From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 12 21:50:12 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77EE21065670 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:50:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3811F8FC15 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:50:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3CLoCOB096356 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:50:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q3CLoCV1096355; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:50:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:50:12 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201204122150.q3CLoCV1096355@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Dean Catcher Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8D84106566C for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4F898FC08 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:41:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q3CLfWoc069992 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:41:32 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q3CLfWeB069991; Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:41:32 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201204122141.q3CLfWeB069991@red.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:41:32 GMT From: Dean Catcher To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: i386/166894: Realtek RTL8100 keeps droping link X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:50:12 -0000 >Number: 166894 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Realtek RTL8100 keeps droping link >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Apr 12 21:50:11 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dean Catcher >Release: FreeBSD 9.0 i386 >Organization: na >Environment: FreeBSD fire3 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0 >Description: See this thread: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=31167 On GENERIC kernel, 9.0 i386, the rl0 card a) isn't detected for install (boot off CD) b) after install, it is detected and works, but link keeps bouncing. Card info: rl0@pci0:1:6:0: class=0x020000 card=0x7148109f chip=0x813910ec rev=0x10 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.' device = 'RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+' class = network subclass = ethernet cap 01[50] = powerspec 2 supports D0 D1 D2 D3 current D0 in messages (when sending data though nic): rl0: link state changed to DOWN rl0: link state changed to UP rl0: link state changed to DOWN rl0: link state changed to UP rl0: link state changed to DOWN rl0: link state changed to UP rl0: link state changed to DOWN rl0: link state changed to UP >How-To-Repeat: Install 9.0 and send data over the rl0 link. >Fix: unknown. Temporarily using different nic. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: