From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 04:04:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 04:04:05 -0400 Received: from web9307.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.129.56]:44298 "HELO web9307.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 04:03:57 -0400 Message-ID: <20010822080412.33733.qmail@web9307.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 01:04:12 -0700 (PDT) From: John paul R Subject: dell inspiron 8000 eepro100 problems To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="0-1747890810-998467452=:33499" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --0-1747890810-998467452=:33499 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline i'm using 2.4.9 and have had a problem since 2.2 kernels along with all versions of 2.4. i am having a problem with 2 laptops, both are dell inspiron 8000 that have intel 82557 mini-pci nic in them. i get no errors from the kernel but i lose most of my connection after some use. it is very hard to describe how to reproduce the problem because it happens some times after a minute of starting up the computer or sometimes it may take 10 hours to start. what happens is i lose my ability to connect to anything whether it be telnet, web browsing, ssh, etc. but i can still ping sites by ip address. if i am plugged in behind my router i can ping and connect to other boxes on my network (i've been browsing through a proxy on one of them while trying to figure out what the problem is). i have tried compiling the driver into the kernel and as a module, i've tried mandrake 7.0, mandrake 8.0, and now redhat 7.1 and still have the same problem. i have also tried replacing the router and cable. when the problem starts i've tried unloading the module and bringing the network back up and still no luck. i've tried plugging the computer straight into the cable modem and it doesn't work and tried unplugging a computer that is working and plugging it into this one and it will not work. i've tried using static ip's and dhcp. i've also tried forcing the nic to 10mbps and 100mbps. i've tried with it forced to half-duplex and full duplex. the only thing that fixes the problem is by rebooting the computer and immediatly works again. i have talked to a few other people on the dell linux laptop group and they are having this same problem (not all of them). output from dmesg: eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey V. Savochkin and others Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around. Board assembly 727095-002, Physical connectors present: RJ45 Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1. General self-test: passed. Serial sub-system self-test: passed. Internal registers self-test: passed. ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x04f4518b). Receiver lock-up workaround activated. output from lspci -vv: 08:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) Subsystem: Action Tec Electronics Inc: Unknown device 1100 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR-