Re: Timeout for 3c503, 1.3.77

Tom Mayo N1RMU (tcmayo@mntr02.psf.ge.com)
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 13:17:37 -0500 (EST)

On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, Thomas =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=F6nig?= wrote:

> 1.3.77 is showing some spurious timeout problems with a 3c503 card.
> First, after every boot, I get a message:
>
> Mar 22 12:09:48 myhost kernel: eth0: Tx timed out, cable problem? TSR=0x0, ISR=0x0, t=500.
>
> (This one has been with me back in the 1.0 days; it's annoying, since it
> slows down the boot process for several seconds, but not fatal).
>
> With the newer kernels, I also get some messages looking like this:
>
> Mar 22 13:48:51 myhost kernel: eth0: Tx timed out, cable problem? TSR=0x14, ISR=0x0, t=30.
> Mar 22 13:48:51 myhost kernel: eth0: Tx timed out, cable problem? TSR=0x94, ISR=0x0, t=29.
>
> Anybody's got an idea what could be causing this?

Thomas,

Could it be a real physical problem? I have a 3c503 with 1.3.76 with a
small (3-node) ethernet. I've never seen this problem. Is your network
properly terminated? How large is it?

Tom.

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