problem with network card

[karasu]

I'm having intermittent trouble with my network card. It always makes kernel messages like the following:

[94436.281274] irq 17: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option)
[94436.281295] Pid: 5059, comm: Xorg Tainted: P 2.6.27-9-generic #1
[94436.281302] [<c037c4b6>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
[94436.281324] [<c01781bc>] __report_bad_irq+0x2c/0xa0
[94436.281338] [<c0178344>] note_interrupt+0x114/0x140
[94436.281345] [<c01770b1>] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x41/0x80
[94436.281353] [<c0178993>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xb3/0xe0
[94436.281361] [<f92ad3ad>] ? KAS_Ih_Execute+0x13d/0x190 [fglrx]
[94436.281512] [<c0106c15>] do_IRQ+0x45/0x80
[94436.281523] [<c0105003>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
[94436.281529] [<c0137654>] ? __do_softirq+0x64/0x120
[94436.281539] [<c013776d>] do_softirq+0x5d/0x60
[94436.281545] [<c01378e5>] irq_exit+0x55/0x90
[94436.281551] [<c0106c1a>] do_IRQ+0x4a/0x80
[94436.281558] [<c0105003>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
[94436.281564] [<c013007b>] ? dup_mmap+0x12b/0x280
[94436.281574] [<c0103f3a>] ? sysenter_past_esp+0x33/0x62
[94436.281582] =======================
[94436.281585] handlers:
[94436.281590] [<f8be19a0>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x90 [usbcore])
[94436.281659] [<f8b9eb00>] (ohci_irq_handler+0x0/0x7b0 [ohci1394])
[94436.281677] [<f8e3c9e0>] (azx_interrupt+0x0/0x140 [snd_hda_intel])
[94436.281723] [<f8df83d0>] (snd_intel8x0_interrupt+0x0/0x260 [snd_intel8x0])
[94436.281741] [<f8851540>] (tulip_interrupt+0x0/0xaf0 [tulip])
[94436.281760] Disabling IRQ #17
[94699.000145] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[94699.000180] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.27/net/sched/sch_generic.c:219 dev_watchdog+0x21a/0x230()
[94699.000193] NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (tulip): transmit timed out
[94699.000205] Modules linked in: binfmt_misc af_packet fglrx(P) vboxdrv ppdev ipv6 speedstep_lib cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_stats freq_table cpufreq_powersave pci_slot sbs sbshc wmi video output container battery iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ac sbp2 lp dcdbas snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq_dummy evdev snd_seq_oss snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss parport_pc snd_seq_midi parport snd_rawmidi snd_pcm snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device snd pcspkr soundcore button snd_page_alloc iTCO_wdt intel_agp iTCO_vendor_support shpchp agpgart pci_hotplug ext3 jbd mbcache sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif sg pata_acpi usbhid hid ata_piix ata_generic ohci1394 ohci_hcd uhci_hcd libata ehci_hcd tulip ieee1394 usbcore scsi_mod dock thermal processor fan fuse vesafb fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor
[94699.000674] Pid: 5059, comm: Xorg Tainted: P 2.6.27-9-generic #1
[94699.000695] [<c0131d65>] warn_slowpath+0x65/0x90
[94699.000760] [<f92ad17f>] ? KCL_PUB_InterruptHandlerWrap+0x7f/0x90 [fglrx]
[94699.001349] [<c01799e2>] ? move_native_irq+0x12/0x60
[94699.001387] [<c0114ee3>] ? ack_ioapic_quirk_irq+0x43/0xb0
[94699.001426] [<c017897b>] ? handle_fasteoi_irq+0x9b/0xe0
[94699.001464] [<c0137898>] ? irq_exit+0x8/0x90
[94699.001504] [<c0106c1a>] ? do_IRQ+0x4a/0x80
[94699.001541] [<c0137898>] ? irq_exit+0x8/0x90
[94699.001561] [<c0106c1a>] ? do_IRQ+0x4a/0x80
[94699.001587] [<c0105003>] ? common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
[94699.001642] [<c0254299>] ? strlen+0x9/0x20
[94699.001686] [<c025231d>] ? strlcpy+0x1d/0x60
[94699.001714] [<c02f0a17>] ? netdev_drivername+0x37/0x40
[94699.001751] [<c0305c1a>] dev_watchdog+0x21a/0x230
[94699.001788] [<c0105003>] ? common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
[94699.001816] [<c03050e9>] ? __netdev_watchdog_up+0x39/0x60
[94699.001845] [<c013bf88>] run_timer_softirq+0x138/0x210
[94699.001881] [<c0305a00>] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x230
[94699.001910] [<c0305a00>] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x230
[94699.001941] [<c0137682>] __do_softirq+0x92/0x120
[94699.001969] [<c013776d>] do_softirq+0x5d/0x60
[94699.001989] [<c01378e5>] irq_exit+0x55/0x90
[94699.002008] [<c0113f8d>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5d/0x90
[94699.002045] [<c01050f8>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x28/0x30
[94699.002067] =======================
[94699.002079] ---[ end trace afe7cedf0c963353 ]---
[94699.003500] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94707.001489] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94715.001485] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94751.001472] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94759.001491] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94767.001478] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94819.001464] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94827.001475] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94835.001469] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94843.001492] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94851.001473] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94859.001484] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94867.001489] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94875.001469] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94883.001476] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94891.001471] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)
[94899.001477] 0000:02:08.0: tulip_stop_rxtx() failed (CSR5 0xfc07c057 CSR6 0xff970111)



What exactly is going on?

[ph34r]

Bad card or maybe IRQ conflict? What does lspci show?

[karasu]

Bad card or maybe IRQ conflict? What does lspci show?


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 12)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 12)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BA IDE U100 Controller (rev 12)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 12)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller (rev 12)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 12)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 12)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV620 LE AGP [Radeon HD 3450]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RV620 Audio device [Radeon HD 34xx Series]
02:07.0 PCI bridge: Hint Corp HB6 Universal PCI-PCI bridge (non-transparent mode) (rev 11)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: ADMtek NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
03:08.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
03:08.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41)
03:08.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 02)
03:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

[Satanic Atheist]

I had a similar problem with my Intel card built into the motherboard. It turned out that there was a bug that stopped it working at Gigabit speeds. Simply using it at 100Mbps was sufficient to solve that one.

Looks like it may be a duff card, though. Can you swap it out for an identical model?

James