Re: Sky2 Driver Issue

["Tom Spink" <tspink@gmail.com>]

On 24/10/2007, Tom Spink <tspink@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A couple of kernels ago, I ran into an issue with the sky2 driver.
> Basically, I began getting repeated errors on my console of the
> following:
>
> Oct 21 16:33:39 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0x80000000
> Oct 21 16:33:39 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0xc0000000
>
> Which eventually led to:
> Oct 21 16:33:49 holly kernel: printk: 92 messages suppressed.
>
> Here is a section of the log that may be useful:
> Oct 21 16:33:37 holly kernel: sky2 eth1: enabling interface
> Oct 21 16:33:38 holly dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to
> 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
> Oct 21 16:33:39 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0x80000010
> Oct 21 16:33:39 holly kernel: sky2 eth1: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full
> duplex, flow control both
> Oct 21 16:33:39 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0x80000000
> Oct 21 16:33:39 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0xc0000000
> Oct 21 16:33:40 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0x80000000
> Oct 21 16:33:40 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0xc0000000
> Oct 21 16:33:41 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0x80000000
> Oct 21 16:33:41 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0xc0000000
> Oct 21 16:33:42 holly kernel: sky2 0000:04:00.0: error interrupt
> status=0x80000000
>
> These messages are appearing on all the VTs, and because they keep
> popping up, I can't reasonably use the consoles to test if the network
> driver is working.
>
> The kernel I've got going at the moment is 2.6.23-rc9 with git
> revision g804b3f9a, and it's fine.  The error surfaced _sometime_
> after this.  Attached is my .config.
>
> I'll try rebooting and pinging the machine to see if the network
> driver is working, and this is just (unnecessary?) spew from the
> kernel.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Tom Spink
> University of Edinburgh
>
>

Hi again,

So it seems the driver and the network card is functioning, but I'm
getting the 'error interrupt' message plastered over every console.

I can ping and ssh into the computer, but the message is still
scrolling everything off my screens.

-- 
Regards,
Tom Spink
University of Edinburgh