Re: RTL-Poll Error and <sleep> for ever

[Dirk von Suchodoletz <dirk@goe.net>]

> 
> To debug the receive timeouts, you can edit the file "rtl8139.c" and 
> around line 45:
> 
> change
> 
>    #undef DEBUG_RX
> to 
> 
>    #define DEBUG_RX

With these options enabled I get a lot of output .. but it could not tell
me too much :-((
 
> then do "make rtl8139.fd0" to make a test floppy.
> 
> This will turn on error message printing that may give a more specific 
> error. You can similarly also turn on DEBUG_TX to see what's happening 
> there. 
> 
> Also, you can run 'tcpdump' in order to see what's going on in the 
> conversation between the server and client.

There seems to be no conversation between the server and client after a
"rx poll_error status 0001" 

But I dont get always this message, it fairly irregular. I checked the
machine, it was a consevatively running AMD-K6 233. 

If I remove the TP-cable and plug it in again, the machine boots
regularly. This doesn't work if the cable is connected and machine was in
<sleep> modus awhile...

Then I get the next strange effect: (independently of the other problem)
The machine gets its IP config, then tries to get its bootimage ...
If the machine doesn't get the image promptly delivered, it <sleep>'s but
will do not boot until next restart. If I press the ESC button I get the
dhcp-answer printed again, but it could not get the bootimage...
If it gets the bootimage fast enough, the terminal boots.

If I start a set of 20 terminals at the same time about 5 do not start
without user interaction because of the problems described above.

So long,
	   Dirk

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