Re: [Linux-ia64] eepro100 and nfs - mission impossible ?

Johannes Erdfelt
2001-06-18T17:39:09Z

On Mon, Jun 18, 2001, David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com> wrote:
> >>>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 15:18:39 +0200, Jan Schreckenbach <Jan.Schreckenbach@sap.com> said:
>
> Jan> Hello, the problems with the eepro100 driver in conjunction
> Jan> with NFS driving me mad. I'm using NFS very heavy for compiling
> Jan> and installing (both: autofs and hand mounted shares).
> Jan> Processes often hanging while accessing files on NFS shares (I
> Jan> have seen a cp process hanging after aprox. 100MB on exactly
> Jan> the same point of the file, regardless how often I tried). I
> Jan> use Lion's with BIOS 76 with the latest SuSE and Red Hat
> Jan> distros. The e100 driver does not work as well. Are there any
> Jan> chances to get it running???
>
> This is *not* a problem with the eepr100 driver. It's a bug in the
> eepro firmware. A relatively easy workaround is to install your own
> network adapter and ignore the built-in one.

You are absolutely correct in the diagnosis of the problem.

BIOS 79 fixes this problem. I haven't checked if it is released yet.

JE