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From: Robert Cole <robert.cole@×××××××××××××.com>
To: Zach Welch <zwelch@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] 8139too driver
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 05:28:45
Message-Id: 200303092128.20597.robert.cole@support4linux.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] 8139too driver by Zach Welch
1 That was it! :) Thank you very much.
2
3 Robert
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5 On Saturday 08 March 2003 04:36 pm, Zach Welch wrote:
6 > Robert Cole wrote:
7 > > Does someone here know what compiler options the 1.4 rc3 used for the
8 > > 8139too network driver by chance? I've tried everything I can think
9 > > of with the gentoo-sources and I can only get the driver to work when
10 > > I boot the rc3 CD but not when I boot into the system after an
11 > > emerge system.
12 > >
13 > > Did they use a different version than whats in the 2.4.20 gentoo
14 > > sources?
15 > >
16 > > I keep getting a watchdog timeout error message. NETDEV WATCHDOG:
17 > > eth0: transmit timed out. then several tx descriptor messages then a
18 > > message that full duplex 100 mbps has been established.
19 > >
20 > > Any ideas?
21 >
22 > I fixed this problem on my hardware by using a kernel those does not
23 > include the IO-APIC functionality. This option was causing problems for
24 > me on my SiS chipset mobo and resulted in the exact symptom you mention.
25 >
26 > Cheers,
27 >
28 > Zach Welch
29 > Gentoo ARM Developer
30 > Superlucidity Services
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