Bug 57767 - anaconda does not set full_duplex for Dlink DFE-530TX so NFS install randomly hangs (timeout)
Summary: anaconda does not set full_duplex for Dlink DFE-530TX so NFS install randomly...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-12-21 18:40 UTC by Patrick Pollet
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:38 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2002-01-15 20:16:55 UTC
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Description Patrick Pollet 2001-12-21 18:40:43 UTC
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Description of problem:
Many PCI cards using the via-rhine driver need  full_duplex=1 option, especially with busy networks. 


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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. kickstart RH7.2 on several machines with DFE 530 net card in the same subnet
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Actual Results:  The new kickstart shipping with RedHat 7.2 does find the DFE 530 card, request for a driver disk
 and automatically load the via-rhine driver.
So far so good... but no way to set the full_duplex option to 1.

So nfs installation crashed randomly when the card looses the network connection in half duplex mode.

In Redhat 7.1 kickstart, I used to press F2, insert the driver disk, select the via-rhine driver, clicks on "option" and type full_duplex=1 and 
everything was fine...

Now with the automatic detection and loading, no way to set the full_duplex...

I did try to add some lines  in the via-rhine section of the modinfo file of the driver disk such as:
     full_duplex  "1"
     full_duplex  "full_duplex (0=no; 1=yes)

but I never got any success...





Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2002-01-02 22:05:32 UTC
You should be able to put 

device eth via-rhine --opts full_duplex=1

in your kickstart config.

Comment 2 Patrick Pollet 2002-01-03 11:07:44 UTC
I did try your suggestion with no success.

the "correct syntax", at least that one that do not give a TypeError in kickstart.py is
   network --device eth0 via-rhine opts full_duplex=1        ( no -- before opts)
but it does not solve the infamous "Transmit timeout problem". It looks like opts parameter is simply ignored .
I also tried network --device eth0 via-rhine options full_duplex=1
No difference...
   I think the problem is with the via-rhine driver. Donald Becker has released a new version (1.08) that use an extra
pci-scan.o  module, but so far these modules do not load on 2.4 Kernels ( bad dependencies...). 
  I give up using  these cards DLINK DFE-530TX cards... ( see http://lhd.zdnet.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?296) 
for many others that have bad opinions on this card... 
  I think you should discontinue supporting the via-rhine driver in KickStart until the driver becomes more reliable.


Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2002-01-15 20:19:49 UTC
No, the device line should be a completely separate line in your kickstart
config, not at the end of the network line.


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