Bug 54270 - kernel 2.4.3-12 breaks full duplex mode with xircom cbe2-100
Summary: kernel 2.4.3-12 breaks full duplex mode with xircom cbe2-100
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i586
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-10-02 19:19 UTC by adi
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-10-30 04:51:59 UTC
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Description adi 2001-10-02 19:19:31 UTC
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Description of problem:
Upgrading to kernel-2.4.3-12 causes my Xircom CardBus ethernet 2 100Mbps to
fail to operate under Full Duplex mode.  The network still works, but some
services do not work properly.  Most notably, a cvs client on this machine
fails intermittently.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. upgrade from kernel-2.4.2-2 to kernel-2.4.3-12
2. reboot with xircom cbe2 in pcmcia slot
3. watch network switch or hub light indicate link is not running in full
duplex mode
	

Actual Results:  Services which require full duplex don't work, or work
sporadically.

Expected Results:  Should operate in full duplex mode.  kernel-2.4.2-2
worked fine

Additional info:

Here's my /var/log/messages output for kernel-2.4.2-2 (where full duplex
works fine):

Oct  2 09:42:54 prism kernel: Linux version 2.4.2-2
(root.redhat.com) (gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1
2.96-79)) #1 Sun Apr 8 19:37:14 EDT 2001
Oct  2 09:43:08 prism kernel: xircom cardbus adaptor found, registering as
eth0, using irq 10 
Oct  2 09:43:08 prism kernel: xircom_cb: Link is 100 mbit 

Here's the /var/log/messages output for kernel-2.4.3-12 (where full duplex
does not work)

Oct  2 11:37:38 prism kernel: Linux version 2.4.3-12
(root.redhat.com) (gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1
2.96-85)) #1 Fri Jun 8 16:12:46 EDT 2001
Oct  2 11:37:50 prism kernel: Xircom cardbus adaptor found, registering as
eth0, using irq 10 
Oct  2 11:37:50 prism kernel: xircom_cb: enabling promiscuous mode 
Oct  2 11:37:50 prism kernel: xircom_cb: capabilities changed from 0x1e1 to
0xa1
Oct  2 11:37:50 prism kernel: xircom_cb: Link is absent 
Oct  2 11:37:50 prism kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
Oct  2 11:37:50 prism kernel: xircom_cb: Link is 100 mbit

Comment 1 adi 2001-10-30 04:51:53 UTC
I just upgraded to kernel-2.4.9-6 and now my pcmcia xircom cbe2-100 card works
fine in full duplex mode.  It must have been a problem with the driver you
released in the 2.4.3 kernel.  But now it's fixed in your 2.4.9 kernel.  Thanks.



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