I have a ethernet card VIA 82c926 Amazon that gives me real problems.
4 some reasons can't use the ne2k-pci driver, system gives me a...
May 1 20:44:17 apollo kernel: eth0: timeout waiting for Tx RDC.
May 1 20:44:19 apollo last message repeated 2 times
May 1 20:45:09 apollo kernel: eth0: timeout waiting for Tx RDC.
May 1 20:46:53 apollo kernel: eth0: timeout waiting for Tx RDC.
May 1 20:47:09 apollo kernel: eth0: timeout waiting for Tx RDC.
May 1 20:49:13 apollo last message repeated 4 times
May 1 20:49:37 apollo last message repeated 16 times
It appears 2 be some conflict with my motherboard (Intel 82439TX)?!?
But works great in 'doze. Same on linux with VIA MPV3 motherboard,
ne2k-pci. I didn't changed the ethernet card, I wanted 2 make it work.
K, null problemo...I've used the NE2000 ISA driver but still gettin'
00:10:47 apollo kernel: eth0: bogus packet: status=0x29 nxpg=0x5f size=25
00:11:06 apollo kernel: eth0: bogus packet: status=0x23 nxpg=0x57 size=64
00:11:21 apollo kernel: eth0: bogus packet: status=0x29 nxpg=0x4d size=11
00:11:22 apollo kernel: eth0: bogus packet: status=0x2f nxpg=0x4f size=11
00:11:25 apollo kernel: eth0: bogus packet: status=0x2f nxpg=0x5f size=11
00:11:41 apollo kernel: eth0: bogus packet: status=0x29 nxpg=0x4d size=64
..still null problemo, I've hacked 8390.c (at the time kernel was a
2.0.34/36).
/* use 0 for production, 1 for verification, >2 for debug */
#ifndef ei_debug
int ei_debug = 0;
#endif
I've turned ei_debug to 0 so it worked.. until 2.2.6-ac3. There was no
efect while changin' the ei_debug value (still gettin' bogus packet), so
hacking 8390.h was the next step.
extern int ei_debug;
#else
#define ei_debug 0
#endif
ei_debug was 1. now it works but...
PING mdk.c7.utcluj.ro (172.27.32.1): 56 data bytes
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................---
mdk.c7.utcluj.ro ping statistics ---
10247 packets transmitted, 9610 packets received, 6% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 1.7/6.5/18.4 ms
and
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:28 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:0 errors:1960 dropped:28 overruns:0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:31:00:38:49
inet addr:172.27.32.134 Bcast:172.27.32.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:58993 errors:237 dropped:0 overruns:149
TX packets:2203 errors:5579403 dropped:58540 overruns:0
Interrupt:9 Base address:0x6600
6% packet loss & lo err? and 5579k errs 4 eth0? remember ISA mode in
2.0.34 works perfect (overruns are 4 bogus packets and those are not the
problem). Got the serious errors only in 2.2.6-ac3. Alan, I've send this 2
u, because u were the last who worked on the driver.
It would be easy 2 change the ethernet card but I really want 2 know why
it's not working (and the latest driver got so many errors). Any ideas 2
get me out of za mess would be apreciated.
Thnx for your patience. :))
/dx
"Never criticize anybody until you have walked a mile in their shoes,
because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes."
