Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:19:44 -0500 From: Mike Andrews <mandrews@bit0.com> To: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.2-RELEASE em0 watchdog timeouts -- sometimes (w/ partial workaround) Message-ID: <45AE76D0.1050300@bit0.com> In-Reply-To: <2a41acea0701161053s67c6100cqf03284626116f04c@mail.gmail.com> References: <20070116123019.I46509@bit0.com> <2a41acea0701161053s67c6100cqf03284626116f04c@mail.gmail.com>
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Jack Vogel wrote: > On 1/16/07, Mike Andrews <mandrews@bit0.com> wrote: >> I have a strange issue with em0 watchdog timeouts that I think is not the >> same as the ones everyone was having during the 6.2 beta cycle... >> >> I have six systems, each with two Intel GigE ports onboard: >> >> Systems A and B: Supermicro PDSMi+ >> Systems C and D: Supermicro PDSMi (without the plus) >>[snip] >> Several times a day, em0 will go down, give a watchdog timeout error on >> the console, then come right back up on its own a few seconds later. But >> here's the weird twist: it ONLY happens on systems A and B, and ONLY when >> running at gigabit speed. If I knock the two switch ports down to 100 >> meg, the problem goes away. [snip] > There are some management related issues with this NIC, first if you > have not done so make a DOS bootable device, and run this app I > am enclosing, it fixes the prom setting that is wrong on some devices. > It will do no harm, and it may solve things. > > Let me know if it does fix it please. No problems since running that tool almost 24 hours ago. Looks like a fix. Thanks again! -- Mike Andrews * mandrews@bit0.com * http://www.bit0.com It's not news, it's Fark.com. Carpe cavy!
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