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
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