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[Alex Cabal <1310798@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 880316 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880316

This is not a duplicate, bug #880316 was solved in the comments (see
comment #4 and #5) because the drivers weren't included in the
distribution at all.

The fact that the drivers are totally broken deserves a different bug--
they were working for a brief while until 12.04, and they've been
included in the distro since 12.04, they just don't work at all and they
haven't worked for years.

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Title:
  JMicron JMC250 ethernet: networking always disconnected

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Summary:
  Ubuntu version: 14.04 desktop x64
  Problem hardware: JMicron JMC250 ethernet controller (jme drivers)
  Expected behavior: Ethernet networking works when cable connected.
  Actual behavior: Networking always shows "disconnected", even when cable connected.

  Details:
  In Ubuntu 14.04 with a JMicron JMC250 ethernet controller, the ethernet link is always shown as "disconnected", even when the cable is connected and networking is otherwise working.

  In Ubuntu 12.04, this same ethernet controller also exhibited the same
  problem.  However it was fixable by downloading and manually compiling
  a new version of the jme drivers from here:
  ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/Ethernet/Linux/jmebp-1.0.8.5.tar.bz

  In 14.04, the above 1.0.8.5 driver no longer compiles and is thus not
  installable.

  I tried downloading and compiling the latest source for the driver
  from
  https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/net/ethernet/jme.c.
  This driver does compile, but after installation still doesn't work,
  with the wired network status always showing "disconnected".

  There is a related Launchpad bug #880316 but that one is for *missing*
  drivers in an older Ubuntu version, not *broken* drivers.  (The
  drivers are now included in 14.04, but are totally broken.)

  These drivers haven't worked out of the box since 2012... can we get a
  little love here?

  Output of dmesg | grep jme
  [    2.044151] jme: JMicron JMC2XX ethernet driver version 1.0.8
  [    2.044209] jme 0000:02:00.5: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control
  [    2.045351] jme 0000:02:00.5 eth0: JMC250 Gigabit Ethernet chiprev:23 pcirev:3 macaddr:80:ee:73:13:68:7d
  [   22.302804] jme 0000:02:00.5: irq 45 for MSI/MSI-X
  [   22.302930] jme 0000:02:00.5 eth0: Link is down
  [   22.328814] jme 0000:02:00.5 eth0: Link is down

  Relevant lspci line:
  02:00.5 Ethernet controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMC250 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  alex       1540 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Apr 21 16:06:41 2014
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9a76734d-f4e5-48af-9ba2-c86f712f39d9
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-18 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Standard XS35
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=347d51ff-61a3-4f81-bcc4-125707703d1e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-24-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 03/21/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 080015
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: B10IE01
  dmi.board.vendor: Shuttle
  dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Shuttle
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd03/21/2011:svnStandard:pnXS35:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnShuttle:rnB10IE01:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnShuttle:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: XS35
  dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.sys.vendor: Standard

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