I can't really compile the 8139too into the kernel because I have two of
them. :)
I just tried 2.5.3, and I didn't get an oops, but the device wasn't
loaded correctly either.  It works fine in the last 2.4.x kernel I used
(2.4.14).
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: hub.c: new USB device on bus 1 path /2,
assigned address 2
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x54c/0x2e)
is not claimed by any active driver.
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for USB
product 54c/2e/300
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage
devices
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel:   Vendor: Sony      Model: Sony DSC         
Rev: 3.00
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                     
ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0,
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: SCSI device sda: 7904 512-byte hdwr sectors
(4 MB)
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: 
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0:<4>usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 28,
frame# 1841
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux kernel: usb-uhci.c: Host controller halted, trying
to restart.
Jan 31 22:19:09 tux last message repeated 31 times
Jan 31 22:19:39 tux kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 28, frame#
1128
Jan 31 22:19:39 tux kernel: usb-uhci.c: Host controller halted, trying
to restart.
Jan 31 22:19:39 tux last message repeated 31 times
Jan 31 22:20:09 tux kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 396
Jan 31 22:20:09 tux kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 2
Jan 31 22:20:10 tux kernel: hub.c: new USB device on bus 1 path /2,
assigned address 3
Jan 31 22:20:14 tux kernel: usb-storage: host_reset() requested but not
implemented
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: scsi: device set offline - command error
recover failed: host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun 0
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun
0 return code = 6050000
Jan 31 22vim :20:24 tux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 08:00,
sector 0
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 08:00, sector 2
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 08:00, sector 0
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel:  unable to read partition table
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not
assured
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 2
Jan 31 22:20:24 tux kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jan 31 22:20:25 tux /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or user mode
driver usb-storage
Jan 31 22:20:25 tux kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage
devices
Jan 31 22:20:25 tux kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not
assured
Jan 31 22:20:25 tux kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 3
Jan 31 22:20:25 tux /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage for USB
product 54c/2e/300
Jan 31 22:20:25 tux /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or user mode
driver usb-storage
lsmod shows that the driver is loaded
tux:/etc# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
vfat                    9596   0  (autoclean)
fat                    30648   0  (autoclean) [vfat]
usb-storage            20476   0  (unused)
ipt_MASQUERADE          1376   1  (autoclean)
iptable_nat            14644   1  (autoclean) [ipt_MASQUERADE]
ipt_state                768   2  (autoclean)
ip_conntrack           14284   2  (autoclean) [ipt_MASQUERADE
iptable_nat ipt_state]
iptable_filter          1920   1  (autoclean)
ip_tables              10816   6  [ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat ipt_state
iptable_filter]
parport_pc             12612   1  (autoclean)
lp                      6112   0  (autoclean)
parport                14368   1  (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
8139too                12864   2  (autoclean)
crc32                    872   1  (autoclean) [8139too]
sd_mod                  9400   0  (autoclean)
scsi_mod               66808   3  (autoclean) [usb-storage sd_mod]
usb-uhci               21604   0  (unused)
usbcore                55756   1  [usb-storage usb-uhci]
es1371                 27232   1 
ac97_codec              9728   0  [es1371]
gameport                1628   0  [es1371]
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