Hello, I have tried the 7.6.15.5 driver which causes in segment fault in ifconfig during settin the IP address.
invalid operand: 0000 CPU: 0 EIP: 0010:[<f8cd1006>] Not tainted EFLAGS: 00010206 eax: f8cd1000 ebx: f5e1e000 ecx: 00000000 edx: 000049d4 esi: c02fcfd4 edi: f5be5f20 ebp: c02fcf60 esp: f59dde7c ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018 Process ifconfig (pid: 1563, stackpage=f59dd000) Stack: f8cd1000 f5be5f20 c02fcfd4 c02fcf60 f59ddea0 f5e1e000 000049d4 00000000 f8cd1000 c02165c4 f5e1e000 f5be5f20 f653fef4 c02fd39c f653ff30 f5e1e000 f5be5f20 c023fccf f5e1e000 c02fcf60 00000000 f7964a60 f5e1e000 bffff4c0 Call Trace: [<c02165c4>] [<c023fccf>] [<c0240190>] [<c0240a16>] [<c02428f7>] [<c020a5d5>] [<c0142d69>] [<c01089d7>] [<c01087ab>] Code: c5 f8 d0 af cf f8 14 c6 02 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 dd 00 Reiner Tantilov, Emil S schrieb: > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel