Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 28 Mar 2004 15:37:31 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: usage of RealTek 8169 crashes my Linux system |
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Bernd Fuhrmann wrote: > Hi! > > I'm using a RealTek 8169 1000MBit NIC. However, whenever larger amounts > of data are being transfered (copying files through smb for instance) > Linux crashes. It happens after 10MB-100MB transferred data so it's > never as stable as it should be. The whole System runs fine as long as > that Realtek 8169 NIC is not used (by transferring data through it). > When it crashes there is no entry for that event in kern.log and the > system just hangs. > > I'm using: > Linux 2.6.4 > gcc 3.3.3 > 2X Athlon MP 2600 Mhz > Tyan Tiger S2466N-4M Dual / AMD760MPX > 2x 512MB ECC/REG Infineon DDR PC266 RAM > Debian (unstable) > > Any idea how to fix it? Is that driver getting stable in the next months > or are there obstacles that should make me buy a different NIC (like > missing docs for that chipset and stuff like that)?
Does Andrew Morton's -mm patches fix it for you?
Jeff
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