Re: Correction: 2.6.16-git12 killed networking -- 3c900 card

[Pete Clements <clem@clem.clem-digital.net>]

Quoting Steffen Klassert
  > > 
  > > FYI:
  > >   Single 3c900 card, UP i386
  > >   Lost networking with .16-git12, message
  > >   ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
  > 
  > This could be due to the recent driver update.
  > I can not reproduce this with a 3c900B-Combo,
  > so I need some more information to track it down.

Data attached. Note:
 1) Using coax 10base2.
 2) Driver is compiled in, not a module. If you need I'll
    recompile with debug set.
  > 
  > >   Had several of these with git11
  > >   NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
  > 
  > Is this for sure that these messages occured first time with git11?
  > There were no changes in the 3c59x driver between git10 and git11.

 Only occurrance in git11, 4 hits during a local net ftp. Low network 
 load system.

  > 
  > > 
  > >   No problems observed git1-git10
  > > 
  > 
  > If you are willing to provide me with some information
  > you can send the following:
  > 
  > 1. output of lspci -vvv (just the ethernet controller related part)
  > 
  > 2. your Kernel configuration
  > 
  > 3. modprobe the driver with debug=4 and send
  > the 3c59x related lines of your logs for both, git11 and git12.
  > (From driver startup about 15 seconds should be sufficiant for now)
  > 
  > 4. the output of "vortex-diag -aem" and "mii-diag".
  > You can find these tools at http://www.scyld.com/ethercard_diag.html
  > 
  > 
  > Steffen
  > -

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Pete Clements

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