Public bug reported: 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: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bot-comment -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1478411 Title: Old version of e1000 in 15.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1478411/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
