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This old bug affects me severely, I say old bug because it is very well documented in the following link: Bug report

This bug results in two things:

My on-board networking doesn't work, and trying to restart or shut-down the computer freezes the system.

So, if you read the bug report you noticed there is a fix, well I have actually successfully fixed the issue two times, but it keeps coming back after reboot, and now I can't seem to fix it.

Fix that worked:

  • Added forcedeth msi=0 msix=0 to /etc/modules
  • Added exec rmmod forcedeth directly underneath the beginning of the script section in the file /etc/init/kmod.conf (I can't find a module-init-tools.conf, is the kmod.conf the equivalent?)
  • Added modprobe forcedeth msi=0 msix=0 to /etc/rc.local

It seems like I’m very close to solving this problem that affects my machine so much, but at the same time I’m lost because I don’t understand the way the modules and the forcedeth works.

content of modprobe.d:

alsa-base.conf              blacklist-modem.conf         iwlwifi.conf
blacklist-ath_pci.conf      blacklist-oss.conf           mlx4.conf
blacklist.conf              blacklist-rare-network.conf  modesetting.conf
blacklist-firewire.conf     blacklist-watchdog.conf      vmwgfx-fbdev.conf
blacklist-framebuffer.conf  fbdev-blacklist.conf
Fabby
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Julian Uribe
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I suggest you remove all the instances you mention above. The correct way is:

sudo -i
echo "options forcedeth msi=0 msix=0"  >  /etc/modprobe.d/forcedeth.conf
exit

Upon reboot, the parameters will be applied. Whether they fix your exact issue is another question.

chili555
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  • I followed your instructions and rebooted and its working perfectly, I hope this is a permanent fix. I will wait until the next reboot before I claim victory. Thank you very much! – Julian Uribe Apr 21 '15 at 14:56
  • Rebooted and it kept working, Thank you so much chili555, your suggestion was the last little piece of help I needed to get my computer working properly. I hope this old bug gets fixed because it stole me many hours. Thank you!!!! – Julian Uribe Apr 21 '15 at 15:13
  • Does not work for me, still not able to get any internet connection through my ethernet wire... Any other ideas? – Nyxynyx Apr 02 '16 at 22:49
  • @Nyxynyx Please start your own new question and be sure to include: lspci -nnk | grep 0200 -A2 Thanks. – chili555 Apr 02 '16 at 23:29