severity 386972 important tags 386972 moreinfo stop On Mon, Sep 11, 2006 at 07:50:14AM -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > Package: linux-image-2.6.16-2-686-smp > Version: 2.6.16-18 > Severity: grave > Justification: causes debilitating loss of functionality
an DD should no not to escalate severity, driver failures are important. also you are using an older kernel that is not targeted for the etch release, please try with 2.6.17. > Greetings, > > I just upgraded a machine from sarge to etch, and in the process > upgraded from 2.6.8 to 2.6.16. When I rebooted, and on multiple reboots > since, the network has been completely non-functional. The kernel seems > to sense the wire, but is unable to send or receive packets. > > The machine has two interfaces: an Intel Ethernet Pro 100 and Realtek > 8139 compatible. On boot, it loads e100, 8139cp and > 8139too. /etc/modules does not have any network modules (needs eepro100 > for 2.6.8, but I removed it, no change). The relevant lspci listings > are: > > 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] > (rev 05) > 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > > lspci -v shows that the RTL8139 shares IRQ 10 with the USB controller > (Intel 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4), and the eepro100 shares IRQ 11 with the > video card (Voodoo 3). > > Trying to configure the network: > > e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex > then the usual DHCP messages, with DHCPDISCOVER repeated to failure. > > "dmesg | grep eth" gives: > > eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xe800, 00:40:f4:15:2d:e5, IRQ 10 > eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C' > e100: eth1: e100_probe: addr 0xeb100000, irq 11, MAC addr 00:00:AC:A6:0B:DD > e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex > eth1: link down > ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready > eth0: no IPv6 routers present > eth0: no IPv6 routers present > > DHCP also fails on eth1. With a static address, no packets get in or > out, on eth0 or eth1. > > [2.6.16 also hung twice in the course of working on this, console cursor > still blinking but the keyboard dead. 2.6.8 has never hung on me, under > sarge or etch.] > > Both interfaces still work perfectly with 2.6.8, but of course hotplug, > gamin, etc. don't... > > Please let me know what other information you need to try to resolve > this. lspci -v and the output of both kernels: cat /proc/interrupts -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]