PROBLEM Please Help

From: Ashok Shankar Das
Date: Fri Aug 18 2006 - 02:20:28 EST


[1.] One line summary of the problem:
Network Transmission happens if mouse is moved continuously

[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
This is a weired problem I faced while trying the Linux-2.6.17-7
/8
You start pinging to a perticular IP then there will be no activity.
If The MOUSE is moved or if scroll wheel is scrolled then The ping
shows some activity.
I used MTR(MyTraceRoute) and ping Both gave the same result.


[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
Networking, Mouse

[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.6.17.7 (root@thinlab) (gcc version 3.3.6) #2 Wed Jul
26 16:39:17 IST 2006

Linux version 2.6.17.8 (root@thinlab) (gcc version 3.3.6) #2 Thu Aug
17 18:30:15 IST 2006

[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
resolved (see Documentation/oops-
tracing.txt)
NONE
[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
problem (if possible)
NONE
[7.] Environment

[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
[7.2
.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
root@localhost:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : CentaurHauls
cpu family : 6
model : 9
model name : VIA Nehemiah

stepping : 8
cpu MHz : 796.167
cache size : 64 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes

cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr cx8 mtrr pge cmov pat mmx
fxsr sse up rng rng_en ace ace_en
bogomips : 1594.38

[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):

NO MODULES
[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
root@localhost:~# cat /proc/ioports
0000-001f : dma1
0020-0021 : pic1
0040-0043 : timer0
0050-0053 : timer1
0060-006f : keyboard

0070-0077 : rtc
0080-008f : dma page reg
00a0-00a1 : pic2
00c0-00df : dma2
00f0-00ff : fpu
01f0-01f7 : ide0
0378-037a : parport0
03c0-03df : vesafb
03f6-03f6 : ide0
03f8-03ff : serial
4000-407f : 0000:00:
11.0
4000-407f : motherboard
4000-4003 : PM1a_EVT_BLK
4008-400b : PM_TMR
4020-4023 : GPE0_BLK
40f0-40f1 : PM1a_CNT_BLK
5000-500f : 0000:00:11.0
5000-500f : motherboard
5000-500f : pnp 00:02

e000-e0ff : 0000:00:11.5
e000-e0ff : VIA8233
e400-e4ff : 0000:00:12.0
e400-e4ff : via-rhine
e900-e90f : 0000:00:11.1
e900-e907 : ide0
ea00-ea1f : 0000:00:10.0
ea00-ea1f : uhci_hcd
eb00-eb1f : 0000:00:
10.1
eb00-eb1f : uhci_hcd
===============================
root@localhost:~# cat /proc/iomem
00000000-0009fbff : System RAM
0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved
000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
000c0000-000c7dff : Video ROM

000d0000-000d9fff : Adapter ROM
000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
00100000-06feffff : System RAM
00100000-004ddc78 : Kernel code
004ddc79-006ce6fb : Kernel data
06ff0000-06ff2fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage

06ff3000-06ffffff : ACPI Tables
e4000000-e7ffffff : 0000:00:00.0
e8000000-ebffffff : PCI Bus #01
e8000000-ebffffff : 0000:01:00.0
e8000000-e8ffffff : vesafb
ec000000-edffffff : PCI Bus #01
ec000000-ecffffff : 0000:01:
00.0
ed000000-ed00ffff : 0000:01:00.0
ee000000-ee0000ff : 0000:00:10.3
ee000000-ee0000ff : ehci_hcd
ee001000-ee0010ff : 0000:00:12.0
ee001000-ee0010ff : via-rhine
ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved



[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
Note* as it is an small system i dont have lspci on it. the bellow is
a "cat /proc/bus/pci/devices" out put
0000 11063123 0 e4000008 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 04000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 agpgart-via

0008 1106b091 0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0080 11063038 b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000ea01 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020 00000000 00000000 uhci_hcd

0081 11063038 c 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000eb01 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000020 00000000 00000000 uhci_hcd
0083 11063104 a ee000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000100 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ehci_hcd

0088 11063177 0 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
0089 11060571 b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000e901 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000010 00000000 00000000 VIA_IDE

008d 11063059 b 0000e001 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000100 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 VIA
82xx Audio
0090 11063065 b 0000e401 ee001000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000100 00000100 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 via-rhine

0100 11063122 f e8000008 ec000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ed000002 04000000 01000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00010000
[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)

[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem

(please look in /proc and include all information that you
think to be relevant):
root@localhost:/proc/net# cat dev
Inter-| Receive | Transmit

face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed
multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed
eth0: 72101 721 0 92 0 0 0 0
61735 362 0 0 0 0 0 0

lo: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
irlan0: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

========================
root@localhost:/proc/net# cat netlink
sk Eth Pid Groups Rmem Wmem Dump Locks
c6f9be00 0 0 00000000 0 0 00000000 2
c6ef0e00 4 0 00000000 0 0 00000000 2

c6e04400 10 0 00000000 0 0 00000000 2
c112da00 15 880 ffffffff 0 0 00000000 2
c6f9bc00 15 0 00000000 0 0 00000000 2
c6fc6200 16 0 00000000 0 0 00000000 2

==========================



[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:


This is a VIA Board for embeded systm.
The bios is PC compatible.
The 2.6.15 kernel works perfectly fine.
The config file for 2.6.15 and for 2.6.17 are same.
If needed i can give the kernel config file.

Please help me to overcome this problem.

--
Thanks
Ashok.
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