[tulip-bug] SMC1255TX/LP Problem - TX errors and Carrier errors X2

[Denny Fox]

Yet more info...

Using the SMC driver with debug=5:

(It's finding the 1255TX and using the EN5251 code.)

Aug 22 09:28:10 bigguy kernel: Found SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX) at
PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Aug 22 09:28:10 bigguy kernel: tulip.c:v0.91g 7/16/99
becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
Aug 22 09:28:10 bigguy kernel: eth0: Accton MPX EN5251 rev 17 at
0xec00, 00:04:E2:42:D4:72, IRQ 11.
Aug 22 09:28:36 bigguy kernel: eth0: tulip_open() irq 11.
Aug 22 09:28:36 bigguy kernel: eth0: Done tulip_open(), CSR0 fff98000,
CSR5 fc664010 CSR6 ffb72113.
Aug 22 09:28:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: Comet link status 0000 partner
capability 0000.
Aug 22 09:29:19 bigguy last message repeated 4 times
Aug 22 09:29:29 bigguy kernel: eth0: Comet link status 0000 partner
capability 0000.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc674050 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel:  In tulip_rx(), entry 0 00400720.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc664010 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc274014 new
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc264010 new
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc674014 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status
1a078c80.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc664010 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc674050 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel:  In tulip_rx(), entry 1 015a0300.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc664010 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc274014 new
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc264010 new
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc674014 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status
1a078c80.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc664010 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:34 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: Comet link status 0000 partner
capability 0000.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc274014 new
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc264010 new
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc264010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc674014 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status
1a078c80.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc664010 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc674050 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel:  In tulip_rx(), entry 2 00400320.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: interrupt  csr5=0xfc664010 new
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:39 bigguy kernel: eth0: exiting interrupt,
csr5=0xfc664010.
Aug 22 09:29:49 bigguy kernel: eth0: Comet link status 0000 partner
capability 0000.
Aug 22 09:29:50 bigguy kernel: eth0: Shutting down ethercard, status
was fc664010.

ifconfig (another example, not immediately after log data above)
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:E2:42:D4:72
          inet addr:192.168.20.254  Bcast:192.168.20.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:42 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:14 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:24
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xec00

Hope this helps...

Denny