Re: eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout!

On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Robert Khachikyan wrote:

> I'm using a RedHat 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-26.8.0 on my SONY VIAO
> PCG-FX370. It has a built-in network adapter which is EtherExpress 
> Pro 100B. At least that's what RH says.

What driver version are you using?
What is the detection message?
 (In this case the chip version will provide a clue as to what is going on.)

> Anyways, I get this damn message(/var/log/messages) all the fricken
> time!
> Apr  3 11:47:55 ani kernel: eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout!

The driver release you are using isn't showing the command status.  That
also means that it won't show other information needed to track down the
problem.

> & in that time, my internet connection dies. Until the sh*t times out
> and I get internet back. It's too damn often.... 
> When I installed the RH, I didn't build any packages for the ethernet
> card. It recognized the hardware, installed it, and I started using it
> after the installation of RH. 
> 
> Could anyone tell me what to do? Do I have to get a new driver and
> compile it? 

mkdir /tmp/netdrivers/
cd /tmp/netdrivers/
ncftpget ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/netdrivers.tgz
tar xfvz netdrivers.tgz
make
make install


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