Compex RL 100 TX / Dec Alpha XL266 / Linux 2.0.36 kernel panic

[Bas Rijniersce]

Hello,

I have two machines:
- Dec Alpha XL 266, 32 MB, SCSI HD, ISDN Teles, Linux 2.0.36-pre (my
server)
- Amd K6, 80 MB, SCSI, Dual boot Win98 / Linux 2.0.35
Both machines have Compex RL 100 TX NIC's connected via a Netgear FE104
100 Mb hub.
Boot message on the server:
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Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1: Digital DS21143 Tulip at
0x8000, 00 80 48 cd 59 0f, IRQ 10.
Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1:  EEPROM default media type
Autosense.
Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1:  MII interface PHY 0,
setup/reset sequences 0/0 long, capabilities e0 78.
Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11)
described by a 21142 MII PHY (3) block.
Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1: Checking for MII
transceivers...
Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1:  MII transceiver found at MDIO
address 8, config 3000 status 7809.
Oct 12 19:09:11 linuxserver kernel: eth1: Using MII transceiver 8,
status 7809.
Oct 12 19:09:14 linuxserver kernel: eth1: 21143 negotiation status
000000c6, MII.
Oct 12 19:09:14 linuxserver kernel: eth1: MII status 7809, Link partner
report 0000, CSR6 f20e2002.
Oct 12 19:09:14 linuxserver kernel: eth1: No link beat on the MII
interface, status then 7809 now 7809.
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The driver is loaded as a module:
----[/etc/conf.modules]
alias eth0 tulip
options tulip options=13 debug=1
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The machine is very stable as long as I access the machine from the
other machine when it is running Linux. To stress the machine I have
tried creating an index on a large database (disk and mem i/o intensive)
while surfing the net via ISDN (the server is a masquerading host voor
the other machine). No problem.
If I reboot the same machine into windows the server crashes (hard)
with:
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skput:over:fffffe00000102501644
In swapper task - not syncing
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This happens as soon as windows uses the card for the first time (i
guess by watching the lights on the hub). This is reproducable.

The server has a second NIC (NE 2000 comp. ISA card) for windows
machines not on the 100 Mb network. These windows machines can access
the server without a problem.

I hope this report is complete enough :-)
All suggestions for a (temporary) fix are welcome ;)

TIA,
Bas 

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