Maybe its related to this bug? http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521691
i ran into this yesterday when trying to install 2.6.29. apparently it broke in 2.6.28.8 which ships with ubuntu 9.04 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #521691 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521691 -- forcedeth NIC fails to operate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315947 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs