Re: [E1000-devel] e100e driver hangs when setting an IP with ipconfig

[Tantilov, E. S <emi...@in...>]

Hi Reiner,

So it seems that the issue is somewhat related to the specific kernel you are trying to use. 
I'm sure we can figure something out but we have to be able to reproduce it first before we can root-cause it.

I think I have your kernel config and will try to look at it when I get a chance, but with issues like these sometimes it's important to have the exact same combination of HW and SW in order to reproduce it.

Can you please try the old e1000 driver (before the e1000/e1000e split)? You can download it from e1000.sf.net - the driver is under the e1000 download section and it is version 7.6.15.5. This driver should support your device.

Also could you please copy the e1000-devel mailing list in your replies? There are others who monitor the list that maybe able to help.

Thanks,
Emil 

-----Original Message-----
From: Reiner Pröls [mailto:pr...@ps...] 
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 1:32 AM
To: Tantilov, Emil S
Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] e100e driver hangs when setting an IP with ipconfig

Hello,

I have compiled your e1000e driver using the 2.4.36.8 kernel. It 
compiles modprobe works with the following messages

e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - 0.4.1.12-NAPI
e1000e: Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Intel Corporation.
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 03:00.0 to 64
03:00.0: : Failed to initialize MSI interrupts.  Falling back to legacy 
interrupts.
03:00.0: eth0: (PCI Express:2.5GB/s:Width x1) 00:0e:8c:9e:a7:a8
03:00.0: eth0: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
03:00.0: eth0: MAC: 3, PHY: 2, PBA No: ffffff-0ff
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 04:00.0 to 64
04:00.0: : Failed to initialize MSI interrupts.  Falling back to legacy 
interrupts.
04:00.0: eth1: (PCI Express:2.5GB/s:Width x1) 00:0e:8c:9e:a7:a7
04:00.0: eth1: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection
04:00.0: eth1: MAC: 3, PHY: 2, PBA No: ffffff-0ff
03:00.0: eth0: Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX

and I can bring up eth0 and assign an IP address. So it works with 
2.4.36.8. My problem is thst we need kernel 2.4.24 because we use a 
realtime extension. The computer is an industrial PC from Siemens with 
two ethernet connectors onboard.
Do you see any possibility to get it running (a temporary solution would 
be to plug in a very old Realtec ethernet card we used in the past, but 
I don't like such solutions!)?

Thanks
Reiner

Tantilov, Emil S schrieb:
> Reiner Pröls wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> the System is based on Suse 9.0 but patched to use a realtime
>> extension (but not loaded at the moment I have done my tests)
>> Linux testwidth 2.4.24-rtl3.2-pre3 #5 Mon Jul 24 10:12:48 CEST 2006
>> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>
>> I have tried it with the vanilla kernel 2.4.36.8 and there the
>> supplied driver with the kernel (e1000) works.
>>     
>
> Does e1000e 0.4.1.12 fails with this kernel as well?
>  
>   
>> I have also tried to compile the actual driver with the original Suse
>> 9.0 kernel 2.4.21 but it does not work
>>     
>
> This is a known problem. See the following link for fix:
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1620185&group_id=42302&atid=447449
>
> Thanks,
> Emil
>