Bug 86483 – Boot Hangs when activating eth3 NC7770 PCI-X gigabit server adapter

Bug 86483 - Boot Hangs when activating eth3 NC7770 PCI-X gigabit server adapter

Summary:	Boot Hangs when activating eth3 NC7770 PCI-X gigabit server adapter

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	9
Hardware:	i686 Linux

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Assigned To:	Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact:	Brian Brock
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Reported:	2003-03-23 20:22 EST by Larry Cole
Modified:	2008-01-17 12:49 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2004-09-30 11:40:41 EDT
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Description Larry Cole 2003-03-23 20:22:20 EST

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Description of problem:
Server: Proliant DL580G2 4 cpu, 6GB memory
ethernet adapter NC7770 PCI-X Gigabit server adapter

neat description shows BCM5700 in RHAS 2.1
neat description shows Tigon3 in phoebe

system hangs (usually) when booting with adapter in slot 1 or 2 (non hot plug 
bus.)  System hangs on ifdown eth3 on the few times it got past startup.  
System boots ok if adapter in slot 4 (hot plug bus.)

Tried this on two systems and alternate ethernet cards with same result.

 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-2.48

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.NC7770 PCI-X in slot 1 or 2 of Proliant DL580G2 
2.Boot - system hangs on ifup or adapter or ifdown adapter after boot
3.Server internal hardware light goes on when system hangs
    

Actual Results:  System hangs - power on boot required

Expected Results:  ethernet comes on line during boot

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Comment 1 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 11:40:41 EDT

Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, 
and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in
the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/

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