Ubuntu 9.10 SIS 191 Packet collisions

[Hoos]

I just installed 9.10 and my internal laptop network card is recognised and I CAN surf the net on a wired interface. (when I set the MTU to 1250 or so)

only problem is that I have an instable connections (my guess is due collisions.)
My router is a Gbit router.. so I have a gbit connection to my DIR 655..
When I use my laptop directly to my WAN.. (which is 100 mbit) I have no collisions and the connection is perfect..
When my router comes in between.. the system recognises the gbit connection and then I have collisions.
My guess is that the sis191 driver doesnt handle gbit connections that well.

I tried forcing ubuntu to work on 100 mbit instead of the gbit..
but if I force ubuntu to use 100 mbit (in ethtool it state it uses 100 mbit.. but in dmesg is says 1000 mbit.)

hoos@Asus:/etc/init.d$ sudo mii-tool -F 100baseTx-FD
hoos@Asus:/etc/init.d$ sudo mii-tool
eth0: negotiated 1000baseT-FD flow-control, link ok

hoos@Asus:/etc/wicd$ sudo /usr/sbin/ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full
hoos@Asus:/etc/wicd$
[27620.040522] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[27630.148037] eth0: mii ext = 0000.
[27630.172035] eth0: mii lpa=cde1 adv=01e1 exp=000d.
[27630.188030] eth0: link on 1000 Mbps Full Duplex mode.
[27630.284030] eth0: mii ext = 0000.
[27630.308030] eth0: mii lpa=cde1 adv=01e1 exp=000d.
[27630.324034] eth0: link on 1000 Mbps Full Duplex mode.
hoos@Asus:/etc$
hoos@Asus:/etc$ uname -a
Linux Asus 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
hoos@Asus:/etc$
[sudo] password for hoos:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 671MX
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS968 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 01)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev 01)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 191 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 02)
00:05.0 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA Controller / IDE mode (rev 03)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] PCI-to-PCI bridge
00:0f.0 Audio device: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Azalia Audio Controller
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
hoos@Asus:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:8c:1e:b6:08
inet addr:192.168.0.195 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1250 Metric:1
RX packets:176981 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:90251 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:1203 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:222996008 (222.9 MB) TX bytes:6143432 (6.1 MB)
Interrupt:19 Base address:0xdead

Update: I tried a new CAT6 cable to rule out any cable issues, unf. no effect.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in linux.

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport, either via the appropriate application's "Help -> Report a Problem" menu or using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:

apport-collect 474159

This will help us to find and resolve the problem. Bear in mind that you may need to install the python-launchpadlib package from the universe repository. Additionally, when prompted to give apport-collect permissions for Launchpad you will need to give it at least the ability to "Change Non-Private" data as it will be adding information to your bug report. Thanks in advance!

[Hoos (p-verhoosel)]

AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: SIS966 [HDA SIS966], device 0: ALC660-VD Analog [ALC660-VD Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: SIS966 [HDA SIS966], device 0: ALC660-VD Analog [ALC660-VD Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hoos 2148 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SIS966'/'HDA SIS966 at 0xfddf8000 irq 18'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC660-VD'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0660,10430000,00100001'
   Controls : 17
   Simple ctrls : 11
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. F5SR
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=431be1ac-a313-465c-af6f-8a0b7e9cb257 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic-pae
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev root sambashare tape video
WpaSupplicantLog:

XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2183): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2183): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2301): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2268): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 206
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: F5SR
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr206:bd12/12/2008:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnF5SR:pvr1.0:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnF5SR:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: F5SR
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Hoos,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 474159

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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