Getting onto the network/internet...need help

Vram lamsokvr at xprt.net
Thu Nov 10 02:12:13 UTC 2005


On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 20:38 -0500, Carlton Noles wrote:
> here they are. the dmesg is the error I see on boot.
> 
> dmesg
> ==========================================
> r 0000.
> eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
> eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
> eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
> eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
> eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
> eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003.
> //
> *Lots More of the same
> //
> eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
> eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
> 
> eth0: Host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
> eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
> eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003.
> 
> 
> 
> lsmod
> =====================================
> Module                  Size  Used by
> nls_iso8859_1           4352  1
> nls_cp437               6016  1
> vfat                   13312  1
> fat                    41792  1 vfat
> proc_intf               3968  0
> freq_table              4356  0
> cpufreq_userspace       5336  0
> cpufreq_powersave       2048  0
> ipv6                  230020  8
> button                  6936  0
> ac                      5132  0
> battery                 9740  0
> af_packet              20872  2
> 3c59x                  36776  0
> snd_intel8x0           33068  3
> snd_ac97_codec         59268  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_pcm_oss            48168  0
> snd_mixer_oss          16640  3 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                85540  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              23172  1 snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc         11144  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> gameport                4736  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_mpu401_uart         7296  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_rawmidi            23232  1 snd_mpu401_uart
> snd_seq_device          7944  1 snd_rawmidi
> snd                    50660  11
> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mix
> er_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
> soundcore               9824  3 snd
> usb_storage            59200  1
> uhci_hcd               29328  0
> usbcore               104292  4 usb_storage,uhci_hcd
> hw_random               5652  0
> pci_hotplug            30640  0
> intel_agp              20512  1
> agpgart                31784  1 intel_agp
> rtc                    12216  0
> pcspkr                  3816  0
> floppy                 54996  0
> md                     44744  0
> dm_mod                 51068  1
> capability              4872  0
> commoncap               7168  1 capability
> parport_pc             32064  1
> lp                     10436  0
> parport                37320  2 parport_pc,lp
> tsdev                   7168  0
> evdev                   9088  0
> ide_cd                 38276  0
> cdrom                  35872  1 ide_cd
> mousedev               10124  1
> psmouse                17800  0
> sd_mod                 20480  2
> scsi_mod              115148  2 usb_storage,sd_mod
> ext3                  109544  1
> jbd                    54552  1 ext3
> ide_generic             1664  0
> piix                   12576  1
> ide_disk               16768  3
> ide_core              125272  5
> usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_generic,piix,ide_disk
> unix                   25904  670
> fan                     4236  0
> thermal                13200  0
> processor              17712  1 thermal
> font                    8576  0
> vesafb                  6688  0
> cfbcopyarea             3968  1 vesafb
> cfbimgblt               3200  1 vesafb
> cfbfillrect             3712  1 vesafb
> 
> 
> lspci
> =========================================
> 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino) Chipset Host
> Bridge (MCH) (rev 03)
> 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino) Chipset AGP
> Bridge (rev 03)
> 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
> 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
> 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
> 0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02)
> 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
> 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97
> Audio (rev 02)
> 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64
> [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15)
> 0000:02:0b.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics Venus
> Modem (V90, 56KFlex)
> 0000:02:0c.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M
> [Tornado] (rev 78)
> 
> 
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> Carlton "Kermit" Noles
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> On 11/9/05, Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
>         11092005 1311 GMT-5
>         
>         I dont know if this helps or not.
>         
>         Day before last a friend purchased a new Compaq from Staples.
>         I
>         installed a second drive and installed Ubuntu. He has a cable
>         modem. I
>         didnt have the modem on when I booted from the disc and I
>         received lots 
>         of errors -- Im not completely sure but they may have been
>         similar to
>         yours.
>         
>         I just rebooted the machine, started from scratch and this
>         time make
>         sure the modem was on. Didnt have a single problem.
>         
>         When I first installed Ubuntu on my computer I was totally
>         amazed how
>         fast it was to install. It didnt ask but the basic questions
>         and
>         everything else just worked. Im still in awe at how it just
>         works with
>         my cable modem. 
>         
>         Wade
>         
>         
>         Carlton Noles wrote:
>         > I posted this in the forums with no response. Perhaps I'll
>         have better
>         > luck here. After I first installed Ubuntu I got this message
>         on boot.
>         > (by the way DHCP failed to detect during install) 
>         >
>         > eth0: host error, FIFO diagnostic register 0000.
>         > eth0: PCI bus error, bus status 80000020
>         >
>         > those fill the screen and at the bottom is:
>         >
>         > eth0: Too much work in interrupt, status e003 
>         >
>         > the screen give a little flash as the messages scroll (the
>         last message
>         > is always and only at the bottom).
>         >
>         > I got the system to boot by re installing and asking not to
>         configure
>         > network.
>         > Once booted i tried configuring connections if I used DHCP
>         the
>         > connection would not stay active. I manually configured the
>         network
>         > settings to match my settings under XP (which has no
>         problems 
>         > connecting). The connection or activation i think I mean
>         stays active.
>         > (a step in the right direction I believe). However i still
>         can't get out
>         > to the Internet. In fact using the networking tools I cannot
>         even ping 
>         > the router or the other machine on my network. hen I used
>         the live cd I
>         > had no problems getting out. (though I believe I did try one
>         time after
>         > the install and it didn't work).
>         > I still see those messages (shown above) during boot and
>         shutdown. also 
>         > during boot pciehp and shpchp fail just in case that is
>         important.
>         >
>         > please help.
>         >
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> 

So two things...

Are you sure the card is good???

What proof do you have that the card works....


I would pop in a know good card...<from another machine>

Not two weeks ago but, today...


Second, Try another pci slot


HTH

Vram






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