From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 21 May 2001 03:08:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 21 May 2001 03:08:48 -0400 Received: from lenka.ph.ipex.cz ([212.71.128.11]:60968 "EHLO lenka.ph.ipex.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 21 May 2001 03:08:38 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 09:09:46 +0200 From: Robert Vojta To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] problem ... Message-ID: <20010521090946.D769@ipex.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="dgjlcl3Tl+kb3YDk" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i X-Telephone: +420 603 167 911 X-Company: IPEX, s.r.o. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --dgjlcl3Tl+kb3YDk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I have this card in intranet server and I'm very confused about very often message in log like this: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82. Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 20979238(6) current 20979242(10) Transmit list 1f659290 vs. df659260. 0: @df659200 length 800005ea status 000105ea 1: @df659210 length 80000296 status 00010296 2: @df659220 length 800005ea status 000105ea 3: @df659230 length 80000296 status 00010296 4: @df659240 length 800005ea status 000105ea 5: @df659250 length 800005ea status 000105ea 6: @df659260 length 800005ea status 000105ea 7: @df659270 length 800005ea status 000105ea 8: @df659280 length 800005ea status 000105ea 9: @df659290 length 800005ea status 800005ea 10: @df6592a0 length 80000056 status 00010056 11: @df6592b0 length 8000005a status 0001005a 12: @df6592c0 length 800005ea status 000105ea 13: @df6592d0 length 80000296 status 00010296 14: @df6592e0 length 800005ea status 000105ea 15: @df6592f0 length 8000029a status 0001029a We have diskless machines and this is not a good thing, because when this happens all traffic is stopped, all diskless machines are waiting and users can't do nothing for several seconds (2-3 seconds). It's not critical, but it's not comfortable. I tried another card, tried kernels 2.2.16, 2.2.19, 2.4.x series, change cable and still this problem. Any idea what may I do? .R.V. Card is 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] (rev 74) --=20 _ |-| __ Robert Vojta -=3D Oo.oO =3D- |=3D| [Ll] IPEX, s.r.o. "^" =3D=3D=3D=3D`o --dgjlcl3Tl+kb3YDk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjsIvzoACgkQInNB3KDLeVMHCgCaA1gkw5+1KRCXG7vfsphHxoh+ BBkAnAmfdwdVxOHrFJMoVlOW20cLr2Ev =2Ysy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dgjlcl3Tl+kb3YDk--