[eepro100] Problems with eepro, plz help.

DrDeath drdeath@mos.net.au
Sun Dec 2 19:10:00 2001


ok so u think if i updated from  2.4.15-greased-turkey > 2.4.16 it may fix
it?

or the intel drivers?

only thing im scared of is doing a driver update by remote

DrDeath
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Greear" <greearb@candelatech.com>
To: "DrDeath" <drdeath@mos.net.au>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [eepro100] Problems with eepro, plz help.


> You could try the e100 driver from Intel.  It fixes
> some of these problems.  Also, you could try the eepro100 driver
> in the 2.4.16 kernel, it is rumored to include some fixes for
> these problems too...
>
> DrDeath wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >     I currentally have a server where i run 2x intel ppro 100's. Atm
> > only 1 nic is up and running. For some reason at any point in time i can
> > get theses errors in /var/log/debug (end of email for the log). there is
> > about 4 of theses...
> >
> > in /var/log/messages i get(look at end of email). Now after this happens
> > for some reason i am unable to access the computer any more.. its like
> > it crashes, i work on the computer by remote so i dont know if its only
> > the nic that goes down or the whole computer.. the isp just reboots it
> > every time.. I cant have this happing as i do web hosting and game
> > hosting.. where my web server gets about 200,000 hits a day. Can anyone
> > shead some light into my problems? as  i need to get them relolved very
> > quickely...
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > =====Messages LOG=====
> >
> > Nov 30 21:36:48 hugh kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> > Nov 30 21:37:08 hugh last message repeated 5 times
> > Nov 30 21:38:20 hugh last message repeated 4 times
> > Nov 30 21:39:18 hugh last message repeated 3 times
> > Nov 30 21:40:16 hugh last message repeated 3 times
> > ===End Messages LOG===
> >
> >
> >
> > ======Debug LOG======
> >
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0: Tx ring dump,  Tx queue 148998420 /
> > 148998390:
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     0 200c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     1 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     2 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     3 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     4 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     5 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     6 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     7 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     8 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     9 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    10 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    11 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    12 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    13 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    14 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    15 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    16 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    17 000c0000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    18 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    19 40030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:   =20 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    21 40030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:  * 22 0001a000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    23 0002a000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    24 0003a000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    25 000ca000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    26 000ca000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    27 000ca000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    28 0003a000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    29 000ca000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    30 000ca000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    31 00030000.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0: Printing Rx ring (next to receive
> > into 194873089, dirty index 194873089).
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0: l   0 c000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:  *= 1 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     2 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     3 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     4 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     5 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     6 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     7 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     8 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:     9 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    10 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    11 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    12 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    13 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    14 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    15 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    16 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    17 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    18 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    19 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    20 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    21 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    22 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    23 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    24 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    25 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    26 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    27 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    28 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    29 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    30 0000a020.
> > Nov 30 21:39:58 hugh kernel: eth0:    31 0000a020.
> > =======End Debug LOG=======
> >
>
>
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