This bug is still on Oneiric. I have used http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/ linux kernel and initrd for instalation on IBM/Lenovo T60 (Type 2007-FSG), uname -a: Linux (none) 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:50:42 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux, cat /proc/version_signature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4.
e1000e: 0000:02:00.0: (unregistered net_device): The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid
e1000e: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -5
This bug is still on Oneiric. I have used http:// archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ dists/oneiric/ main/installer- i386/current/ images/ netboot/ ubuntu- installer/ i386/ linux kernel and initrd for instalation on IBM/Lenovo T60 (Type 2007-FSG), uname -a: Linux (none) 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:50:42 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux, cat /proc/version_ signature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4.
e1000e: 0000:02:00.0: (unregistered net_device): The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid
e1000e: probe of 0000:02:00.0 failed with error -5
See http:// www.thinkwiki. org/wiki/ Problem_ with_e1000: _EEPROM_ Checksum_ Is_Not_ Valid.
I have tried the eeprom_ bad_csum_ allow parametr, but it is not known by e1000e modul.