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Problems with 2.6.8.1 kernels
For some reason, I can't get 2.6.8.1 kernels to work. Not just kernels I've compiled myself, but also the stock redhat kernels in the Fedora Core 2 updates. The problem lies in the networking. Everything else seems ok, but I can't get the network card to work. I keep getting the message below:
Oct 17 10:45:01 gizmo kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xe000, 00:e0:4c:10:20:ce, IRQ 11 Oct 17 10:45:01 gizmo kernel: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team Oct 17 10:45:01 gizmo kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo sysctl: kernel.sysrq = 0 Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo sysctl: kernel.core_uses_pid = 1 Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo sysctl: kernel.shmmax = 134217728 Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo sysctl: net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0 Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo network: Setting network parameters: succeeded Oct 17 10:44:57 gizmo network: Bringing up loopback interface: succeeded Oct 17 10:45:09 gizmo kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Oct 17 10:45:09 gizmo kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 ... Oct 17 10:45:33 gizmo kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Oct 17 10:45:33 gizmo kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 Oct 17 10:45:45 gizmo kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out Oct 17 10:45:45 gizmo kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
It's not ECN, which is explicitly switched off in by sysctl.conf Anyone got any ideas?
UPDATE: I've sorted it out. Set noapic on the command line in /etc/grub.conf, and set 'Plug and Play OS' to 'No' in the BIOS.
Posted by dave on October 17, 2004 12:46 PM.
#1 :: sol :: November 18, 2004 04:22 PM
I get the same problem. I think it's a problem with the PCMCIA card, it happens with kernel 2.4 and 2.6, too.
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