Fwd: Re: Linux Networkdriver

From: Bjoern (bjoern.t@gmx.net)
Date: Tue May 23 2000 - 14:57:58 EST


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Subject: Re: Linux Networkdriver
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 20:44:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>

On Mon, 22 May 2000, Bjoern wrote:

> sorry to disturb you, but i hava an big problem with the linux networkdriver
> 3c59x.c . IŽam using a 3c905c-TX-NM networkcard under kernel 2.3.99pre5 with
> 3com driver version 0.99L-lk1.15 (april 30, 2000) and the problem is, when i

Normally I would help, but this is a hacked up version of the driver.
Send the problem report directly to
  linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu

> Is this problem known and is there an fix ?

Known problem...

Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210
Annapolis MD 21403
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Hello Mr. Becker,

sorry to disturb you, but i hava an big problem with the linux networkdriver
3c59x.c . IŽam using a 3c905c-TX-NM networkcard under kernel 2.3.99pre5 with
3com driver version 0.99L-lk1.15 (april 30, 2000) and the problem is, when i
copy from my or to my server big data (eg. more then 3 GB) to my workstation,
the kernel says followed message :

May 19 22:26:12 bjoern kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
May 19 22:26:12 bjoern kernel: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e000.
May 19 22:26:12 bjoern kernel: eth0: Resetting the Tx ring pointer.
May 19 22:26:12 bjoern kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
May 19 22:26:12 bjoern kernel: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e000.
May 19 22:26:12 bjoern kernel: eth0: Resetting the Tx ring pointer.

Is this problem known and is there an fix ?

Best regards,

My Hardware on the workstation :

MSI BX Master (6163Pro Rev 3.0)
128MB PC133 SDRAM
Intel Pentium 3 733FCPGA
Promise PDC20262 UDMA/66 Controller (onboard)
Seagate STT330630A (Barracuda 2 ATA-66)
3Com 905C TX-Networkmanagement rev 116 (i also used a 3c905b-tx)
Elsa Erazor X (Geforce 256)

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