Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:00:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:00:02 -0400 Received: from wildsau.idv.uni.linz.at ([213.157.128.253]:7431 "EHLO wildsau.idv.uni.linz.at") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 18:00:00 -0400 From: "H.Rosmanith (Kernel Mailing List)" Message-Id: <200208202159.g7KLxrrM020439@wildsau.idv.uni.linz.at> Subject: Re: need contact of via-rhine developers In-Reply-To: <20020820175507.GA19273@k3.hellgate.ch> from Roger Luethi at "Aug 20, 2 07:55:08 pm" To: rl@hellgate.ch (Roger Luethi) Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:59:53 +0200 (MET DST) Cc: kernel@wildsau.idv.uni.linz.at, rob.myers@gtri.gatech.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL37 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3585 Lines: 84 > > thanks! that fixed the transmit-timeouts! ouch, that was too soon. the new driver performs better, but not 100% without timeouts. > > Btw: The stalling you've seen, was that at 10 or 100 Mbps? Hub or Switch? a 10 Mbps hub, half duplex connection. I tried with a Surecom and an Asante hub. I also tried connection the two machines I've been testing with with a crossover-cable, but things went worse then. > With debug level 2 (and fixed driver), do you find Abort or Underrun errors > in your log in situations where stalling occured with the old driver? old driver, kernel 2.4.19, debug level 2: : via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.1.13 Nov-17-2001 Written by Donald Becker : http://www.scyld.com/network/via-rhine.html : via-rhine: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : eth0: VIA VT6102 Rhine-II at 0xe800, 00:40:63:c0:b4:8c, IRQ 11. : eth0: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x786d advertising 05e1 Link 0021. : eth0: via_rhine_open() irq 11. : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out : eth0: Transmit timed out, status 0000, PHY status 786d, resetting... : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. new driver with 2.4.19, debug level 2: : via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.1.14 May-3-2002 Written by Donald Becker : http://www.scyld.com/network/via-rhine.html : via-rhine: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : eth0: VIA VT6102 Rhine-II at 0xe800, 00:40:63:c0:b4:8c, IRQ 11. : eth0: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x786d advertising 05e1 Link 0021. : eth0: via_rhine_open() irq 11. : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : eth0: no IPv6 routers present : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out : eth0: Transmit timed out, status 0000, PHY status 786d, resetting... : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out : eth0: Transmit timed out, status 0000, PHY status 786d, resetting... : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 00008100. : eth0: Abort 2008, frame dropped. : NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out : eth0: Transmit timed out, status 0000, PHY status 786d, resetting... : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. : NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out : eth0: Transmit timed out, status 0000, PHY status 786d, resetting... : eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. shall we continue this via private email? regards, h.rosmanith - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/