From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 18 07:55:12 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEB9216A4CE for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 07:55:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from transport.cksoft.de (transport.cksoft.de [62.111.66.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B355243D8B for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 07:55:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net) Received: from transport.cksoft.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by transport.cksoft.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A08F1FFAD3; Wed, 18 May 2005 09:55:07 +0200 (CEST) Received: by transport.cksoft.de (Postfix, from userid 66) id 2B1991FFAD0; Wed, 18 May 2005 09:55:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail.int.zabbadoz.net (Postfix, from userid 1060) id 1EDF815384; Wed, 18 May 2005 07:53:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.int.zabbadoz.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 142C51537B; Wed, 18 May 2005 07:53:40 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 07:53:39 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" X-X-Sender: bz@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net To: Nicolas Blais In-Reply-To: <200505172132.42322.nb_root@videotron.ca> Message-ID: References: <200505172132.42322.nb_root@videotron.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS cksoft-s20020300-20031204bz on transport.cksoft.de cc: FreeBSD-Current Subject: Re: sk interface (Marvell 88E8001) sluggish? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 07:55:12 -0000 On Tue, 17 May 2005, Nicolas Blais wrote: Hi, > I have a popular Marvell 88E8001 on my A8V-Deluxe (Rev2) which doesn't work > like it should in FreeBSD. Whenever accessing anything on the network > (whether local or internet), there is a 2-3 second delay before anything gets > thru. Data transfer with small files or large files on the internet is slow > (800 K/s avg in Win*XP compared to a seemingly random amount from 200-600 K/s > avg in FreeBSD from the same source). My cable modem test (available at > http://speedtest.cogeco.net) is much slower in FreeBSD than in XP for some > reason (3025 kbps down, 118 kbps up compared to 6404 kbps down and 825 kbps > up in XP). Data transfer in the LAN is also much slower in FreeBSD than in XP > (about 50%). > > To make matters worst, whenever I'm transfering files in background, my bktr > turns sluggish in fxtv as though the Marvell and the WinTV are battling for > interrups. This problem is also non-existant in XP. To remedy this problem, I > tried the WinTV on every PCI card on my MB but changes nothing. Whenever file > transfer is done, my bktr acts fine. Yes, I tried both setting of PNP OS in > BIOS. > > There are no watchdog timeouts, no kernel messages, no true hangs/death of > sk0. My old and faithful 3COM 905C works #1 in this machine but I would > rather use my onboard gigabit card when I actually do get a gigabit switch. > (Currently, the sk0 is connected to a 100baseTX router). This machine runs > httpd 24/7 and a fully working sk0 would probably be more efficient for > everyone. > ... > no special ifconfig flags. Latest 6-CURRENT. > > Any help truly appreciated, Could you remove that bktr card and see if things improve? If so moving the bktr to another slot might help. I had that problem several years ago with an xl(4) and a bktr on a multi-OS machine too. -- Bjoern A. Zeeb bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT