If your card is working in other O.S. environments, you have something wrong
with your linux setup. But from what you describe it sounds like the nic is
bad and is causing the ring to beacon.
Jason
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregorio Ortiz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 3:06 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: bug in token ring ??? (other time)
>
> Pardon, I wrote a message saying that my token ring card was a 3c359c, but
> this card isn't it, my REAL card is a ISA 3c619c, wich is supported by the
> linux kernel....
>
> This is the new message
>
> Hi, I have a token ring card which is supported by linux kernel, my nic
> is a 3com (3c619c) in ISA.
>
> When I boot my linux box, the nic is initialized ok, I can do "ping
> yahoo.com" and the nic respond to me correctly.
>
> But in a few minutes the kernel says to me: ISRP_EVEN: 08 (this error is
> a card failure), but this card is OK in MSDOS, Win95, and WinNT...
>
> I have to do this: in suse 6.2 for initialize the nic:
>
> network stop
> rmmod ibmtr
> insmod ibmtr
> network reload
> route reload
>
> ....and...the card is initialized...all is OK another time...but in a few
> minutes... "ISRP_EVEN:08"...again..
>
> I have changed the card by anoter one ISA 3COM supported by the kernel,
> (an
> ISA 3c619c) but
> nothing, the message appear again... "ISRP_EVEN: 08"...
> This card is OK too in MSDOS and Win95 in other computer.
>
> I have try add some code in ibmtr.c for init the card when this message
> appear..but I think not very well...
>
> What's happen???
> any idea for reset the card ??
> is it a bug ???
>
> I work in a University departament, where all the computers are in token
> ring, my linux box work as router and firewall, and it's a samba server,
> this computer has a ethernet card too...
>
>
> thanks in advance.....
> goyo
>
>
>
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