Intel 82573L Gigabit driver on linux

Hi

I am having a problem with my brand new laptop (thinkpad T60) where the
network adapter is on a pci-express slot, and I cant get a the network
to work. I have spent 2 days investigating it. Comparing the
configuration, searching the net, updating the kernel etc. and it wont
go further than "eth0 not available, delaying initialisation" (I tried
eth1 aswell in case the wireless was on eth0).

I want to check one issue out of the case. As stated the network
controller is a pci-express version, and the system cant find it. The
controller is a Intel 82573L Gigabit controller and is supported by the
e1000 driver. The driver loads, there is nothing in /var/log/messages,
but for some reason the system cant find the device afterwards and
prints the "delaying initialisation" message.

Firstly, linux does have pci-express support,right? I cant find much
information about it on the web, there are some hint to it, but no
specific information.

Secondly, does anybody have any suggestions as to why this does not
work? What puzzles me is that the driver loads but the device is not
made available and there is nor error message.

Mandriva 2006.0,
kernel: 2.6.12-12mdksmp, 2.6.12-18mdksmp, 2.6.14-2mdksmp


Regards

Thomas

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:57:32 +0200, Tom Fredriksen wrote:

> I am having a problem with my brand new laptop (thinkpad T60) where the
> network adapter is on a pci-express slot, and I cant get a the network
> to work. I have spent 2 days investigating it. Comparing the
> configuration, searching the net, updating the kernel etc. and it wont
> go further than "eth0 not available, delaying initialisation" (I tried
> eth1 aswell in case the wireless was on eth0).
>
> I want to check one issue out of the case. As stated the network
> controller is a pci-express version, and the system cant find it. The
> controller is a Intel 82573L Gigabit controller and is supported by the
> e1000 driver. The driver loads, there is nothing in /var/log/messages,
> but for some reason the system cant find the device afterwards and
> prints the "delaying initialisation" message.
>
> Firstly, linux does have pci-express support,right? I cant find much
> information about it on the web, there are some hint to it, but no
> specific information.
>
> Secondly, does anybody have any suggestions as to why this does not
> work? What puzzles me is that the driver loads but the device is not
> made available and there is nor error message.
>
> Mandriva 2006.0,
> kernel: 2.6.12-12mdksmp, 2.6.12-18mdksmp, 2.6.14-2mdksmp
>

This is a well known problem with this driver - it doesn't properly detect
the new chipset. You need at least kernel 2.6.16, where the problem has
been fixed.

--
Vladimir

Vladimir Florinski wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:57:32 +0200, Tom Fredriksen wrote:
>
>> I am having a problem with my brand new laptop (thinkpad T60) where the
>> network adapter is on a pci-express slot, and I cant get a the network
>> to work. I have spent 2 days investigating it. Comparing the
>> configuration, searching the net, updating the kernel etc. and it wont
>> go further than "eth0 not available, delaying initialisation" (I tried
>> eth1 aswell in case the wireless was on eth0).
>>
>> I want to check one issue out of the case. As stated the network
>> controller is a pci-express version, and the system cant find it. The
>> controller is a Intel 82573L Gigabit controller and is supported by the
>> e1000 driver. The driver loads, there is nothing in /var/log/messages,
>> but for some reason the system cant find the device afterwards and
>> prints the "delaying initialisation" message.
>>
>> Firstly, linux does have pci-express support,right? I cant find much
>> information about it on the web, there are some hint to it, but no
>> specific information.
>>
>> Secondly, does anybody have any suggestions as to why this does not
>> work? What puzzles me is that the driver loads but the device is not
>> made available and there is nor error message.
>>
>> Mandriva 2006.0,
>> kernel: 2.6.12-12mdksmp, 2.6.12-18mdksmp, 2.6.14-2mdksmp
>>
>
> This is a well known problem with this driver - it doesn't properly detect
> the new chipset. You need at least kernel 2.6.16, where the problem has
> been fixed.

Thanks, I tried it and it works much better

/tom