Bug#487586: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686: Realtek / r8169 drivers do not properly detect link status or work at 1000BaseT (gigabit)
Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686
Version: 2.6.25-5
Severity: normal
There is a widely-reported problem with the r8169 driver in certain
configurations. Auto-link detection does not work, and while the device
comes up it can't connect and the physical link light on the device
turns off during the bootup process (maybe when the r8169 module is
loaded).
I have two boxes: using the same Debian distribution on both, and the
same exact card (i.e., the same actual card, not the same type of card),
it works fine in one but not in the other.
Most of the solutions that have been discussed involve powering off the
box to reset wake-on-LAN functionality. That doesn't work for me.
The only solution I have found is to override link negotiation with
ethtool -s eth1 autoneg off. This at least makes the card usable, but I
can't use 1000BaseT/gigabit ethernet. If I try to force it
with ethtool -s eth1 speed 1000, the link goes back down and is unusable
no matter what else I do.
I've tried all the suggestions listed here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=538448
None of them work for me.
I didn't see another placeholder for this bug in BTS, so I filed this.
Presumably this is something upstream ultimately needs to solve.
-- Package-specific info:
** Version:
Linux version 2.6.25-2-686 (Debian 2.6.25-5) (waldi@debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080420 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-22)) #1 SMP Thu Jun 12 16:26:30 UTC 2008
** Command line:
root=/dev/hda1 ro
** Not tainted
** Kernel log:
[30621.905433] r8169: eth1: link down
[30621.906002] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
** Loaded modules:
Module Size Used by
snd_mixer_oss 14880 0
usblp 13664 0
nfs 225128 0
nfsd 199568 17
lockd 59752 3 nfs,nfsd
nfs_acl 3520 2 nfs,nfsd
auth_rpcgss 39168 1 nfsd
sunrpc 171872 14 nfs,nfsd,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss
exportfs 4768 1 nfsd
ppdev 8676 0
lp 11012 0
ipt_MASQUERADE 3776 1
iptable_nat 6728 1
nf_nat 18136 2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 16616 68 iptable_nat,nf_nat
xt_state 2496 65
nf_conntrack 59892 5 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state
ipt_LOG 5700 7
xt_limit 2628 9
xt_tcpudp 3104 110
iptable_filter 3424 1
ip_tables 13168 2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
x_tables 15716 7 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,xt_state,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,xt_tcpudp,ip_tables
ipv6 241956 24
dm_snapshot 17444 0
dm_mirror 25316 0
dm_mod 55656 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror
snd_intel8x0 31740 2
snd_ac97_codec 91300 1 snd_intel8x0
i2c_i801 9520 0
psmouse 35920 0
ac97_bus 1952 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 68228 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 21320 2 snd_pcm
snd 48772 7 snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7488 1 snd
i2c_core 22548 1 i2c_i801
button 8240 0
rng_core 4900 0
serio_raw 6532 0
iTCO_wdt 11204 0
intel_agp 25084 1
agpgart 31720 1 intel_agp
evdev 11328 0
shpchp 29716 0
pci_hotplug 26980 1 shpchp
snd_page_alloc 9992 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
pcspkr 3136 0
rtc 14272 0
parport_pc 25860 1
parport 33868 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
ext3 120360 2
jbd 43444 1 ext3
mbcache 8260 1 ext3
raid1 22176 1
md_mod 74556 2 raid1
ide_cd_mod 32864 0
cdrom 31872 1 ide_cd_mod
ide_disk 13952 3
sd_mod 26072 2
piix 7176 0 [permanent]
ata_piix 20196 1
ata_generic 8004 0
libata 142288 2 ata_piix,ata_generic
scsi_mod 138508 2 sd_mod,libata
dock 10448 1 libata
r8169 28740 0
tg3 89316 0
ehci_hcd 32620 0
uhci_hcd 22352 0
usbcore 130032 4 usblp,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
thermal 19100 0
processor 39660 1 thermal
fan 5636 0
pdc202xx_new 5856 0 [permanent]
ide_core 100312 4 ide_cd_mod,ide_disk,piix,pdc202xx_new
** PCI devices:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface [8086:2570] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2572] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company D530 sff(dc578av) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: Memory at fc400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Region 2: I/O ports at 24e0 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:24d2] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 4: I/O ports at 2440 [size=32]
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:24d4] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19
Region 4: I/O ports at 2460 [size=32]
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:24d7] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
Region 4: I/O ports at 2480 [size=32]
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:24dd] (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 23
Region 0: Memory at fc480000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
Memory behind bridge: fc500000-fc7fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 50000000-500fffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:24d0] (rev 02)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller [8086:24db] (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
Region 4: I/O ports at 24c0 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at 50100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller [8086:24d1] (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at 24f8 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 2810 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at 2800 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 2814 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at 24d0 [size=16]
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller [8086:24d3] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17
Region 4: I/O ports at fc00 [size=32]
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24d5] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company d330 uT [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at 2400 [size=64]
Region 2: Memory at fc480400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Region 3: Memory at fc480600 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
05:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5782 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:1696] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company HP d530 CMT (DG746A) [103c:12bc]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (16000ns min), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: Memory at fc500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at <ignored> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
05:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet [10ec:8169] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet [10ec:8169]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 (8000ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at fc510000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 50000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.25-2-686 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initr 0.85h tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre4-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.25-2-686 recommends:
pn libc6-i686 <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information excluded
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