[Virtual-pkg-base-maintainers] Bug#531425: base: Loss of ethernet connectivity (bmac ethernet driver) after random amount of time

[Tor Arne Benjaminsen]

Package: base
Severity: important


Running Debian on a PowerBook G3 'WallStreet'. Using the bmac ethernet driver. Experiencing loss of ethernet 
connectivity (100% packet loss) after a random amount of time. Have tried running bmac as both in-kernel and as a 
module. Running as a module seems to lengthen the delay before loss of connectivity occurs.

I am clueless as to how to diagnose this problem and would appreciate any help.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash