From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 3 Jun 2001 12:42:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 3 Jun 2001 12:42:26 -0400 Received: from 23dyn60.com21.casema.net ([213.17.93.60]:37896 "EHLO abraracourcix.bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 3 Jun 2001 12:42:15 -0400 Message-Id: <200106031641.SAA23743@cave.bitwizard.nl> Subject: Re: rtl8139too in 2.4.5 In-Reply-To: from "Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl" at "Jun 2, 2001 02:30:59 pm" To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:41:52 +0200 (MEST) CC: jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl (Rogier Wolff) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL60 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote: > My RTL8139 (Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139A') > was fine in 2.4.3 and doesnt work in 2.4.5. > Copying the 2.4.3 version of 8139too.c makes things work again. > > Since lots of people complained about this, I have not tried to > debug - maybe a fixed version already exists? We upgraded to 2.4.5-ac2 for some test, noted that the ethernet card was agian in 6-packets-per-second mode (i.e. very slow) and then continued to 2.4.5-ac4 where the driver was reverted to the one in 2.4.3. That worked. Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2137555 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* * There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots. * There are also old, bald pilots.