I second this problem with forcedeth module on mortherboard with nforce2 chipset. Not network at all dhcp or even if I configure network by hand. I had to install archlinux from a livecd and archbootstrap script. Network works well this this module. Bug opened :
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/3883 - Benoit On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 11:50 +0100, Arnaud Fortier wrote: > Ok then, seems weird but anyway, and for network problems ? > > > James Rayner a écrit : > > The memory appears used, but most likely it is going into cache. If > > you dont have a slowdown and swap isnt being used, I wouldnt be too > > concerned. > > > > On 1/31/06, Arnaud Fortier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I don't think FF 1.5 take 1GB of RAM also if it is closed. It's much a > >> problem of freeing memory. Anyway thanx for the answer. > >> The RAM problem isn't problebamtic as the network problem ! > >> - I've lot of mates around that can't use the FTP install on 0.7.1 but > >> that didn't seems to scare anybody ... > >> - I've no solution fr my testing install of arch ... that can't access > >> network anymore ! Hopefully I don't work on it ! And Hopfully I have a > >> "current" arch install next to testing so I can chroot from current to > >> testing in order to upgrade it ... > >> > >> The two network problems look the same : no network ( eth0 is down ), if > >> I modprobe the module needed by the network card and then configure it > >> or restart the network , it doesn't work either ! > >> > >> I hope I have an answer to this and/or it will be fixed soon. > >> > >> Arnaud > >> > >> Armando M. Baratti a écrit : > >> > >>> Hi Arnaud, > >>> > >>> I don't know about FTP install, but for the memory problems, if you're > >>> using Firefox 1.5 it could be the infamous Firefox's memory usage > >>> (leak) problem. > >>> See this link: > >>> > >>> > >> http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=354828&highlight=memory+leak&sid=73f2c7d2741fdae47336ac481504dab5 > >> > >> <http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=354828&highlight=memory+leak&sid=73f2c7d2741fdae47336ac481504dab5> > >> > >>> Armando > >>> > >>> On 1/29/06, *Arnaud Fortier * <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> I'm having problems on 2 computers with the FTP install of > >>> archlinux when using 0.7.1 in FTP mode => the network driver ( tg3 > >>> / sk98lin ) doesn't "automaticaly loads" and when I do a modprobe > >>> tg3 / sk98lin the network doesn't work either ( also if I > >>> configure it by hand ) the only way I found is installing it with > >>> 0.7.1-pre or with 0.7 ... > >>> The same appends to me on a test plateform ( hopefully ) after > >>> upgrading it to last testing pkgs ... > >>> In my rc.conf I have : > >>> > >>> # Scan hardware and load required modules at bootup > >>> MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes" > >>> # Module Blacklist - modules in this list will never be loaded by > >>> hwdetect > >>> MOD_BLACKLIST=() > >>> # > >>> # Modules to load at boot-up (in this order) > >>> # - prefix a module with a ! to disable it > >>> # > >>> MODULES=(!usbserial !tg3 nvidia snd-intel8x0 snd-intel8x0m > >>> !snd-pcm-oss !snd-mixer-oss !snd-seq-oss) > >>> #... > >>> eth0="dhcp" > >>> INTERFACES=(lo eth0) > >>> > >>> On both I'm on arch 2.6.15.1 <http://2.6.15.1> > >>> > >>> Is there a fix / a misconfiguration ?! > >>> > >>> *Now the memory problem* > >>> On all my arch systems ( 5 PCs one having 2 arch installed ) I > >>> have memory problem : > >>> Symptoms : > >>> - On KDE / Gnome / Fluxbox / e17 : free-m gives me about 90 to 120 > >>> MB of RAM used right after booting > >>> but then after about one hour of use ( Firefox + > >>> xchat/konversation + Thunderbird ) The amount of RAM reach 386Mo ! > >>> I've waited 2 days to see and using only this programms I got > >>> 1.2GB of RAM used !! ( hopefully on the test systme I have 2 GB ... ) > >>> - The application works great I see no slow down problems > >>> - Memory seems to never "unload" > >>> > >>> > >>> It begins right after KDE 3.5.0 hit testing ... > >>> Here is a screenshot of my KDE desktop before this memory problem > >>> ... http://arnaud.fortier.free.fr/captures/capture2.png > >>> <http://arnaud.fortier.free.fr/captures/capture2.png> > >>> As you see I got 10 desktop in 2880x1200 with lots of superkaramba > >>> stuff + gimp + konversation + knotes ... check the other desktops > >>> ( capture1 to 10 ) and "only" 386MB of RAM used ! (the > >>> superkaramba script is here > >>> http://arnaud.fortier.free.fr/superkaramba/ ) > >>> And 0kB of Swap. > >>> > >>> Another information ...on kubuntu 5.10|6.04 / Mandriva 2005 this > >>> doesn't happens ( memory auto frees itself and 0 swap too ) > >>> I've tried to dig into kubuntu / Mandriva to find an answer > >>> unsuccesfully ... > >>> > >>> Does anyone has a solution / the same problem ? > >>> > >>> Thanks a lot > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> arch mailing list > >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> arch mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> arch mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > iphitus - ArchCK Maintainer, Arch Trusted User. > > Home:iphitus.loudas.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > arch mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > arch mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
