(Fwd) Re: 2.6.3 RT8139too NIC problems [resolved]

(Fwd) Re: 2.6.3 RT8139too NIC problems [resolved]

[Nick Warne]

> > > > Linux233 kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth1: transmit timed out
> > > > Linux233 kernel: eth1: link up, 10Mbps, half-duplex, lpa 0x0000
> > > > Linux233 kernel: nfs: server 486Linux not responding, still trying
> > > > Linux233 kernel: nfs: server 486Linux not responding, still trying
> > > > Linux233 kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> > > > Linux233 kernel: nfs: server 486Linux OK
> > > > Linux233 kernel: nfs: server 486Linux OK
> > > > Linux233 kernel: nfs: server 486Linux not responding, still trying
> > > > Linux233 kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> > > > Linux233 kernel: nfs: server 486Linux OK
> 
> Well, I am at a loss now or any idea what to do next.  I have tried 
> everything this morning to build this an eliminate the problem.  
> Whatever I do, kernel builds nice, boots nice and no problems... 
> except for these NIC timeouts - it makes 2.6.3 totally unusable for 
> me.
> 
> I state again, these _very_same_ cards work perfectly under any other 
> kernel I have ever used over the last 3 years (like I am back on 
> 2.6.2 right now).

"This is usually irq routing related...  Try booting with 'noapic' or 
similar. Jeff"

OK, this was the solution.  I am right bloody idiot.  Good call Jeff.

I believed I had APIC turned off (I didn't).  So I then compiled 
kernel with debugging set in 8139too.c, and thought I would be real 
cool and catch the problem and submit a kernel patch (Yea, right!).  
I also looked at what I done.

I was booting with append=noapic... then read a bit... it needed to 
be a string, append="noapic".

It all works great now on 2.6.3.

Sorry to bother you guys when nothing is wrong, and I apologise for 
me being a dipstick twice over :/

Regards,

Nick

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Re: (Fwd) Re: 2.6.3 RT8139too NIC problems [resolved]

[Frédéric L. W. Meunier]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Nick Warne wrote:

> "This is usually irq routing related...  Try booting with 'noapic' or
> similar. Jeff"
>
> OK, this was the solution.  I am right bloody idiot.  Good call Jeff.
>
> Sorry to bother you guys when nothing is wrong, and I apologise for
> me being a dipstick twice over :/

Sure something is. APIC is broken for you, right ? As it's for
me - see
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107721911802649&w=2

Yes, it'd be nice to get it working without ACPI, but it's an
improvement that ACPI now works (also in 2.4.25).

But you wrote "This happens about once every 3 hours.", so it
doesn't seem to be completely broken as it's for me.

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