eth0: Transmit errors?

[shrek-m at gmx.de]

t l wrote:

>I've noticed the following messages from /var/log/messages, indicating some problem on my NIC....
>Checking my logs, it looks like this has been happening for most previous releases (I'm now running kernel-2.6.5-1.315).
>When this occurs, the network appears to just sit and wait for about 5-10 seconds and then recover.
>
>I've replaced router, switch, etc.  (Interface reports at 100Mb/s, full-duplex.  Router reports the same...)
>
>Anyone seeing this as well?
>
>   tom london
>
>------------------------------------------
>Apr 11 11:58:16 fedora kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
>Apr 11 11:58:16 fedora kernel: Probably a duplex mismatch.  See Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
>Apr 11 11:58:16 fedora kernel:   Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 4042(10) current 4042(10)
>Apr 11 11:58:16 fedora kernel:   Transmit list 00000000 vs. 0c94e840
>

3com, 3c59x ?

try to disable kudzu
or start Sxxnetwork before Sxxkudzu

make sure that this module will be loaded only one time and that kudzu 
has no chance to touch it before it is loaded


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shrek-m