Re: [Bug 1428] New: 3c59x won't work at all with 2.6.0-test kernels

[Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>]

"Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@aracnet.com> writes:

> http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1428
> 
>            Summary: 3c59x won't work at all with 2.6.0-test kernels.
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.0-test4-mmX to 2.6.0-test8-mm1
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: blocking

Does not deserve a blocking.

>              Owner: jgarzik@pobox.com
>          Submitter: kl@vsen.dk
> 
> 
> Distribution: Gentoo Linux
> Hardware Environment: IBM Thinkpad X20 - miniPCI 3com network:
> lspci with 2.4.22 kernel:
>  00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556B Hurricane CardBus (rev 20)
> 
> Software Environment:
> glibc-2.3.2, gcc-3.2.3 - anything else? 
> Problem Description:
> My 3c59x miniPci network card won't work at all with 2.6.0-test kernels.I think
> I've seen it work once, with an old 2.6.0-test kernel, but I'm not sure, and
> I've tried all the way back to 2.6.0-test3, and can't reproduce it (working that
> is).
> the Hardware mac address is set to all FF's on 2.60. ifconfig works fine - I
> just can't ping anything.
> 
> with 2.4.22 it all works like a charm.
> 
> Steps to reproduce:
> compile 2.6.0-testX with 3c59x as module or built-in.

3c59x works fine for me in 2.6.0test9

Most likely the user has some problems with interrupt routing.
I would try with pci=noacpi or acpi=off or disable IO-APIC support.

-Andi