Bug 64714

Summary:	(NET E100) Installer selects wrong module for IBM T23 Intel network card, should use e100
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Mike Zingale <zingale>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	7.3	CC:	nkj, peterm
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Description Mike Zingale 2002-05-09 21:39:47 UTC

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Description of problem:
I installed RH 7.3 on an IBM Thinkpad T23.  The install went w/o problems and
all the hardware was detected automatically.  The network card is an Intel
82801CAM (ICH3) Chipset Ethernet controller (as returned from /proc/pci).  The
eepro100 module was aliased in my modules.conf for this controller, but network
transfers hang when using this.  Switching to the e100 module eliminated the
problems.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. use the eepro100 module with the integrated ethernet
2. transfer some data using scp
3. transfer will hang

	

Actual Results:  The network connection hangs

Expected Results:  Data should be transferred uninterupted

Additional info:

The e100 driver eliminates all problems.

Comment 1 Niels Kristian Jensen 2002-06-12 20:19:46 UTC

I can add that the installer (netboot.img) also hangs - if and only if I connect to a 10 Mbit/s hub (half duplex).

When I added a 10/100 MBit/s switch (full duplex) as a buffer between the PC and the hub, the installer ran fine.

On Windows 2000, the network card is listed as "Intel PRO/100VE" PCI bus 2 device 8 function 0

If is matters, I used DHCP settings, HTTP download from mirrors.sunsite.dk directory /redhat/7.3/en/os/i386 via a 2Mbit/512kbit ADSL line.

Comment 2 Niels Kristian Jensen 2003-06-09 20:23:14 UTC

A new guy on the task? Ok, fine:

I've just upgraded to Redhat 9 using FTP install from ftp.sunet.se and the
boot.img and the driver disk.

The installer didn't recognize my NIC but I was allowed a list to pick from. I
used the Intel e100 driver and it works fine. In other words, I didn't test any
other drivers.

Comment 3 Niels Kristian Jensen 2003-08-06 08:33:39 UTC

I still have the IBM T23 laptop and I can test any changes, you may want to 
check on the actual hardware.

Comment 4 Jeff Garzik 2004-03-03 05:58:05 UTC

As e100 (not eepro100) appears to work, closing.  We are deprecating
eepro100 in favor of e100.