Greetings: I have tried submitting a bug # #254962 through the debian bug reporting system but I don't think it made it to anybody. I was told by an old maintainer of the 2.6 kernel (Herbert Xu) to submitt the info here. The following is output from some system logs. Basically the eth0 connection won't work on any of the 2.6 kernel builds. It does work with the 2.4 kerneles:
>From syslog: Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: irda_init() Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 23 Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.27 Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xc000, 00:0d:88:3b:a5:73, IRQ 10 Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D' Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.1.20-2.6 May-23-2004 Written by Donald Becker Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth1: VIA VT6102 Rhine-II at 0xec00, 00:d0:68:01:57:18, IRQ 11. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth1: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x7849 advertising 05e1 Link 0000. ... Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 17 Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0c 0005 c07f media 10. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx queue start entry 4 dirty entry 0. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 0008a24e. (queue head) Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 1 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 2 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 3 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0c 0005 c07f media 10. from debug: Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D' Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0c 0005 c07f media 10. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx queue start entry 4 dirty entry 0. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 0008a24e. (queue head) Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 1 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 2 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 3 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0c 0005 c07f media 10. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx queue start entry 4 dirty entry 0. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 0008a24e. (queue head) Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 1 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 2 is 0008a24e. Aug 13 12:51:41 localhost kernel: eth0: Tx descriptor 3 is 0008a24e. >From dmesg: NET: Registered protocol family 17 eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out eth0: Transmit timeout, status 0c 0005 c07f media 10. eth0: Tx queue start entry 4 dirty entry 0. eth0: Tx descriptor 0 is 0008a24e. (queue head) eth0: Tx descriptor 1 is 0008a24e. eth0: Tx descriptor 2 is 0008a24e. eth0: Tx descriptor 3 is 0008a24e. Does this look familiar to anyone? Thanks. Bill. __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
