Patch - Disable EEE toggle

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

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, all networking may become disabled. If your system uses a Realtek adapter you can apply the following patch.

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.

curl -s -k 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 command:

tar -xz eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh.tgz && ./eee-ignore-realtek-patch.sh