Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 07:15:12 +0100 From: Dejan Lesjak <dejan.lesjak@ijs.si> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2-RC oerrs and collisions on dc0 Message-ID: <200401040715.12385.dejan.lesjak@ijs.si> In-Reply-To: <20040103222844.H561@odysseus.silby.com> References: <20031228233331.1F3F05D04@ptavv.es.net> <200401040514.30273.dejan.lesjak@ijs.si> <20040103222844.H561@odysseus.silby.com>
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On Sunday 04 of January 2004 05:32, Mike Silbersack wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jan 2004, Dejan Lesjak wrote:
> > Hello again,
> > With this line commented out, I still get both errors and collisions,
> > twice as much collisions as errors. On another occasion, I also added two
> > printf lines in here:
> > if (txstat & DC_TXSTAT_EXCESSCOLL)
> > ifp->if_collisions++;
> > printf("EXCESSCOLL\n");
> > if (txstat & DC_TXSTAT_LATECOLL)
> > ifp->if_collisions++;
> > printf("LATECOLL\n");
> > and I constantly get both of those, so this would be where counters go up
> > if this helps in any way.
> >
> > Dejan
>
> It certainly looks like you're experiencing a real problem then. If
> fiddling with the duplex settings hasn't fixed it and you've replaced the
> cable, then I would guess that we may have a driver problem. You may wish
> to try one of the following:
>
> 1) Replace the card with a different dc-supported card and see if the
> problem resolves itself.
>
> 2) Stick one of those cheap 5-port switches between the card and the
> switch you're currently attaching to.
>
> I'm going to be out of town for the next few days, so I'll be unable to
> help you debug further. If you can try those two tests and find out the
> results, perhaps someone else can help you poke at the MII driver and see
> if something is broken for your specific card.
>
> Mike "Silby" Silbersack
Will try that if and when I find the hardware. In the mean time, I tried
putting this card in i386 box and symptoms are the same.
Dejan
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