Strange issue with Samba on 8.0rc1

[David Ehrmann]

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I vaguely remember some vge(4) users who have VT613x PCIe variants
> reported driver instabilities. So I guess there are some silicon
> changes in newer VT613x controllers. If you're using PCIe version
> of the controller you may see the same issue. If you have a spare
> NIC or USB NIC how about trying other ethernet driver to rule out
> possible vge(4) issues?
>
> I managed to find a site in China that sells a stand-alone PCIe
> VT6130 card and ordered it but it was not delivered yet. Don't know
> how long it would take.
>

I think you actually helped me with my controller not working at gigabit
speeds, even if I forced it.
The controller is on a Via EPIA SN; the specs list the chipset as a Via
CN896.