Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:30:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/29365: 3COM "3c905c-txm" problems Message-ID: <200108011630.f71GU1c96589@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/29365; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: tonyo@direct.hu Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, crow@kapu.hu Subject: Re: kern/29365: 3COM "3c905c-txm" problems Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 19:23:55 +0300 On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 03:12:37PM +0200, tonyo@direct.hu wrote: > > >Number: 29365 > >Category: kern > >Synopsis: When We configure up the xl0 device BSD hangup or the load go up > >Originator: Tornyossy Csaba > >Release: FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386 > >Organization: > Nektor IT > >Environment: > System: FreeBSD NightWish 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #1: Tue Jul 31 13:50:57 CEST 2001 tonyo@NightWish:/usr/src/sys/compile/NightWish i386 > > Network card: 3COM 3C905C-TXM EtherLink10/100PCI > Main board: Intel 82801BA (problem tested in another machine) > Processor: PIII/800 > Kernel sources cvsupped from cvsup.hu.freebsd.org at 07/31/2001 > > >Description: > > In this machine when we configure the xl0 device (3com Etherlink), the processor usage go up, the whole system extremly slow down. In other cases the systemi just hang up, and we can do only cold reboot. > > The card with other OSs (like linux) works fine. The problem only exists in FreeBSD. > > >How-To-Repeat: > Just ifconfig the xl? interface with this card. > >Fix: > no ideas. Try adding an appropriate 'media' option, like: ifconfig_xl0="inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy media 10baseT" ..or 'media 100baseTX' as appropriate. I, too, have noticed that some xl cards have great trouble autonegotiating with some brands of switches under FreeBSD. G'luck, Peter -- Thit sentence is not self-referential because "thit" is not a word. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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