ethernet/PCI problem during boot, HELP PLEASE?

[David Hughes <david oldcolo com>]

I am attempting to install RedHat 4.2 onto a system and everything goes
well except for the ethernet adapter.  I have included the
/var/logs/messages extract, including the Adaptec controller entries,
below.  The boot error that occurs is directly below.  At the moment I
am searching for solutions on the RedHat site, but I thought I would
post this out to see if anyone could suggest a solution. . . system
features are in the extract for the Adaptec controller at the bottom.  I
am starting to see issues raised with PCI/VLB platforms.  Is this where
my problem lies?  I will continue to research, but any help would be
much appreciated.

tia, david hughes



During boot, eth0 (3com) is found.  Error message that is given during
boot is:

eth0: 3Com 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx at 0x6800, 00:60:08:a5:af:dc, IRQ 9

8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/MII interface.
Rx Pacing bug exists, disabling bus-master receives.
eth0: Overriding PCI latency timer (CFLT) setting of 32, new value is
248.



Extract of /var/log/messages:


Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: AHA-2940 (PCI-bus), I/O 0x6300, Mem
0xe1000000:
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:     irq 9
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:     bus release time 40 bclks
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:     data fifo threshold 100
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:     SCSI CHANNEL A:
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:         scsi id 7
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:         scsi selection timeout 256 ms
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:         scsi bus reset at power-on enabled

Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:         scsi bus parity enabled
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:         scsi bus termination (low byte)
enabled
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: aic7xxx: Downloading sequencer
code...done.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: aic7xxx: Resetting the SCSI bus...done.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x
(EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 4.0/3.2/4.0
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: scsi : 1 host.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: scsi0: Scanning channel A for devices.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: scsi0: Target 0, channel A, now
synchronous at 10.0MHz, offset 15.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:   Vendor: QUANTUM   Model: FIREBALL
ST2.1S   Rev: 0F0C
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:   Type:
Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel
0, id 0, lun 0
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: scsi0: Target 1, channel A, now
synchronous at 10.0MHz, offset 15.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:   Vendor: QUANTUM   Model: FIREBALL
ST2.1S   Rev: 0F0C
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:   Type:
Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel
0, id 1, lun 0
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes.
Sectors= 4235629 [2068 MB] [2.1 GB]
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:  sda: sda1 sda2
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes.
Sectors= 4235629 [2068 MB] [2.1 GB]
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:  sdb: sdb1 sdb2

Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: 3c900.c:v0.40 4/16/97
becker cesdis gsfc nasa gov
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: loading device 'eth0'...
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: eth0: 3Com 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx at
0x6800, 00:60:08:a5:af:dc, IRQ 9
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:   8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split,
autoselect/MII interface.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel:   Rx Pacing bug exists, disabling
bus-master receives.
Nov 27 12:53:41 eight kernel: eth0: Overriding PCI latency timer (CFLT)
setting of 32, new value is 248.