[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: [WTLUG:discuss] eth0 problem....

[Kent West]

Chad Foreman wrote:
> 
> Recently, I installed and internal modem into my linux box.  I have it
> jumpered to com1, irq 4.  I have had a 3Com NIC (PCI) in the box for a
> long time working just fine. After I intalled the modem I started
> getting the following error message out of no where:
> 
> eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status 00 status e000
> 
> This message will come up over and over at the command prompt and even
> the login prompt.  I have no idea what I did, but I must have done
> sumtin' <shrug>
> 
> any suggestions on how to correct this problem?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Chad Foreman
> 
> st_cforeman at tarleton.edu
> farm at endor.hsutx.edu

First thing I'd do is pull out the modem and see if the problem
goes away.

If it does, I'd put it back in and do a "cat /proc/interrupts"
and see if anything looks unusual.

Does your ethernet connection work at all with the modem
installed, but perhaps slower/with errors?

My first inclination is to believe you have a hardware irq
conflict, but I'm still a bumbler when it comes to many issues in
Linux, esp hardware configuration, so all I can offer are the
above small suggestions.

-- 
Kent West
kent.west at infotech.acu.edu