Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 24 Aug 2000 19:06:09 -0700 | From | Aaron Lehmann <> | Subject | [BUG] Transmit-timed-outs with 2.4.0test 3c59x drivers |
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I've been really enthusiastic about playing with 2.4.0-test*, but one problem that I've been experiencing has been making it unusable. After a few hours of uptime with normal workstation network activity (NFS, FTP, web), my 3c905 network interface goes down completely. When I switch to a virtual console, I get messages saying "NETDEV WATCHDOG: Transmit timed out". I get about one of these messages every second. When attempting to reboot the system, it hangs in a late stage of the shutdown and the messages of timed-out transmits continue to spew out. Unfortunately, I do not have the exact text of these messages as I do not keep system logs. I would encourage anyone who knows this driver well to try using a machine with 2.4.0-test6 or 2.4.0-test7-pre7 for a few days with a 3c905 card (NOT 3c905b) and try to fix these errors if they occur. If no one has the relevant hardware or time, I would be happy to assist in debugging this, although I am unable to fix it myself as I am not a kernel developer.
Note that the hardware does not seem to be at fault as it works flawlessly under 2.2.12.
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