I've recently reinstalled gentoo on an older system that I've been using for a year or so and I seem to be having issues with the latest tulip drivers. I've tried the recent(2.6.18 I think) sources(gentoo and vanilla) and it doesn't seem to work properly. Basically, it runs for 60 seconds, then disconnects/times out. I can modprobe -r tulip && modprobe tulip && /etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart to get the connection back for another 60 seconds. I've done a manual and genkernel config and both ultimately result in the same, so I'm somewhat sure it comes down to the tulip driver.
My lspci result is:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 12)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 12)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 12)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 12)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 12)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 12)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2)
02:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
02:07.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 07)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x DEC-Tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev 31)
I've tried modprobing the various other tulip drivers, but only the basic tulip driver is able to locate my NIC. I can post my kernel config, but that's lengthy and I don't really the problem lies in that. Any help would be appreciated.
Tulip woes
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I've had this problem many times with netgear cards, and it's a real pain.
It seems like some of the revisions of the cards we work with work best with the tulip driver, some with the dmfe.
If anyone's got a definitive answer, I'd like to hear it.
It seems like some of the revisions of the cards we work with work best with the tulip driver, some with the dmfe.
If anyone's got a definitive answer, I'd like to hear it.
Well, the Sister was right. You boys could use a little churching up. Slide on down to the Triple Rock, and catch Rev. Cleophus. You boys listen to what he's got to say.
-- Curtis
-- Curtis
I also have this problem of my davicom networkcard seeming to fail now and then. If I watch the lights on my switch, they are on for some time, then go out for a while.
lcpci gives: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x DEC-tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev 10)
If I ping to the machine, some packets get through, others don't
if anyone can help...
lcpci gives: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. 21x4x DEC-tulip compatible 10/100 Ethernet (rev 10)
If I ping to the machine, some packets get through, others don't
if anyone can help...
