Re: 2.6.28: r8169: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (r8169): transmit timed out

Francois Romieu
2009-01-15T20:59:52Z

Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com> :
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> It is the first time I have ever seen it on this system, while running
> 2.6.28. I have never seen the error in the past (at least not that I can
> remember/no log entries) for 2.6.27 or below.

Does it translate into a temporary network hiccup, say a few seconds,
or does it mean a final loss of networking ?

Given the timestamp, the driver seemed to worked for some amount of time
before breaking, did it not ? It would thus be different from the usual
"no link at startup" problem.

Can you send a complete dmesg, including the r8169 XID line ?

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Ueimor