Re: 3c59x fatal timeout with 2.2.7-ac1

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 19:20:59 +0100 (BST)

> ifconfig eth0 down, ifconfig eth0 up ... , which restored the network,
> but with enormous delays in all traffic, e.g. ping. Only ifconfig
> eth0 down; modprobe -r 3c59x; /etc/init.d/network (reloading the
> module) restored normal functionality. The system itself did not

Known problem with the 3c590 and the driver.

> Jul 17 07:45:48 intech5 kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 90.
> Jul 17 07:45:48 intech5 kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register d0.
> Jul 17 07:45:56 intech5 kernel: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e000.

Same as I see. I've got a test rig I can dup this for the 3c590 but no other
3c59x I have in about 2 or 3 hrs

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