70% of the cases a 500MB file. 5. Tried driver from Knoppix, but versions were different when I checked dmesg. BTW with Knoppix 4.02 and 5.01 it works perfectly. I see other people have the same problem without resolution: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=274764&highlight=8139 Thank you for your help in advace. Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Problem with Toshiba L100 and RTL8139 https://launchpad.net/bugs/65836 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs