• InverseParallax@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    13 hours ago

    And fucked it up by releasing the 8169 with a stepping change that added power management.

    The kernel driver didn’t know this, so links would silently not come up, and you wouldn’t know why till you googled and learned you had to rebuild your kernel for your new motherboard.