Hello All , I have been having rather regular difficulties with my
rtl8111B it is built into the mother board .
The other card a "D-Link System Inc DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
(rev 11)" has been working (afaict) flawlessly .
Any further data needed please reply . More below .
# dmesg | egrep -B2 -A35 '\[ cut here \]'
[89515.414393] CIFS VFS: Write2 ret -112, wrote 0
[89525.414394] CIFS VFS: Write2 ret -112, wrote 0
[89534.695395] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[89534.695400] WARNING: at net/sched/sch_generic.c:219 dev_watchdog+0x11f/0x1ac()
[89534.695402] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (skge): transmit timed out
[89534.695403] Modules linked in: vmnet vsock vmci vmmon fglrx(P)
[89534.695410] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: P 2.6.27.6 #4
[89534.695411]
[89534.695412] Call Trace:
[89534.695414] <IRQ> [<ffffffff8104ab26>] warn_slowpath+0xb4/0xdf
[89534.695421] [<ffffffff810bb3af>] send_sigio+0x118/0x164
[89534.695425] [<ffffffff8103fe02>] place_entity+0x64/0xa0
[89534.695427] [<ffffffff81040912>] enqueue_entity+0x98/0x17c
[89534.695430] [<ffffffff81040a77>] enqueue_task_fair+0x25/0x4a
[89534.695432] [<ffffffff8103fb09>] enqueue_task+0x50/0x5c
[89534.695434] [<ffffffff8103fe02>] place_entity+0x64/0xa0
[89534.695436] [<ffffffff81040912>] enqueue_entity+0x98/0x17c
[89534.695438] [<ffffffff81040a77>] enqueue_task_fair+0x25/0x4a
[89534.695441] [<ffffffff8103fb09>] enqueue_task+0x50/0x5c
[89534.695444] [<ffffffff81026714>] read_tsc+0x9/0x1c
[89534.695446] [<ffffffff814cd418>] dev_watchdog+0x11f/0x1ac
[89534.695448] [<ffffffff81043c7b>] try_to_wake_up+0x259/0x26b
[89534.695450] [<ffffffff814cd2f9>] dev_watchdog+0x0/0x1ac
[89534.695453] [<ffffffff810528b4>] run_timer_softirq+0x18f/0x205
[89534.695456] [<ffffffff81060e22>] getnstimeofday+0x38/0x95
[89534.695459] [<ffffffff8104f0a8>] __do_softirq+0x6c/0xd9
[89534.695462] [<ffffffff8102208c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28
[89534.695464] [<ffffffff81023558>] do_softirq+0x2c/0x68
[89534.695466] [<ffffffff8104eff6>] irq_exit+0x3f/0x85
[89534.695469] [<ffffffff8102da72>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8e/0xa8
[89534.695471] [<ffffffff81021b66>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x66/0x70
[89534.695473] <EOI> [<ffffffff81026f01>] default_idle+0x27/0x3b
[89534.695476] [<ffffffff810270f7>] c1e_idle+0xe1/0xe5
[89534.695480] [<ffffffff8101fc2c>] cpu_idle+0x85/0xab
[89534.695481]
[89534.695482] ---[ end trace 491ea9ae0b9f8072 ]---
[89535.414395] CIFS VFS: Write2 ret -112, wrote 0
[89545.414394] CIFS VFS: Write2 ret -112, wrote 0
# lspci -vvv -s02:00.0
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI
Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Unknown device 376c
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR+ <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 509
Region 0: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at feaff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at feac0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [48] Vital Product Data <?>
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
Address: 00000000fee0f00c Data: 4169
Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 1024 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <128ns, L1 unlimited
ExtTag+ AttnBtn+ AttnInd+ PwrInd+ RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [84] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [12c] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [148] Device Serial Number 00-e0-4c-68-00-00-00-01
Capabilities: [154] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
# sh /usr/src/linux/scripts/ver_linux
If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.
Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
Linux bigscrn-vm 2.6.27.6 #4 SMP Sun Nov 16 12:24:22 AKST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Gnu C 4.2.3
Gnu make 3.81
binutils 2.17.50.0.17.20070615
util-linux 2.13.1
mount 2.13.1
module-init-tools 3.4
e2fsprogs 1.40.8
jfsutils 1.1.12
reiserfsprogs 3.6.19
xfsprogs 2.9.7
pcmciautils 014
quota-tools 3.13.
PPP 2.4.4
Linux C Library 2.7
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.7
Linux C++ Library 6.0.9
Procps 3.2.7
Net-tools 1.60
Kbd 1.12
oprofile 0.9.2
Sh-utils 6.9
udev 118
wireless-tools 29
Modules Loaded vmnet vsock vmci vmmon fglrx
The fglrx module shown above taints the kernel .
Tia , JimL
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Mr. James W. Laferriere <[email protected]> :
> Hello All , I have been having rather regular difficulties with my
> rtl8111B it is built into the mother board .
Can you send a complete dmesg and give 2.6.28-rc a try ?
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Ueimor