Re: recuriing error #5

On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Michael wrote:

> i just upgraded to 2.4.20, found that i needed to use scyld's rtl8139
> drivers to get my realtec's to work with the new kernel.
> 
> after some playing round i was able to compile and insert them into the
> kernel, upon install, both of my realtec NIC's were initiated showing me
> there specific info's address, irq's ....

Did the IRQs match the values reported in /proc/pci or 'lspci -v'? 

> i can't get them to actually work though, i have them both listed when i do
> an ifconfig, all the addressing is right. i keep getting the same error,
> 
>     eth0: RTL8139 interrupt line blocked, error 5.

Yup, this status indicates RxDone and TxDone, but the interrupts are not
getting through.

> i found some info bout how there are sometime issues with full duplex, so i
> removed then reinserted them with full_duplex=0. still getting the same

This is unrelated to the duplex setting.

> here is the contents of a  'lspci -v'
..
> 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev
> 10)
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
> I/O ports at 8000 [size=256]
...
> 00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139 (rev
> 10)
...
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at 8100 [size=256]
...
> bit of background on my box, its a dual Ppro 200, with 96 MB ram. SMB
> support installed. console only.

Presumably a PR440Fx... a very good system (and still around after over
six years).

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