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

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>>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

A boot error message would have been nice.  They ran for awhile and then "Lost
interrupt" and tossed the packets.

>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!

Did you discover why dhcpcd not start automatically under 2.4.12?

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