We can confirm similar issues with Precise. However, testing a default Precise 12.04.3 installation with any generic Quantal or Raring LTS kernel seems to work fine.
Tests preformed: Continues looping boot using a similar script as mentioned by Chris J Arges. Counted amount of successful boots - working bond0 with both slaves up - with different kernels. Symptoms after boot: - Bond0 down with no slaves - Bond0 comes up with only 1 slave - Bond0 comes up with 2 slaves with 1 interface marked down Hardware: Dell M610-II 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709S Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20) 01:00.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709S Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20) Network configuration: root@test:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet manual bond-master bond0 bond-primary eth0 eth1 auto eth1 iface eth1 inet manual bond-master bond0 bond-primary eth0 eth1 auto bond0 iface bond0 inet static address 10.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.1.1.255 gateway 10.1.1.1 bond_arp_validate 3 bond_mode active-backup bond_arp_interval 200 bond_arp_ip_target 10.1.1.1 bond_slaves none root@test:~# cat /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf alias bond0 bonding options bonding mode=1 arp_interval=200 arp_ip_target=10.1.1.1 Test results: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS with linux-image-3.2.0-54-generic (3.2.0-54.82) - Failed several boots with the listed symptoms Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS with linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic (3.5.0-41.64~precise1) - 300+ boots Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS with linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (3.8.0-31.46~precise1) - 300+ boots -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/996369 Title: bond slave interface sometimes does not come up on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/996369/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
