Problem with nvnet

[demengeo]

Hi,

I've got a strange problems with nvnet.
My motherboard has 2 network adapter. I use the last nvnet driver from some days, but today I got a problem :
kernel: ERROR: nvenet_probe, unable to create adapter object
nvnet: probe of 0000:00:0a.0 failed with error -12

The only way to resolv this problem was to switch the 2 cables, boot the computer, switch the 2 cables back and boot again.

What cause this problem ? What can I do to avoid it ?

Here a :
* lspci -v
00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [e0] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping

00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at <ignored>

00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: 66Mhz, fast devsel
I/O ports at 1000 [size=32]
I/O ports at a000 [size=64]
I/O ports at a040 [size=64]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
Memory at b0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
Memory at b0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [44] Debug port
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a2)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 225
I/O ports at 1800 [size=256]
I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
Memory at b0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
I/O ports at 1c40 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1c34 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1c38 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1c30 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1c10 [size=16]
Memory at b0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
I/O ports at 1c58 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1c4c [size=4]
I/O ports at 1c50 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1c48 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1c20 [size=16]
Memory at b0004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
Memory behind bridge: b0100000-b01fffff

00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
Memory at b0005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 1c60 [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: b1000000-b2ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0000000-00000000cff00000
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable-
Capabilities: [58] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
Capabilities: [a0] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
Capabilities: [c0] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel

00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
Capabilities: [a0] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
Capabilities: [c0] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface

00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel

00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel

00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel

01:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 233
Memory at b0104000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at b0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV40 [GeForce 6800 Ultra/GeForce 6800 GT] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: XFX Pine Group Inc.: Unknown device 2122
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
Memory at b2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at b1000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [78] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0

08:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=08, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff
Capabilities: [a0] PCI-X bridge device.
Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration
Capabilities: [c0] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface

08:0a.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01) (prog-if 10 [IO-APIC])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

08:0b.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=08, secondary=0a, subordinate=0a, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: [a0] PCI-X bridge device.
Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: Interrupt Discovery and Configuration

08:0b.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01) (prog-if 10 [IO-APIC])
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at d0001000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

09:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Network Connection
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 209
Memory at d0140000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at d0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device.
Capabilities: [f0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-

09:04.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Network Connection
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 217
Memory at d0160000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at d0180000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
I/O ports at 2040 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device.
Capabilities: [f0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-

80:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [e0] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping

80:01.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d0400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

80:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2895
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
Memory at d0401000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 3000 [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

80:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=80, secondary=81, subordinate=81, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable-
Capabilities: [58] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0

* modprobe.conf
alias eth0 nvnet
alias eth1 nvnet
options eth0 hwmode=2 mtu=1500 optimization=0 poll_interval_in_us=0 seg_offload=1 tx_checksum_offload=1 rx_checksum_offload=1

In advance thank,
have a nice day,
Olivier

[jrickard]

I have a very similar problem, and an almost identical setup.

Tyan THunder 8KWE S2895 motherboard with nforce4 chipseet
4GB corsair RAM
2 AMD 275 Dual Core Opteron processors
PhoenixBIOS 1.2.2895
Redhat Fedora Core 4 2.6.13-1.1532 FC4 smp kernel

I have the two Gigabit lans enabled in the BIOS
I have downloaded and apparently successfully installed the (306) nvidia driver for network and sound.

nvnet appears in mods
I can configure eth0 and eth1 using the network configuration utils or ifconfig

But they never get a link. The little lights on the RJ45 jacks never light at all, and DHCP fails. If I configure statically, it can't talk. I've put in another ethernet card just to get out, and it will configure and talk. But nothing I do ever causes a glimmer on the two very touted Gigabit lan adapters on this Tyan motherboard.

I do also have a 7800GTX card. I downloaded the 7676 drivers and it works very well for graphics. But I've never gotten the audio working, and I've spent DAYS on these gigabit ethernet configurations. I can't get em to work.

If anyone has any ideas?????


Jack Rickard