Dear Stephen, Unfortunately the problems with sky2 started again.
>From time to time NIC stops working. The system log contains the following messages: Apr 24 11:50:43 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both Apr 24 11:51:55 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: pci hw error (0x2010) Apr 24 11:53:32 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: disabling interface Apr 24 11:53:35 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: enabling interface Apr 24 11:53:35 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: ram buffer 0K Apr 24 11:53:37 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both Apr 24 12:06:32 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: tx timeout Apr 24 12:06:32 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: transmit ring 1 .. 472 report=1 done=1 Apr 24 12:06:32 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 hardware hung? flushing Apr 24 12:06:32 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: transmit descriptor error (hardware problem) Apr 24 12:06:32 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is down. Apr 24 12:06:38 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both Apr 24 12:06:38 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: transmit descriptor error (hardware problem) Apr 24 12:06:38 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is down. Apr 24 12:06:41 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex, flow control both Apr 24 12:06:41 bullet-lin kernel: sky2 eth0: transmit descriptor error (hardware problem) ..... I am running 2.6.20.4 X86-64 kernel With best regards, P. Trifonov > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Trifonov > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 7:19 PM > To: 'Stephen Hemminger' > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org > Subject: RE: PROBLEM: sky2 hangs > > Dear Stephen, > > > I have got a PC based on Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 motherboard with an > > > integrated Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E gigabit ethernet > controller. > > There have been several updates since 2.6.18. Please try > and reproduce > > with 2.6.20 or later kernel. Or contact the vendor to update their > > kernel. > > Thanks a lot! > > After installing 2.6.20 kernel the NIC works perfectly! > > > With best regards, > P. Trifonov > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
