are you suddenly getting this error:

File “/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py”, line 460, in read
raise SerialException(’device reports readiness to read but returned no data (device disconnected?)’)
SerialException: device reports readiness to read but returned no data (device disconnected?)

After reinstalling Precise Pangolin over Jaunty Jackolope (yah, I know, this was a linux install I did in 2008 which the owners of the computer never bothered to update) my ethernet drop on a Dell Optiplex 760 suddenly declared it was no longer managed. I at first thought it was the fault of the weird […]