Alan Mc - Did you find out anything when testing this bug with the 2.6.24 kernel from Hardy? Thanks in advance.
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Phillip Lougher (phillip-lougher) => Ubuntu Kernel Team (ubuntu-kernel-team) ** Description changed: ubuntu feisty fawn herd-1, kernel 2.6.20-2-generic, using SMP. The network interface is an onboard device of the asrock conroe945g-dvi mainboard. ------------- lspci -v: 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01) Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Unknown device 8168 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 I/O ports at e800 [size=256] Memory at febff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at febc0000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [48] Vital Product Data - Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable- + Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit Queue=0/1 Enable- Capabilities: [60] Express Endpoint IRQ 0 Capabilities: [84] Vendor Specific Information -------------- using the module r8169 ( version: 2.2LK vermagic: 2.6.20-2-generic SMP mod_unload 586 ) after some minutes of using the pc as usual (light browsing etc) the message "NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out" appears in the system log and the network connection fails. ifconfig to activate/deactivate the device does not help. removing the module is not possible as it is in use. reboot helps :) Solution as suggested by (german!) http://www.hosteurope.de/faq/index.php?cpid=12346 is to turn off TSO ("TCP Segmentation Offload") with "sudo ethtool -K eth0 tso off". ** Tags added: r8169 ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray (brian-murray) Status: New => Incomplete -- network device, module r8169, fails with NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/76489 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs