Bug#627704: Realtek Ethernet adapters (r8169 driver)
Unfortunately it has not changed much, the connection was not stable :
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Debian 6.0.2
/sbin/modinfo r8169
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.ko
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw
version: 2.3LK-NAPI
license: GPL
description: RealTek RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver
author: Realtek and the Linux r8169 crew <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
srcversion: 555A980E2261148DB67882F
alias: pci:v00000001d00008168sv*sd00002410bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001737d00001032sv*sd00000024bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000016ECd00000116sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001259d0000C107sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001186d00004300sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008169sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008168sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008167sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008136sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008129sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: mii
vermagic: 2.6.32-5-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: rx_copybreak:Copy breakpoint for copy-only-tiny-frames (int)
parm: use_dac:Enable PCI DAC. Unsafe on 32 bit PCI slot. (int)
parm: debug:Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., 16=all) (int)
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Debian 6.0.2
/sbin/modinfo r8169
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/r8169.ko
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw
firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw
version: 2.3LK-NAPI
license: GPL
description: RealTek RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver
author: Realtek and the Linux r8169 crew <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
srcversion: 5CAA67108A468A93A3D3D29
alias: pci:v00000001d00008168sv*sd00002410bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001737d00001032sv*sd00000024bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000016ECd00000116sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001259d0000C107sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001186d00004302sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00001186d00004300sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008169sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008168sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008167sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008136sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000010ECd00008129sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: mii
vermagic: 2.6.32-5-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: use_dac:Enable PCI DAC. Unsafe on 32 bit PCI slot. (int)
parm: debug:Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., 16=all) (int)
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Kernel failure details :
Kernel failure message 1:
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WARNING: at /build/buildd-linux-2.6_2.6.32-38-amd64-bk66e4/linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/build/source_amd64_none/net/sched/sch_generic.c:261
dev_watchdog+0xe2/0x194()
Hardware name: GA-990XA-UD3
NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (r8169): transmit queue 0 timed out
Modules linked in: parport_pc ppdev lp parport sco bridge stp bnep
rfcomm l2cap bluetooth rfkill powernow_k8 cpufreq_userspace
cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_stats binfmt_misc
uinput fuse loop firewire_sbp2 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi
snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep radeon
snd_pcm snd_seq ttm snd_timer snd_seq_device drm_kms_helper snd
edac_core drm i2c_piix4 i2c_algo_bit k10temp soundcore snd_page_alloc
edac_mce_amd i2c_core pcspkr wmi button evdev processor serio_raw ext4
mbcache jbd2 crc16 usbhid hid sg sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif
ohci_hcd ahci libata firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t ehci_hcd
scsi_mod xhci r8169 usbcore thermal nls_base mii thermal_sys [last
unloaded: scsi_wait_scan]
Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1
Call Trace:
<IRQ> [<ffffffff81262ba6>] ? dev_watchdog+0xe2/0x194
[<ffffffff81262ba6>] ? dev_watchdog+0xe2/0x194
[<ffffffff8104df9c>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x77/0xa3
[<ffffffff81262ac4>] ? dev_watchdog+0x0/0x194
[<ffffffff8104e024>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x51/0x59
[<ffffffff8101654b>] ? sched_clock+0x5/0x8
[<ffffffff8104a4ba>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x289/0x29b
[<ffffffff810692df>] ? sched_clock_local+0x13/0x74
[<ffffffff81262a98>] ? netif_tx_lock+0x3d/0x69
[<ffffffff8124d8c6>] ? netdev_drivername+0x3b/0x40
[<ffffffff81262ba6>] ? dev_watchdog+0xe2/0x194
[<ffffffff8103fa2a>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[<ffffffff810578a4>] ? cascade+0x5f/0x77
[<ffffffff8105a67b>] ? run_timer_softirq+0x1c9/0x268
[<ffffffff8106c5a9>] ? ktime_get+0x5c/0xb7
[<ffffffff81053d2b>] ? __do_softirq+0xdd/0x1a6
[<ffffffff81011cac>] ? call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
[<ffffffff8101322b>] ? do_softirq+0x3f/0x7c
[<ffffffff81053b9b>] ? irq_exit+0x36/0x76
[<ffffffff81012922>] ? do_IRQ+0xa0/0xb6
[<ffffffff810114d3>] ? ret_from_intr+0x0/0x11
<EOI> [<ffffffff8102c584>] ? native_safe_halt+0x2/0x3
[<ffffffff81017201>] ? default_idle+0x34/0x51
[<ffffffff8101756b>] ? c1e_idle+0xd3/0xfb
[<ffffffff8100fe97>] ? cpu_idle+0xa2/0xda
---[ end trace 783d2c2e5aab599d ]---
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ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=12 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=13 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=14 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=17 Destination Host Unreachable
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=87 ttl=52 time=1046 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=88 ttl=52 time=39.1 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=89 ttl=52 time=37.7 ms
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=243 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=244 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=245 Destination Host Unreachable
>From 192.168.1.11 icmp_seq=246 Destination Host Unreachable
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=355 ttl=52 time=2047 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=356 ttl=52 time=1040 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_req=357 ttl=52 time=37.5 ms
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