Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 07:39:43 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Andy Doran <ad@psn.ie> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fxp driver causing lockup Message-ID: <36EE6D2F.E6D9227F@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903151838020.293-100000@vmunix.psn.ie>
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Andy Doran wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I've got weird problem with an Intel Etherexpress Pro 100. The cards work
> fine, in fact great, with most of my FreeBSD boxes, all of which run
> the 3.x branch updated weekly over cvsup.
>
> The trouble is, when I do an 'ifconfig fxp0 $some_address' on one
> particular machine (a Tulip P-II, real junk) the machine locks up. The
> keyboard still works (i.e. can toggle numlock light), and trying to switch
> to another VT causes the machine to generate a never ending beep. I guess
> it's getting stuck at spl???() somewhere.
>
> Setting the media type works, and the card works fine on other
> machines. I've tried changing the slot, and using a generic 3.x kernel
> too, but no luck. A 2.2.6 kernel works fine, no lockups. This card shares
> an IRQ with a 3c905 and a S3 ViRGE/GX2.
>
> Unfortunately I can't hack at this because it's a production box, and has
> to be up 24/7 almost always. Any ideas?
I've seen the same problem on a Toshiba Equuium with on-board Pro 100+.
The failure happens when the first DMA in the attach routine never
completes. I'll be looking into it this week; I finally have some time
to debug this problem and two other network cards for when it the machine
has to work.
I've saved a couple of recent messages about BIOS not initializing PCI
cards; I'm wondering if that might be the cause of the problem. This
machine worked fine with 2.2.x, so I'll be looking at what changed
between 2.2.7 and 3.0/3.1.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com
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