Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:39:05 -0500 From: Jesse Sheidlower <jester@panix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em0 invalid checksum on new T60 Message-ID: <20070223023905.GA29558@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20070222053619.GA24340@panix.com> References: <20070222053619.GA24340@panix.com>
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On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 12:36:19AM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I just got my new ThinkPad T60 and have been installing merrily > away. So far most things have worked fine, though I still have > lots to do and will no doubt have a few more questions. > > A big one right off the start, though, is that my Ethernet card > is not working. On boot I get this: > > --- > em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection Version - 6.2.9> port 0x3000-0x301f mem 0xee000000-0xee01ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci2 > em0: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid > em0: Unable to initialize the hardware > device_attach: em0 attach returned 5 > --- (Self-reporting here--I did some more searching, and found comments about the need to plug in a working Ethernet cable before booting. I did this, and now it seems to be working fine, even when later rebooting without a cable.) Jesse Sheidlower
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