Patch - Disable EEE toggle: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "= What it is = Some mal-formed Linux Ethernet drivers cause kernel panics when manipulating Energy Efficient Ethernet. This patch allows the customer to disable EEE processing for certain vendors identified by lspci, specifically disabling EEE for Realtek Ethernet nics. = Target Version = 17.1.1 = How to run = <code> curl -s -k https://downloads.untangle.com/public/patches/17.1.1/eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz | tar -xz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh </code> Th...") |
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= | = Overview = | ||
Version 17.1.1 introduces a change to Energy Efficient Ethernet that may have a negative impact on systems using Realtek adapters. Specifically upon rebooting after the upgrade, all networking may become disabled. If your system uses a Realtek adapter you can apply the following patch. | |||
These instructions are specifically for installations with version 17.0. | |||
= How to run = | |||
<strong>IMPORTANT:</strong> Before upgrading from version 17.0, you must download the patch as you may not have network access after the upgrade is installed. | |||
== Download the script == | |||
From your home directory or /tmp run the following command to download the script. | |||
<code> | |||
wget https://downloads.untangle.com/public/patches/17.1.1/eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz | |||
</code> | |||
17.1.1 | == Perform the upgrade == | ||
Perform the upgrade, which installs version 17.1.1. | |||
= | Check if your network connection is lost. If so, see below to apply the patch. | ||
== Execute the script == | |||
Navigate to the directory where you first downloaded the script. Then run the following commands: | |||
<code> | <code> | ||
tar -xvzf eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh | |||
</code> | </code> | ||
After applying the patch, reboot your NG Firewall appliance. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:03, 22 October 2024
Overview
Version 17.1.1 introduces a change to Energy Efficient Ethernet that may have a negative impact on systems using Realtek adapters. Specifically upon rebooting after the upgrade, all networking may become disabled. If your system uses a Realtek adapter you can apply the following patch. These instructions are specifically for installations with version 17.0.
How to run
IMPORTANT: Before upgrading from version 17.0, you must download the patch as you may not have network access after the upgrade is installed.
Download the script
From your home directory or /tmp run the following command to download the script.
wget https://downloads.untangle.com/public/patches/17.1.1/eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz
Perform the upgrade
Perform the upgrade, which installs version 17.1.1. Check if your network connection is lost. If so, see below to apply the patch.
Execute the script
Navigate to the directory where you first downloaded the script. Then run the following commands:
tar -xvzf eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh
After applying the patch, reboot your NG Firewall appliance.
