3c59x crash

[Lawrence Walton]

God what terible advice from Caldera; try the version before E it works
great for me at 100 mbps full duplex...

On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, andy rickert wrote:

> I am using Caldera LINUX 2.0.33 on a HP Vectra 400 MHZ.
> I have a 3c59B TX Fast Ethernet card.
> I downloaded the 99F driver from 
> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
> 
> I compiled the driver and it loads as 3c59x.c:v0.99F
> 
> I am connected to a 3COM superstack switch 3000 (100 mbps).
> I am using Hummingbirds NFS client 6.02 on NT 4.0 with SP 3. The NT 
> client is also in the same 100 mbps switch. No routers involved.
> When I copy files, it works for about 2 1/2 miniutes and then LINUX 
> ALWAYS crashes (froze up, hung, whatever you want to call it) with the 
> message:
> 
> Kernel panic: skput: over: 04851764:1515
> In swapper task - not syncing.
> 
> I tried it several times and sometimes I get
> 
> Aiee: scheduling in interrupt 001246e1
> 
> I also tried the older 3c59 card (not the B version) as well. Does not 
> work.
> 
> However, when I plug the LINUX computer in a 3com 10 mbps switch, it 
> works with no problem!!!
> 
> Any idea on what to do?
> Caldera suggested I get an Intel NIC
> Thanks a lot for you help!
> 
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