Subject: z50/current: NIC memory corrupt messages & system hangs
To: None <port-hpcmips@netbsd.org>
From: Alexander Bochmann <ab@lists.gxis.de>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 12/01/2001 15:32:15
Hi,

I have just compiled a -current kernel on my z50 
(current as of 3 or so days ago, that is).

While building the new kernel from the system running 
with the GENERC kernel from the hpcmips binary set worked 
fine, I now get a stream of messages like the following:

Dec  1 15:25:24 z50 /netbsd: ne0: NIC memory corrupt - invalid packet length 57600
Dec  1 15:25:25 z50 /netbsd: ne0: NIC memory corrupt - invalid packet length 41984
Dec  1 15:25:25 z50 /netbsd: ne0: NIC memory corrupt - invalid packet length 4728

...and after some time, the system will hang completely.

As I only have a CF flash card large enough to hold pdsboot 
and the kernel, I have root and swap via nfs.

The network card is a:

ne0 at pcmcia0 function 0 port 0x15000400-0x1500040f port 0x15000410-0x1500041f
ne0: SVEC/Hawking Tech. Combo Card Ethernet
ne0: Ethernet address 00:e0:98:92:aa:9a

Has anyone had a similar problem yet?

Alex.