From owner-freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 26 08:40:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-usb@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FE771065672 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 342A58FC1D for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAQ8e4tu030170 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAQ8e4c7030168; Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:04 GMT Message-Id: <200911260840.nAQ8e4c7030168@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org From: Hans Petter Selasky Cc: Subject: Re: usb/140883: axe(4) USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of traffic X-BeenThere: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Hans Petter Selasky List-Id: FreeBSD support for USB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:40:05 -0000 The following reply was made to PR usb/140883; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Hans Petter Selasky To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Cc: sub mesa , freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usb/140883: axe(4) USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of traffic Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:43 +0100 On Thursday 26 November 2009 03:59:55 sub mesa wrote: > >Number: 140883 > >Category: usb > >Synopsis: axe(4) USB gigabit ethernet hangs after short period of > > traffic Confidential: no > >Severity: serious > >Priority: medium > >Responsible: freebsd-usb > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 26 03:00:11 UTC 2009 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: sub mesa > >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE i386 > >Organization: > >Environment: > > FreeBSD gut 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Nov 25 14:30:17 CET > 2009 xor@xor:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/XOR i386 > > >Description: > > I own a USB gigabit ethernet adapter with ASIX Electronics AX88178 chip > supported by the axe(4) driver in FreeBSD 8.0. It works, but it 'freezes' > or 'hangs' after some traffic, like downloading at ~50Mbps for 5-10 minutes > will cause the device to freeze. This has been happening since a long time > on 8.0, ever since i bought the device and was running one of the early > beta's. Upgrading to the final release of 8.0 did not resolve the issue. > > Googling on the problem i found this mailinglist thread: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2009-April/005738.html > > However, there doesn't seem to be a single conclusion. Even though my > product ("Belkin F5D5055") seems to be supported according to the axe(4) > manpage, it doesn't get detected as such, rather with a vendor id. Quoting > dmesg output: > > axe0: on usbus4 > axe0: PHYADDR 0xe0:0x01 > miibus1: on axe0 > ue0: on axe0 > > May i suggest removing the Belkin F5D5055 from the supported devices list > in the axe(4) manpage, until a fix has been committed? I specifically > bought the device believing it would work since it was explicitly listed in > the manpage. As of 8.0, it doesn't even get detected by name. It is of > course possible my device is of a different revision. > > I would be happy to try any patches. > > Also see: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=8661 > > >How-To-Repeat: > > Connect axe(4) gigabit ethernet device > Send/receive packets using the ueX ethernet device > Device will stop receiving/transmitting packets after a short while > > >Fix: > > Workaround: re-plug device or use usbreset command. No fix known. > > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: You can try enabling debugging: sysctl hw.usb.axe.debug=15 --HPS