[KLUG Members] 2.4.13 and tulip/8139 ethernet cards, was [Re: SGI XFS 2.4.9-7PR3, updated mkfs.xfs for >1TB]

[Bill]

On Friday 26 October 2001 09:07, you wrote:
> Since we are in the reporting mood,  I've got a tidbit to throw out. 
> I've been stuck on 2.4.3 on machines connected via either tulip or 8139
> (SMC?) ethernet cards.  Attempts to go to 2.4.11/2.4.12 failed as these
> cards would work for awhile and then blow chunks.  Unloading/reloading
> the modules would make the cards work for awhile.
>
> I've now tested 2.4.13 and the tulip driver seems stable (again),  not
> to mention the much smoother VM.  Haven't checked the 8139 yet,  but I
> hope to get to that today.

You may get a mis-leading error message when you do try it. I was using 
the 8139too as a module under 2.4.3 and then moved forward to compiled-in 
8139too under 2.4.12. At that point, all connection to the rest of the 
world was lost. Comparing dmesg's between the old kernel and the new one 
showed a version difference in 8139too and that led me to posting on the 
topic on LUGWASH. Sure enough, one of their tech-savvy crew volunteered 
a sincere, but ineffective, response.

Last night, after trying out the above-mentioned suggestion, I resolved 
the matter entirely by issuing the command "dhcpcd".

Doh!!!!!!! Instant network card!

Bill
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