Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.9-34EL How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install RHEL4 on FSC CELSIUS H240 Workstation 2. Boot 3. Try to config the eth0 interface with DHCP or static adresses Actual results: The eth0 interface is not working at all. Expected results: DHCP assigns an IP and the eth0 is working fine. Additional info: The module used is "sky2". The card works fine if I install either - Fedora Core 5 - Kernel 2.6.16.9 It does also not work with the latest RHEL4 U4 test kernel 2.6.9-36EL. The module version of the affected kernels is: 1.1 (I assume 0.11 is more correct in this case :-) The module version 0.15 from the latest vanilla kernel works, so I guess that some of the patches between those 2 versions need to be applied to the RHEL kernel.
Actually, 0.15 is a couple of months old. The sky2 driver is currently under very active development. Test kernels w/ patches to update sky2 to version 1.3 are available here: http://people.redhat.com/linville/kernels/rhel4/ Please give those a try and post the results here...thanks!
Hi John, this morning I tried kernel-smp-2.6.9-36.EL.jwltest.137.i686.rpm and it seems to solve the problem. I did a NETWORK2 test from the RHR2 test suite and it passed. Yesterday afternoon I had some other funny experience with the latest "official" U4 test kernel (2.6.9-36.ELsmp). I tried if the card works with the sk98lin module, but it doesn't. The interesting part was that when I have the sk98lin module loaded and then bring up the network interface with the sky2 module... the network comes up. The price you have to pay for this "workaround" is that the combination of the 2 modules obviously cause a thing that one of my colleauges called "IRQ storm". The visual effect of such a storm is that when you type in a xterm the keystrokes appear with a delay of 1..5 seconds. So this is definitely not a solution. :-) Anyway, your own test kernel works fine and passes the RHR test. Thanks a lot for your contribution Rainer
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committed in stream U5 build 42.19. A test kernel with this patch is available from http://people.redhat.com/~jbaron/rhel4/
It looks like the sky2 driver is at version 1.6 in the -54 kernel. Does anyone know if we have any of these cards in RDU that I can try out? Otherwise we will just have to go with partner/customer testing done to date.
I am unable to locate one in my stash. Perhaps Andy or Neil has one?
sorry, none in my pile.
I don't have any either. /me wonders if we should buy some.... At one point I thought Larry was going to get them to send us some laptops for testing/cert. What happened to that?
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html