Messages in this thread | | | From | "Cabaniols, Sebastien" <> | Subject | RE: [3com905b freeze Alpha SMP 2.4.2] FullDuplex issue ? | Date | Thu, 3 May 2001 09:28:35 +0200 |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Bogdan Costescu [mailto:bogdan.costescu@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de] > Sent: mercredi 2 mai 2001 17:14 > To: Cabaniols, Sebastien > Cc: 'andrewm@uow.edu.au'; 'netdev@oss.sgi.com'; > 'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org' > Subject: Re: [3com905b freeze Alpha SMP 2.4.2] FullDuplex issue ? > > > On Wed, 2 May 2001, Cabaniols, Sebastien wrote: > > > I insert the 3c59x module with debug=7. > > Why ? debug=7 is the highest debug level and produces _lots_ > of debug data > for high network activity. Do you have problems when > insmod-ing without > any option and use a higher debug level just to see what's going on?
It is only to produce verbose logs. (See attached file in original email)
> > > The first of the above machines launching the get freezes. > > Why do you believe that the card/driver is responsible for > the freeze ?
Excellent question: I don't know, should I suspect the wu-ftpd daemon ? Since the machine is crashed I guess I can suspect some code doing system stuff, drivers/kernel or daemons ?
> The outputs that you provided show no problems to me. > > A duplex mismatch would not freeze a computer. You would get crappy > transfer rates, usually some error messages from the driver, but > everything should otherwise work. To verify the media > settings, you might > want to use mii-diag (from ftp.scyld.com).
Ok, let me see how we compile this and send you the output.
> > Sincerely, > > Bogdan Costescu > > IWR - Interdisziplinaeres Zentrum fuer Wissenschaftliches Rechnen > Universitaet Heidelberg, INF 368, D-69120 Heidelberg, GERMANY > Telephone: +49 6221 54 8869, Telefax: +49 6221 54 8868 > E-mail: Bogdan.Costescu@IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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