[vortex-bug] Problems with 3c905c

[Bogdan Costescu]

On Sun, 14 May 2000 r_c_edgar@hotmail.com wrote:

> I've got a machine with two 3c905c's that keep giving me this:
> eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e000.
>   Flags; bus-master 1, full 1; dirty 0 current 16.
>   Transmit list 00000000 vs. c3892a00.

So you have the card waiting for packets (NULL pointer in DownListPtr)
while the Tx ring is full. This is caused by the race that was discussed
on this list. All of Donald's drivers (including 0.99P) are broken WRT
this race. Try using the driver at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/

> I've tried it with only 1 netcard, and with some spares I have.  I've
> switched out the motherboard (tried it on 3 different now - two bx and
> one i810).  the problem isn't with the individual pieces of hardware...

This is a known software problem. Your hardware is OK...

Sincerely,

Bogdan Costescu

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