rl0: watchdog timeout + 40, 000 ms ping with 7.1-BETA-i386-disc1.iso

[Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri]

----- Original Message ----

> From: Julian Stacey <jhs at berklix.org>
> To: pyunyh at gmail.com
> Cc: stable at freebsd.org
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:16:57 PM
> Subject: Re: rl0: watchdog timeout + 40, 000 ms ping with 7.1-BETA-i386-disc1.iso 
> 
> >  > I'm remaking binaries,
> 
> New generic kernel built & installed, & install of all src/ done too.
> No improvement.
> 
> > Is there reliable way to reproduce the issue? 
> 
> Its continuous, the machine virtually never does a ping in less
> than 10 seconds.
> 
> > Anyway, would you try attached patch and let me know result?
> 
> Thanks
> Done, doesnt help.
> Seeing a new message now too:
> ping: sendto: No buffer space available.
> 
> Output of vmstat -i and pciconf -lv look the same as before
> 
> It's a small card. Weighs 46 gram. I was going to write 
>     I could simply post it to you, & you could keep it if you
>     want.  As I had quessed it might be some new kind of card
>     unexperienced before,
>     RTL8139D, card just says made in China
> 
> But I just grabbed another card 
>     card says Level One.
>     chip 8139B
> & with both patched kernel & original no improvement.
> So I tried a totaly different card xl0 fails too,
> I think that 3com xl0 card was OK before in another box,
> so I'd guess not an rl problem, Sorry.
> 
> Probably not 7.1 either, but probably a BIOS config problem of some sort.
> 
> IRQ 12 was listed in Award BIOS as Primary, options were also secondary or 
> disabled, so Ive set it disabled.
> PNP OS Yes
> Resources: Auto
> "Reset config data" to Enabled (I forgot before after card changes)
> 
> Did another restore BIOS factory defaults, no help.  
> Moved xl0 to another slot (all other 3 slots never use I guess, as
> chassis plates not torn off on what I guess is original chassis.
> No luck with xl0
> I'm out of ideas.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Julian
> -- 
> Julian Stacey: BSDUnixLinux C Prog Admin SysEng Consult Munich www.berklix.com
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Just a shot in the darkness.


Do you have poll enabled for rl0 ?
 
Regards,

-Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri
Arab Portal
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