Error in 3c59x driver (EEPROM MAC address is invalid)
This bug report was converted into a question: question #255917: Error in 3c59x driver (EEPROM MAC address is invalid).
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I have just upgraded from Fedora to Ubuntu. The build in NIC was loaded but my good old 3c905B wasn't.
I seems to be a bug as I found a similar bugreport Bug #356148 (Slightly different nic 3c905C-TX). here it is claimed that the driver worked for that card in "Linux ubuntu 2.6.31-7-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Mon Aug 24 17:33:49 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux"
I found an indication of acpi=off being a temporary fix, but applying that made by system halt after this line:
[ 0.770512] 0000:03:01.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at ffffc90000c7ac00.
Is it a 32/64 bit challenge (fix not being ported)?
dmesg says:
[ 0.770481] 3c59x 0000:03:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[ 0.770501] 3c59x: Donald Becker and others.
[ 0.770512] 0000:03:01.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at ffffc90000c7ac00.
[ 0.884351] *** EEPROM MAC address is invalid.
[ 0.884359] 3c59x: vortex_probe1 fails. Returns -22
[ 0.884376] 3c59x 0000:03:01.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 0.884386] 3c59x: probe of 0000:03:01.0 failed with error -22
lspci says:
03:01.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30)
lshw says:
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone]
vendor: 3Com Corporation
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:03:01.0
version: 30
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: ioport:
I hope is as simple as finding the right versions and doing a diff (which it never is) :)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-server x86_64
AlsaDevices:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 2012-04-07 16:19 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2012-04-07 16:19 timer
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Date: Mon Apr 9 09:09:17 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Acer Aspire M3802
PciMultimedia:
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.60
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-04-06 (2 days ago)
WifiSyslog:
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-A1
dmi.board.name: EG43M
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: Aspire M3802
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
---
AlsaDevices:
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 2012-04-09 09:54 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2012-04-09 09:54 timer
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
CurrentDmesg:
[ 7946.952152] e1000e: eth1 NIC Link is Down
[ 7950.808880] e1000e: eth1 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx
[ 7950.808888] e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth1: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Acer Aspire M3802
Package: linux (not installed)
PciMultimedia:
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.60
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Tags: oneiric
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-server x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-04-06 (2 days ago)
UserGroups:
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P01-A1
dmi.board.name: EG43M
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: Aspire M3802
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: karmic |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Allan A. B. Thomsen, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. Please be sure to confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu. ISO CD images are available from http:// cdimage. ubuntu. com/daily/ current/ . If the issue remains, please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications- >Accessories- >Terminal) . It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.
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