[eepro100] eepro and nfs file handle

[Donald Becker]

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Traylen, SM (Steve)  wrote:
> >On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Traylen, SM (Steve)  wrote:
> 
> >> >>  I have a problem which I have after a lot if investigation
> >> >>  have narrowed down to the combination of eepro100 cards
> >> >>  and particular group of boxes I have. 
> 
> >> So its a 2.2.19 kernel from redhat on a rh6.2 box.
> >> This appears to have been built with a eepro.c that has
> >> "eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99,
> >> though the last modification appears to be
> >> 
> >> 2000 Nov 15 , Changed command completion time and added debug info,
> ...
> >This is a modified driver, starting from a three year old version.
> >You should ask the people that modified the driver for support.

> So I installed the new driver and now have,
> 
>  eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker
> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html
> eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.20.2.10 $ 2000/05/31 Modified by Andrey V.
> Savochkin <saw@saw.sw.com.sg> and otherseepro100.c: VA Linux custom, Dragan
> Stancevic <visitor@valinux.com> 2000/11/15

No, you are still using the old driver.

Did you do the install step?

> >1. Run eepro100-diag -ee
> 
> eepro100-diag.c:v2.11 8/27/2002 Donald Becker (becker@scyld.com)
...
>   Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
>    Sleep mode is enabled.  This is not recommended.
>    Under high load the card may not respond to
>    PCI requests, and thus cause a master abort.
>    To clear sleep mode use the '-G 0 -w -w -f' options.

This is part of your problem.
The updated driver warns you about this in the detection message.

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