Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups
Neil Walker ha scritto: bn wrote: Ehm, no, it disconnects randomly every about ~5 minutes, and then comes back. Most network problems can be traced to the cable or connectors. Have you tried a different cable? No, but before the kernel upgrade it seemed to work OK. However I will check when I can. I have a similar chipset in this desktop: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 14) Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 00ba It's worked perfectly with the sky2 driver in all kernel versions since goodness knows what. It certainly worked with all of the 2.6.31 releases. It's currently on gentoo-sources 2.6.32-r1. Good to know, I hope it's just a cable issue, but the coincidence with the upgrade makes me worry. Thanks, m.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups
On 01/03/2010 08:14 AM, bn wrote: Neil Walker ha scritto: I have a similar chipset in this desktop: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 14) Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 00ba It's worked perfectly with the sky2 driver in all kernel versions since goodness knows what. It certainly worked with all of the 2.6.31 releases. It's currently on gentoo-sources 2.6.32-r1. Good to know, I hope it's just a cable issue, but the coincidence with the upgrade makes me worry. sky2 seems to be kind of touchy with different chipsets. I have a circa 2008 Mac Mini running CentOS (so it's got whatever voodoo magic backported version of sky2 that RedHat included) and it was giving me all sorts of grief with hangup/reset issues (apparently related to issues with bridged connections). I also have a Gentoo box with 2 NICs (one being an 88E8053, just like the Mac Mini) that was having issues with large transfers on the sky2 connection years ago so I switched over to the other NIC. Good luck with your search. Aaron -- The goblins are in charge of maintenance? Why not just set it on fire now and call it a day? --Whip Tongue, Viashino Technician
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups
walt ha scritto: On 01/02/2010 09:52 AM, bn wrote: Hi, I upgraded recently my Macbook Pro to gentoo-sources 2.6.31 and I have annoying network hiccups which I didn't have with the old 2.6.24. By that you mean the chip works, but prints error messages that you didn't see before? Ehm, no, it disconnects randomly every about ~5 minutes, and then comes back. Looking at the kernel commit logs for the sky2 driver, I see hundreds of changes since 2.6.24, so this driver is very actively developed. I would try building a vanilla kernel somewhere between 6.24 and 6.31 and see if it makes any difference. Well, yes, this brute force approach could theoretically help, but if there's any chance of narrowing down this I'd be happy. I don't exactly have the time to recompile 7 kernel versions and try until I find the golden one. thanks, m.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection hiccups
bn wrote: Ehm, no, it disconnects randomly every about ~5 minutes, and then comes back. Most network problems can be traced to the cable or connectors. Have you tried a different cable? Well, yes, this brute force approach could theoretically help, but if there's any chance of narrowing down this I'd be happy. I don't exactly have the time to recompile 7 kernel versions and try until I find the golden one. I have a similar chipset in this desktop: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 14) Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 00ba It's worked perfectly with the sky2 driver in all kernel versions since goodness knows what. It certainly worked with all of the 2.6.31 releases. It's currently on gentoo-sources 2.6.32-r1. Be lucky, Neil http://www.easy-ebay.com
