From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750982AbWAPSCF (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:02:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751146AbWAPSCF (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:02:05 -0500 Received: from hera.kernel.org ([140.211.167.34]:48813 "EHLO hera.kernel.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750982AbWAPSCD (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:02:03 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Stephen Hemminger Subject: Re: 3COM 3C940, does not work anymore after upgrade to 2.6.15 Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:01:56 -0800 Organization: OSDL Message-ID: <20060116100156.0a273b54@dxpl.pdx.osdl.net> References: <6e6e20a10601160751v362d2312v6c99fa8db64ce7e1@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: build.pdx.osdl.net 1137434519 10231 10.8.0.74 (16 Jan 2006 18:01:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@osdl.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:01:59 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.100 (GTK+ 2.6.10; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:51:22 +0100 Björn Nilsson wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem with the network card attached to my motherboard > after doing an upgrade of the kernel from 2.6.11 to 2.6.15. > > The Motherboard is an ASUS P4P800, and the network card is 3COM 3C940 > and is afaik a variant of SysKonnect SK-98xx. > > It worked with 2.6.15 until I shut the system down and started it up > again for the first time with 2.6.15 running, and now the card does > not work anymore. The driver is loaded, and it detects that the cable > is plugged in and the interface is brought up (so says dmesg). The > green led on the card is now turned off, it used to be on before. > > I have tried to reinstall the system from scratch (Using Debian 3.1 > installer cd), and to my astonishment the card is not working like it > used to. > > It seems like 2.6.15 set the card in some state so it does not work > anymore. Is this even possible? I have tried power cycling, even > disconnected the power coord from the computer. > > When i used 2.6.11 I was using the sk98lin driver, when upgrading it > is possible the newer skge driver was used, however I am not sure. > > Debian installer 3.1 uses 2.6.8 kernel with sk98lin driver. > > I have found others with the same/similar problem: > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100258 > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=112268414417743&w=2 > > But for me the card does not work even with 2.6.15. I dont have > Wind*ws to test with, so I cant test the solution in one of the above > emails. > > If the driver in 2.6.15 breaks cards of this type it is qiute a > serious bug I think. Anyone have any suggestions as to how I can try > to fix this? Reset the card in some way maybe? > > Please CC me. > > Regards > /Björn Pleas send me some more info. * console output (dmesg) * lspci -v * which modules are loaded (lsmod) -- Stephen Hemminger OSDL http://developer.osdl.org/~shemminger