Hopefully, someone with more knowledge than me about the drivers (which is
about nil) will be able to help...
fwr
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie F. Donaldson <donaldlf@cs.rose-hulman.edu>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:50 PM
Subject: Lockups with Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100
> Hello,
> I thought I would report this to the kernel group to see if anyone
> has a suggestion or solution:
> Hardware:
> Intel Nightshade motherboard Dual Pentium II 450
> 512 Meg memory
> 3 Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100
> on board ncr53c8xx
>
> Software:
> kernel 2.2.1 or 2.2.5
> NO X
> (These are massive servers)
>
> Situation:
> The machine is crusing along with a load average of 0.01 and all of a
> sudden one of the ethernet boards will lock up.
>
> Message:
> Apr 14 10:36:56 dsidev kernel: eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
> Apr 14 10:37:00 dsidev kernel: nfs: server nfs1 not responding, timed out
> Apr 14 10:37:01 dsidev kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status 7048 0000
at 31
> 048594/31048609 command 000ca000.
> Apr 14 10:37:01 dsidev kernel: eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
> Apr 14 10:37:06 dsidev kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status 7048 0000
at 31
> 048594/31048609 command 000ca000.
> Apr 14 10:37:06 dsidev kernel: eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
> Apr 14 10:37:10 dsidev kernel: nfs: server nfs1 not responding, timed out
> Apr 14 10:37:11 dsidev kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status 7048 0000
at 31
> 048594/31048609 command 000ca000.
> Apr 14 10:37:11 dsidev kernel: eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
> Apr 14 10:37:16 dsidev kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out: status 7048 0000
at 31
> 048594/31048609 command 000ca000.
>
>
> The only way to reset the card is to reboot the machine.
> This has happend in different PCI slots different kernel versions
> different PCI cards and at both 10 an 100 speeds.
>
> Here are two proc infos to show machine setups
> Linux 2.2.5 (root@rhdsdev) (gcc 2.7.2.3) #2 [rhdsdev.]
>
> Memory: Total Used Free Shared Buffers
Cached
> Mem: 517376 440208 77168 63012 251096
61392
> Swap: 130748 0 130748
>
> Bootup: Wed Apr 14 11:57:34 1999 Load average: 0.00 0.01 0.00 1/72 6503
>
> user : 0:14:09.33 0.9% page in : 849163 disk 1: 23491r
16195w
> nice : 0:00:00.00 0.0% page out: 703315 disk 2: 15648r
16064w
> system: 0:07:06.13 0.5% swap in : 1 disk 3: 15440r
15604w
> idle : 2d 1:20:01.52 198.6% swap out: 0 disk 4: 15490r
15704w
> uptime: 1d 0:50:38.47 context : 4787905
>
> irq 0: 8943849 -edge timer irq 13: 1 fpu
> irq 1: 1060 -edge keyboard irq 14: 6 -edge ide0
> irq 2: 0 cascade [4] irq 18: 3930608 -level Intel
EtherE
> irq 6: 3 irq 19: 1960
> irq 7: 5 irq 21: 163899 -level
ncr53c8xx
> irq 12: 4 irq 22: 35 -level
ncr53c8xx
>
>
> Linux 2.2.5 (root@ds6) (gcc 2.7.2.3) #5 SMP Tue Mar 30 08:06:24 CST 1999
[ds6.]
>
> Memory: Total Used Free Shared Buffers
Cached
> Mem: 517376 493868 23508 56852 202028
250020
> Swap: 130748 4 130744
>
> Bootup: Thu Apr 1 19:58:59 1999 Load average: 0.00 0.00 0.00 2/63 2380
>
> user : 3:48:00.12 1.2% page in : 3291034 disk 1: 123228r
1051476w
> nice : 1:57:55.60 0.6% page out: 9199211 disk 2: 125769r
724545w
> system: 4:43:50.57 1.4% swap in : 1 disk 3: 136692r
406799w
> idle : 26d 21:09:09.51 196.8% swap out: 1 disk 4: 117176r
503785w
> uptime: 13d 15:49:27.87 context :669141590
>
> irq 0: 118016790 -edge timer irq 14: 16486 -edge ide0
> irq 1: 1708 -edge keyboard irq 18: 137458199 -level Intel
EtherE
> irq 2: 0 cascade [4] irq 19: 181790630 -level Intel
EtherE
> irq 6: 3 irq 20: 784312 -level Intel
EtherE
> irq 7: 5 irq 21: 3568079 -level
ncr53c8xx
> irq 12: 4 irq 22: 32 -level
ncr53c8xx
> irq 13: 1 fpu
>
>
>
> Both of these machines have had at least one lockup. I have 8 machines
> with near identical setups. The lookups occur at about a rate of
> 1 per week.
>
> Please cross mail any info to:
>
> donaldlf@cs.rose-hulman.edu
>
> Thank You
> Leslie Donaldson
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