[GLLUG] Re: linux-user Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5
Kyle Anderson
ander640 at msu.edu
Mon Nov 8 13:47:39 EST 2004
~thanks for your help.
i did change that option and that helped one part of the problem.
I was able to get my NIC up after dissabling irq 3 in /etc/pcmcia/config.opt
i guess this irq is for the serial port and it had issues with that
Thanks
kyle
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> Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 15:50:48 -0500
> From: Kyle Anderson <ander640 at msu.edu>
> Subject: [GLLUG] PCMCIA NIC
> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Message-ID: <418E8AA8.80002 at msu.edu>
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> I am trying to make my pcmcia NIC work with linux 2.6. When I attempt
> to bring it up I receive a lot of repeated errors about irq being dissabled.
>
> I have yenta_socket , pcmcia_core , ds loaded
>
> Toshiba 2545xcdt laptop
> debian
>
> on http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/man/pcnet_cs.4.html ,
> it states:
> eth#: interrupt(s) dropped!
> Indicates that the driver did not receive an interrupt notification
> for some reason. The driver will poll the card (with a significant
> performance penalty) if the problem persists. The most likely cause is
> an interrupt conflict and/or host bridge configuration problem.
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kyle
>
> i recieve the following errors:
>
> CI: Enabling device 0000:00:13.0 (0000 -> 0002)
> Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:00:13.0 [1179:0001]
> Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x06b8, PCI irq 11
> Socket status: 30000007
> PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:13.1 (0000 -> 0002)
> Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:00:13.1 [1179:0001]
> Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x06b8, PCI irq 11
> Socket status: 30000007
> cs: IO port probe 0x0100-0x04ff: excluding 0x220-0x22f 0x330-0x337
> 0x378-0x37f 0x388-0x38f 0x480-0x48f 0x4d0-0x4d7
> cs: IO port probe 0x0800-0x08ff: clean.
> cs: IO port probe 0x0c00-0x0cff: clean.
> cs: IO port probe 0x0a00-0x0aff: clean.
> cs: memory probe 0xa0000000-0xa0ffffff: clean.
> eth0: NE2000 (DL10022 rev 05): io 0x300, irq 3, hw_addr 00:E0:98:88:54:BA
> irq 3: nobody cared!
> [<c0107ca2>] __report_bad_irq+0x22/0x80
> [<c0107d6c>] note_interrupt+0x4c/0x80
> [<c0107f49>] do_IRQ+0xc9/0xe0
> [<c0106648>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
> [<c0119c50>] __do_softirq+0x30/0x80
> [<c0119cc7>] do_softirq+0x27/0x40
> [<c0107f38>] do_IRQ+0xb8/0xe0
> [<c0106648>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
> [<c01083a4>] setup_irq+0x64/0xc0
> [<c9079560>] ei_irq_wrapper+0x0/0x40 [pcnet_cs]
> [<c0108030>] request_irq+0x70/0xc0
> [<c90793a3>] pcnet_open+0x43/0xc0 [pcnet_cs]
> [<c9079560>] ei_irq_wrapper+0x0/0x40 [pcnet_cs]
> [<c02453f3>] dev_open+0xb3/0xe0
> [<c02466ed>] dev_change_flags+0x4d/0x120
> [<c02792f6>] devinet_ioctl+0x216/0x560
> [<c027b15f>] inet_ioctl+0x3f/0x80
> [<c023db53>] sock_ioctl+0x93/0x220
> [<c0155fcc>] sys_ioctl+0x8c/0x1e0
> [<c0105727>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
> handlers:
> [<c9079560>] (ei_irq_wrapper+0x0/0x40 [pcnet_cs])
> Disabling IRQ #3
> spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
> eth0: interrupt(s) dropped!
> irq 3: nobody cared!
> [<c0107ca2>] __report_bad_irq+0x22/0x80
> [<c0107d6c>] note_interrupt+0x4c/0x80
> [<c0107f49>] do_IRQ+0xc9/0xe0
> [<c0106648>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
> [<c9075688>] ei_tx_intr+0x68/0x1c0 [8390]
> [<c9075518>] ei_interrupt+0x138/0x1c0 [8390]
> [<c9079579>] ei_irq_wrapper+0x19/0x40 [pcnet_cs]
> [<c9079600>] ei_watchdog+0x60/0x360 [pcnet_cs]
> [<c011ccfb>] __mod_timer+0x5b/0x80
> [<c90795a0>] ei_watchdog+0x0/0x360 [pcnet_cs]
> [<c011d3c2>] run_timer_softirq+0xa2/0x160
> [<c0119c99>] __do_softirq+0x79/0x80
> [<c0119cc7>] do_softirq+0x27/0x40
> [<c0107f38>] do_IRQ+0xb8/0xe0
> [<c0106648>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
> [<c9044182>] apm_bios_call_simple+0x62/0xc0 [apm]
> [<c9044312>] apm_do_idle+0x12/0x80 [apm]
> [<c9044438>] apm_cpu_idle+0x98/0x140 [apm]
> [<c0103ac5>] cpu_idle+0x25/0x40
> [<c036a738>] start_kernel+0x158/0x1a0
> handlers:
> [<c9079560>] (ei_irq_wrapper+0x0/0x40 [pcnet_cs])
> Disabling IRQ #3
> irq 3: nobody cared!
> [<c0107ca2>] __report_bad_irq+0x22/0x80
> [<c0107d6c>] note_interrupt+0x4c/0x80
> [<c0107f49>] do_IRQ+0xc9/0xe0
> [<c0106648>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
> [<c0107e0a>] enable_irq+0x2a/0xa0
> [<c90752a0>] ei_start_xmit+0x120/0x260 [8390]
> [<c0113df4>] __wake_up+0x14/0x20
> [<c01b8c6e>] copy_from_user+0x2e/0x60
> [<c024f09f>] qdisc_restart+0x3f/0xe0
> [<c0245a1a>] dev_queue_xmit+0x17a/0x220
> [<c028bc2a>] packet_sendmsg_spkt+0x16a/0x1e0
> [<c023d4f3>] sock_sendmsg+0x93/0xc0
> [<c023d00e>] move_addr_to_kernel+0x2e/0x40
> [<c023e6e8>] sys_sendto+0xc8/0x100
> [<c0146575>] do_sync_write+0x75/0xc0
> [<c01b8c6e>] copy_from_user+0x2e/0x60
> [<c01205cd>] sys_rt_sigaction+0x6d/0xa0
> [<c023ee01>] sys_socketcall+0x101/0x180
> [<c0105727>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
> handlers:
> [<c9079560>] (ei_irq_wrapper+0x0/0x40 [pcnet_cs])
> Disabling IRQ #3
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 11:25:54 -0400
> From: Marr <marr at flex.com>
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] PCMCIA NIC
> To: Kyle Anderson <ander640 at msu.edu>, linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Message-ID: <200411081025.54877.marr at flex.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> On Sunday 07 November 2004 03:50pm, Kyle Anderson wrote:
>
>>I am trying to make my pcmcia NIC work with linux 2.6. When I attempt
>>to bring it up I receive a lot of repeated errors about irq being
>>dissabled.
>>
>>I have yenta_socket , pcmcia_core , ds loaded
>>
>>Toshiba 2545xcdt laptop
>>debian
>>
>>on http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/man/pcnet_cs.4.html ,
>>it states:
>>eth#: interrupt(s) dropped!
>> Indicates that the driver did not receive an interrupt notification
>>for some reason. The driver will poll the card (with a significant
>>performance penalty) if the problem persists. The most likely cause is
>>an interrupt conflict and/or host bridge configuration problem.
>>
>>any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Kyle,
>
> When I installed Slackware 9.0 on my Toshiba 2100CDT laptop back in Apr 2003,
> my previously-working PCMCIA Ethernet card (Linksys PCMPC200) stopped
> working.
>
> Although my problem wasn't exactly like yours, there are some similarities.
>
> I was able to solve the problem via a setting in the Toshiba BIOS setup. From
> my notes back then:
>
> I used the 'Esc' key while booting the laptop, then the 'F1' key to get into
> the Toshiba 'System Setup' menu. I changed the 'Controller Mode' option in
> the 'PC Card' section (page 2 of 2) from 'Auto-Selected' to 'CardBus/16-bit'.
> Another option that I did not try was 'PCIC Compatible'.
>
> HTH....
>
> Bill Marr
>
>
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