Andrey Savochkin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Sat, May 27, 2000 at 12:19:31AM +0000, Christopher Zimmerman wrote:
> > Overall I've been very pleased with both of these kernels, however,
> > all of my test system hang after a while. The only messages I get to
> > the console are as follows:
> >
> > eth0: can't fill rx buffer (force0)!
> > eth0: can't fill rx buffer (force0)!
> > eth0: can't fill rx buffer (force0)!
> > eth0: can't fill rx buffer (force0)!
>
> It's an out-of-memory condition. Your system temporary runs short of memory
> and the driver starts to drop packets.
> Check you `freepages' settings.
>
> If the "can't fill rx buffer" are printed permanently, it's a pure
> configuration problem. If the messages stop but the network doesn't revive,
> it may be a problem. Let me know if so, I'll try to debug it.
>
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> > eth0: restart the receiver after a possible hang
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> > eth0: card reports no resoruces
> >
> > The ethernet card is the eepro100.
>
> Best regards
> Andrey V.
> Savochkin
The system locks up after several of these messages. My test system has 2GB
of sdram. I've tried alan's latest patches but the problem is still there.
Due to AIC7XXX scsi issues I can't get ac5 up, though.
Chris
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