[vortex] Errors!!

DrDeath drdeath@bigpond.net.au
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:44:38 +1100


Hey,
	imm new to this mailing list and really need help.

Hi, i am running a Linux server useing a 3com 3c905b Network Card. And we
are getting slow performance and lots and lots of errors which is causeing
major lag. i was wounder what is wrong with it and how do i fix it?

=========Specs==========
256MB ram
Althon T-Bird 900Mhz
Oc3 (155MB/sec) Connection
On a 100Mbit Switch

-Nic-
  Bus  0, device   3, function  0:
    Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev
48).
      IRQ 10.
      Master Capable.  Latency=64.  Min Gnt=10.Max Lat=10.
      I/O at 0xd000 [0xd07f].
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xeffffe80 [0xeffffeff].


==========Uptime==============

So it gives u an idea in ifconfig
  9:57pm  up 12:39,  1 user,  load average: 0.54, 0.52, 0.58

=======Ifconfig Info===========

root@mos:/home/death# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:10:5A:76:8B:21
          inet addr:192.65.90.242  Bcast:192.65.90.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5295061 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2908058 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:5706 txqueuelen:1000
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0xd000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16192  Metric:1
          RX packets:8472 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8472 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

============Dmesg============
Dmesg has some weird ass errors that keep on comming up, the /var/syslog
file is 2MB and growing and its got a shit load of this stuff in there as
well as demsg

death@mos:/home/death# dmesg
us 000100db
  10: @c12d32a0  length 8000004c status 0001004c
  11: @c12d32b0  length 800000af status 800100af
  12: @c12d32c0  length 80000073 status 00010073
  13: @c12d32d0  length 800000ed status 000100ed
  14: @c12d32e0  length 800000e4 status 000100e4
  15: @c12d32f0  length 80000058 status 00010058
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2877357(13) current 2877357(13).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d32d0.
  0: @c12d3200  length 80000065 status 00010065
  1: @c12d3210  length 80000080 status 00010080
  2: @c12d3220  length 8000004f status 0001004f
  3: @c12d3230  length 80000070 status 00010070
  4: @c12d3240  length 8000005f status 0001005f
  5: @c12d3250  length 80000060 status 00010060
  6: @c12d3260  length 80000082 status 00010082
  7: @c12d3270  length 8000005d status 0001005d
  8: @c12d3280  length 8000006e status 0001006e
  9: @c12d3290  length 80000097 status 00010097
  10: @c12d32a0  length 8000006b status 0001006b
  11: @c12d32b0  length 8000007d status 0001007d
  12: @c12d32c0  length 800000a4 status 800100a4
  13: @c12d32d0  length 8000004f status 0001004f
  14: @c12d32e0  length 80000078 status 00010078
  15: @c12d32f0  length 80000055 status 00010055
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2882992(0) current 2882992(0).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d3200.
  0: @c12d3200  length 80000045 status 00010045
  1: @c12d3210  length 80000062 status 00010062
  2: @c12d3220  length 80000056 status 00010056
  3: @c12d3230  length 8000006e status 0001006e
  4: @c12d3240  length 8000007d status 0001007d
  5: @c12d3250  length 8000009d status 0001009d
  6: @c12d3260  length 800000ab status 000100ab
  7: @c12d3270  length 80000061 status 00010061
  8: @c12d3280  length 80000045 status 00010045
  9: @c12d3290  length 80000086 status 00010086
  10: @c12d32a0  length 80000055 status 00010055
  11: @c12d32b0  length 8000008f status 0001008f
  12: @c12d32c0  length 8000008e status 0001008e
  13: @c12d32d0  length 80000059 status 00010059
  14: @c12d32e0  length 80000051 status 00010051
  15: @c12d32f0  length 800000a5 status 800100a5
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2892938(10) current 2892938(10).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d32a0.
  0: @c12d3200  length 800000eb status 000100eb
  1: @c12d3210  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  2: @c12d3220  length 8000006c status 0001006c
  3: @c12d3230  length 800000ce status 000100ce
  4: @c12d3240  length 800000cd status 000100cd
  5: @c12d3250  length 800000d1 status 000100d1
  6: @c12d3260  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  7: @c12d3270  length 8000004e status 0001004e
  8: @c12d3280  length 800000a6 status 000100a6
  9: @c12d3290  length 800000e4 status 800100e4
  10: @c12d32a0  length 800000e1 status 000100e1
  11: @c12d32b0  length 800000ea status 000100ea
  12: @c12d32c0  length 800000ec status 000100ec
  13: @c12d32d0  length 800000ab status 000100ab
  14: @c12d32e0  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  15: @c12d32f0  length 8000011f status 0001011f
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2893002(10) current 2893002(10).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d32a0.
  0: @c12d3200  length 800000df status 000100df
  1: @c12d3210  length 800000a5 status 000100a5
  2: @c12d3220  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  3: @c12d3230  length 80000120 status 00010120
  4: @c12d3240  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  5: @c12d3250  length 8000011e status 0001011e
  6: @c12d3260  length 8000043c status 0001043c
  7: @c12d3270  length 80000097 status 00010097
  8: @c12d3280  length 80000111 status 00010111
  9: @c12d3290  length 80000138 status 80010138
  10: @c12d32a0  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  11: @c12d32b0  length 8000011a status 0001011a
  12: @c12d32c0  length 800000f0 status 000100f0
  13: @c12d32d0  length 8000003a status 0001003a
  14: @c12d32e0  length 80000061 status 00010061
  15: @c12d32f0  length 800000c0 status 000100c0
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2906276(4) current 2906276(4).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d3240.
  0: @c12d3200  length 800000af status 000100af
  1: @c12d3210  length 800000b3 status 000100b3
  2: @c12d3220  length 800000dd status 000100dd
  3: @c12d3230  length 8000017b status 8001017b
  4: @c12d3240  length 800000f6 status 000100f6
  5: @c12d3250  length 800000d7 status 000100d7
  6: @c12d3260  length 80000148 status 00010148
  7: @c12d3270  length 800000ec status 000100ec
  8: @c12d3280  length 800001cb status 000101cb
  9: @c12d3290  length 80000104 status 00010104
  10: @c12d32a0  length 8000007d status 0001007d
  11: @c12d32b0  length 80000063 status 00010063
  12: @c12d32c0  length 80000078 status 00010078
  13: @c12d32d0  length 80000077 status 00010077
  14: @c12d32e0  length 800000e5 status 000100e5
  15: @c12d32f0  length 800000c8 status 000100c8
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2907644(12) current 2907644(12).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d32c0.
  0: @c12d3200  length 8000007a status 0001007a
  1: @c12d3210  length 8000008b status 0001008b
  2: @c12d3220  length 80000074 status 00010074
  3: @c12d3230  length 80000030 status 00010030
  4: @c12d3240  length 80000084 status 00010084
  5: @c12d3250  length 80000065 status 00010065
  6: @c12d3260  length 800000ca status 000100ca
  7: @c12d3270  length 80000086 status 00010086
  8: @c12d3280  length 80000071 status 00010071
  9: @c12d3290  length 80000081 status 00010081
  10: @c12d32a0  length 800000ab status 000100ab
  11: @c12d32b0  length 80000083 status 80010083
  12: @c12d32c0  length 80000030 status 00010030
  13: @c12d32d0  length 80000077 status 00010077
  14: @c12d32e0  length 80000056 status 00010056
  15: @c12d32f0  length 800000a9 status 000100a9
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2908808(8) current 2908808(8).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d3280.
  0: @c12d3200  length 80000094 status 00010094
  1: @c12d3210  length 8000009d status 0001009d
  2: @c12d3220  length 8000004a status 0001004a
  3: @c12d3230  length 800000b9 status 000100b9
  4: @c12d3240  length 8000006a status 0001006a
  5: @c12d3250  length 80000073 status 00010073
  6: @c12d3260  length 8000009f status 0001009f
  7: @c12d3270  length 800000b9 status 800100b9
  8: @c12d3280  length 80000094 status 00010094
  9: @c12d3290  length 800000a6 status 000100a6
  10: @c12d32a0  length 80000096 status 00010096
  11: @c12d32b0  length 8000009d status 0001009d
  12: @c12d32c0  length 8000004c status 0001004c
  13: @c12d32d0  length 80000059 status 00010059
  14: @c12d32e0  length 80000095 status 00010095
  15: @c12d32f0  length 800000ad status 000100ad
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
  Flags; bus-master 1, full 0; dirty 2913319(7) current 2913319(7).
  Transmit list 00000000 vs. c12d3270.
  0: @c12d3200  length 80000098 status 00010098
  1: @c12d3210  length 8000005e status 0001005e
  2: @c12d3220  length 80000074 status 00010074
  3: @c12d3230  length 8000005e status 0001005e
  4: @c12d3240  length 80000061 status 00010061
  5: @c12d3250  length 800000c4 status 000100c4
  6: @c12d3260  length 800000bb status 800100bb
  7: @c12d3270  length 80000081 status 00010081
  8: @c12d3280  length 8000006b status 0001006b
  9: @c12d3290  length 80000083 status 00010083
  10: @c12d32a0  length 800000dd status 000100dd
  11: @c12d32b0  length 80000098 status 00010098
  12: @c12d32c0  length 8000006a status 0001006a
  13: @c12d32d0  length 80000074 status 00010074
  14: @c12d32e0  length 8000005e status 0001005e
  15: @c12d32f0  length 8000006a status 0001006a
death@mos:/home/death#

=============/var/log/debug===========
This is just a tiny bit of the log, there is shit loads more

Dec 10 21:33:46 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:34:16 mos last message repeated 2 times
Dec 10 21:37:58 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:41:57 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:42:13 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:44:50 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:46:01 mos last message repeated 3 times
Dec 10 21:51:49 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:52:38 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:53:38 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:55:22 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:55:22 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:57:39 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 21:58:54 mos last message repeated 3 times
Dec 10 22:00:17 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.
Dec 10 22:00:46 mos kernel: eth0: Transmit error, Tx status register 82.

This is just a tiny bit of the log, there is shit loads more
=========================================================================


THANKS!!!