Re: 2.4.4-ac[356]: network (8139too) related crashes

[Andris Pavenis]

On Wednesday 09 May 2001 22:25, Danny ter Haar wrote:
> Andris Pavenis  <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >With kernels 2.4.4-ac[356] I'm getting system freezing on FTP transfer
> > after some time. I'm trying to upload about 6.5Mb file using MC (transfer
> > speed about 300-1000Kb/s). With these kernel versions I'm getting random
> > total freezing system (no any kernel error messages, no reaction to
> > keyboard, no response to ping from other machine). The same seems to
> > happen also when transfer speed is slower (I left wget downloading many
> > files 2 nights and both times system was hanged in morning)
>
> I have similar problems on my sony vaio laptop (pcmcia ethernet
> card that works with the 8139too driver)
> I send detailed info to Jeff & Alan weeks ago.
>
> >Kernel 2.4.3-ac3 seems to be Ok.
>
> Problems started with the change in 2.4.3-ac7.
> So up to 2.4.3-ac6 it's fine.
>

Tried 2.4.5 and got the same problem again. Parhaps I'll sty with 2.4.3-ac3 
for now. At least it doesn't freeze ...

Andris