[Bug 688454] New: Can't download particular packages from update repositories except in failsafe mode.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c0 Summary: Can't download particular packages from update repositories except in failsafe mode. Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.4 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: camw3@cam.ac.uk QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.16 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/10.0.648.205 Safari/534.16 Certain packages (last week timezone, tk; this week plasma-addons) will not download onto the computer at all, although most packages are fine. These packages cannot be downloaded through YaST, zypper, firefox, or wget, but they can be downloaded using wget from an 11.3 machine on the same network. The only way to download them to the 11.4 machine is to boot into failsafe mode, at which point they download successfully just like all other packages. Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run zypper up. 2. When you hit a package which fails, try wget-ing it. 3. Actual Results: 1. zypper up Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... The following packages are going to be upgraded: bootsplash bootsplash-branding-openSUSE flash-player openvpn timezone timezone-java yast2-control-center yast2-control-center-qt 8 packages to upgrade. Overall download size: 17.0 MiB. After the operation, additional 4.1 MiB will be used. Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y Do you agree with the terms of the license? [yes/no] (no): yes Retrieving package bootsplash-3.3-167.168.1.i586 (1/8), 199.0 KiB (586.0 KiB unpacked) Retrieving delta: /rpm/i586/bootsplash-3.3-166.1_167.168.1.i586.delta.rpm, 10.0 KiB Retrieving: bootsplash-3.3-166.1_167.168.1.i586.delta.rpm [done] Applying delta: ./bootsplash-3.3-166.1_167.168.1.i586.delta.rpm [done] Retrieving package openvpn-2.1.4-11.16.1.i586 (2/8), 396.0 KiB (1005.0 KiB unpacked) Retrieving delta: /rpm/i586/openvpn-2.1.4-11.14.1_11.16.1.i586.delta.rpm, 26.0 KiB Retrieving: openvpn-2.1.4-11.14.1_11.16.1.i586.delta.rpm [error (0 B/s)] Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/update/11.4/rpm/i...'. Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (r): Autoselecting 'r' after 1 second. Trying again... Retrieving: openvpn-2.1.4-11.14.1_11.16.1.i586.delta.rpm [error (0 B/s)] Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/update/11.4/rpm/i...'. Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (r): SKIP request: User-requested skipping of a file <snip a bunch of retry attempts before I tell it to abort> Retrieving: timezone-java-2011d-0.2.1.noarch.rpm [error (1 B/s)] Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/update/11.4/rpm/n...'. Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (r): Trying again... Retrieving: timezone-java-2011d-0.2.1.noarch.rpm [error (1 B/s)] Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/update/11.4/rpm/n...'. <snip more attempts and retries before aborting > 2. wget wget http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/noarch/timezone-java-2011b_2011... asking libproxy about url 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/noarch/timezone-java-2011b_2011...' libproxy suggest to use 'direct://' --2011-04-05 10:48:01-- http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/noarch/timezone-java-2011b_2011... Resolving download.opensuse.org... 195.135.221.134 Connecting to download.opensuse.org|195.135.221.134|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/r... [following] asking libproxy about url 'http://anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/r...' libproxy suggest to use 'direct://' --2011-04-05 10:48:01-- http://anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/r... Resolving anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk... 137.205.124.72 Connecting to anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk|137.205.124.72|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 48677 (48K) [application/x-rpm] Saving to: `timezone-java-2011b_2011d-1.2.1_0.2.1.noarch.delta.rpm' 58% [=======================================================> ] 28,652 --.-K/s eta 44s (It hangs indefinitely at this point.) Expected Results: The package should have successfully downloaded. Solutions which don't work: 1. Downloading from other mirrors. 2. Turning off the firewall. 3. Disabling ipv6. 4. Checking to see whether there were installation media errors (there weren't) 5. Checking for a proxy (there is no proxy either at machine level or network level). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c1 Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |crrodriguez@opensuse.org --- Comment #1 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-19 13:29:15 CLT --- are you using a wired network interface ? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c2 --- Comment #2 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-04-20 11:02:10 UTC --- (In reply to comment #1)
are you using a wired network interface ?
Yes. I should add that I'm currently running 7 suse machines on this (university) network. The SLES 11, the 11.2 and the 11.3 machines all download all of their updates perfectly happily. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Platform|i586 |i386 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c3 Carlos Robinson <carlos.e.r@opensuse.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |carlos.e.r@opensuse.org --- Comment #3 from Carlos Robinson <carlos.e.r@opensuse.org> 2011-04-20 13:55:44 UTC --- Being a university network, please double check that there is or there is not proxy settings, on the affected machine and the others, for comparison. It is in /etc/sysconfig/proxy, IIRC. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c4 --- Comment #4 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-04-20 14:06:15 UTC --- There's no proxy on the machine, and there's no proxy on the network. Historically there was but it was turned off last year. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c5 Bill Smith <hbco2@sbcglobal.net> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |hbco2@sbcglobal.net --- Comment #5 from Bill Smith <hbco2@sbcglobal.net> 2011-04-20 15:45:42 UTC --- I have had the same problem (with the same files as listed in the examples here) since upgrading to 11.4. Using zypper upgrade, or Yast doesn't seem to make any difference, the download stalls. It would appear from the messages that a partial file is downloaded in some examples, but the directory entry stored on the system shows 0 bytes. The error message using zypper update shows only a partial file specification, for example: /suse/i586/qt3-3.3.8b-111.1.i586.rpm full file description example: http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...111.1.i586.rpm It is not possible to download the file on the target 11.4 system using Firefox. The download stalls. However, it is possible to use this same full file specification listed in the zypper update to download the file from Firefox on another computer, in my case, a SuSE 11.2 machine. It is then possible to copy the file from the other system into a directory tree that reflects the shortened path as shown above, and from top of the directory tree run "zypper refresh", followed by "zypper update" to install the file. If "zypper update" is not run from the directory at the top of the directory tree, zypper attempts to download the file, which fails. I have noticed in a couple of instances that zypper downloads the file, but is able to do so and complete the installation without stalling if the file is already on the system as described. By this time, a number of sub-directories have been created to hold update files: /Essentials/i586/ /rpm/i586 /suse/i586 ./suse/i686/ ./suse/noarch/ Searching the internet using a search engine shows similar problems with earlier SuSE versions (and other varieties of Linux). However, I have been unable to find any resolution. Search using the terms 'SuSE 11.4 Download (curl) error for: Can't provide'. My apologies if that leads to a goose chase, but it lead me to comments regarding this issue from other users. Upgrade attempts from runlevel 3 produce the same result. HTH Bill -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c6 --- Comment #6 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-04-21 08:13:32 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=426053) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=426053) Wireshark output while attempting to download konqueror-plugins-lang Zypper got to 89% downloaded then the rate went down to 0. I left it like that for a few seconds then aborted. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c7 Cristian Morales Vega <cmorve69@yahoo.es> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |cmorve69@yahoo.es --- Comment #7 from Cristian Morales Vega <cmorve69@yahoo.es> 2011-04-21 11:43:39 UTC --- The last received data packets are correctly acknowledged. No more packets are received until the connection is locally closed, at in that moment the ACK for the FIN packet shows more packets were lost. So... network card driver problem? Would be good to know which network cards affected users have. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c8 --- Comment #8 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-04-21 11:48:21 UTC --- My network card is a 3C905CX-TX/TM Fast ethernet link, used with the 3c59x driver. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c9 Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |camw3@cam.ac.uk --- Comment #9 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-21 10:08:06 CLT --- Ok, let's ensure it is not an already fixed possible kernel bug, can you install latest kernel from Kernel:HEAD repository ? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c10 --- Comment #10 from Carlos Robinson <carlos.e.r@opensuse.org> 2011-04-21 14:39:51 UTC --- (In reply to comment #7)
So... network card driver problem? Would be good to know which network cards affected users have.
Extracting info from forum posts: Trollicus: Dual core 2.88 MHz intel, Nvidia 8800 GTX 784 MB, 4 GB 800MHz RAM, 2x 500GB WD Serial ATA HD, 3c905x network card. HDMI Audio. hbco2: not known. akwatton: (home, no proxy; runlevel 3 works) "3Com 3C905c-TX/TXM ethernet card in PC." So, at least three people have the same card. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c11 --- Comment #11 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-04-21 15:12:51 UTC --- Just to say that I'm gone for Easter now but I'll try with the new kernel when I'm back towards the end of next week. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c12 Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |tony.watton@blueyonder.co.u | |k --- Comment #12 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-21 16:58:13 UTC --- I too use a 3com 3C905c-TX/TXM ethernet card and have had problems downloading with YaST software manager or wget. Many files will download OK, but I'm getting repeated problems with acroread (which always hangs in the same spot at 99% of the download), VLC (hangs downloading vlc-Nox) or the restricted formats (hangs downloading Ladspa). I also get the same problem when I try and download or update using failsafe mode, which other users on the forums say works for them. However, I have tried wget and YaST software manager with acroread on runlevel 3 as "su -" and it downloaded successfully. Tried wget again later in failsafe or normal logon and it sticks at the same point as before. Also still hangs using yast online update etc. When I tried to use wget on one of the update files that was hanging the output I got was wget http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i586/sane-backends-1.0.22-1.3.3... asking libproxy about url 'http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i586/sane-backends-1.0.22-1.3.3...' libproxy suggest to use 'direct://' --2011-04-14 15:13:24-- http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i586/sane-backends-1.0.22-1.3.3... Resolving download.opensuse.org... 195.135.221.134 Connecting to download.opensuse.org|195.135.221.134|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i58... [following] asking libproxy about url 'http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i58...' libproxy suggest to use 'direct://' --2011-04-14 15:13:24-- http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i58... Resolving www.mirrorservice.org... 212.219.56.134, 212.219.56.135, 212.219.56.138, ... Connecting to www.mirrorservice.org|212.219.56.134|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 93811 (92K) [application/x-redhat-package-manager] Saving to: `sane-backends-1.0.22-1.3.3_1.5.1.i586.delta.rpm' 40% [=======================================================> ] 37,899 --.-K/s in 15m 0s 2011-04-14 15:28:25 (42.1 B/s) - Read error at byte 37899/93811 (Connection timed out). Retrying. --2011-04-14 15:28:26-- (try: 2) http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i58... Connecting to www.mirrorservice.org|212.219.56.134|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content Length: 93811 (92K), 55912 (55K) remaining [application/x-redhat-package-manager] Saving to: `sane-backends-1.0.22-1.3.3_1.5.1.i586.delta.rpm' 41% [++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++> ..and this repeats ad infinitum. I can confirm that the download worked when using a level 3 boot, but no other mode will work for me, not even failsafe. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c13 Bill Smith <hbco2@sbcglobal.net> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|camw3@cam.ac.uk | --- Comment #13 from Bill Smith <hbco2@sbcglobal.net> 2011-04-21 17:50:14 UTC --- (In reply to comment #10)
(In reply to comment #7)
So... network card driver problem? Would be good to know which network cards affected users have.
Extracting info from forum posts:
Trollicus: Dual core 2.88 MHz intel, Nvidia 8800 GTX 784 MB, 4 GB 800MHz RAM, 2x 500GB WD Serial ATA HD, 3c905x network card. HDMI Audio.
hbco2: not known.
akwatton: (home, no proxy; runlevel 3 works) "3Com 3C905c-TX/TXM ethernet card in PC."
So, at least three people have the same card.
hbco2: Card model 3Com 3C902C-TXM Model: "Ethernet network interface" Driver: "3c59x" Great analysis! Should another card be used? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c14 Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|YaST2 |Kernel AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.pr |kernel-maintainers@forge.pr |ovo.novell.com |ovo.novell.com QAContact|jsrain@novell.com |qa@suse.de Severity|Normal |Critical --- Comment #14 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-21 14:01:29 CLT --- Ok, clearly is a kernel bug, cannot be just coincidence that affected users are using the same kernel driver... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c15 --- Comment #15 from Carlos Robinson <carlos.e.r@opensuse.org> 2011-04-21 18:48:30 UTC --- (In reply to comment #14)
Ok, clearly is a kernel bug, cannot be just coincidence that affected users are using the same kernel driver...
Could it be a certain sequence of bytes triggering this? Is there a way to find out? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c16 Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jeffm@novell.com AssignedTo|kernel-maintainers@forge.pr |bphilips@novell.com |ovo.novell.com | --- Comment #16 from Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@novell.com> 2011-04-21 18:56:31 UTC --- Well, this is a strange one... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c17 Ismail Donmez <idoenmez@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |idoenmez@novell.com --- Comment #17 from Ismail Donmez <idoenmez@novell.com> 2011-04-21 19:00:09 UTC --- Can someone experiencing the problem try adding "noapic" (without quotes) to the kernel boot commandline and try like that? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c18 --- Comment #18 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-21 20:19:14 UTC --- I've just added noapic to the kernel boot command line and tried to install acroread using Yast software manager. Still hangs in exactly the same place and gives the same error message as before. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c19 --- Comment #19 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-21 17:47:50 CLT --- (In reply to comment #18)
I've just added noapic to the kernel boot command line and tried to install acroread using Yast software manager. Still hangs in exactly the same place and gives the same error message as before.
Can you try a newer kernel from Kernel:HEAD repository ? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c20 --- Comment #20 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-24 15:17:08 UTC --- (In reply to comment #19)
Can you try a newer kernel from Kernel:HEAD repository ?
I have installed the latest Kernel from Kernel:HEAD repo the output from cat /proc/version is: Linux version 2.6.39-rc4-10-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 167585] (SUSE Linux) ) #1 SMP 2011-04-22 00:02:11 +0200 I rebooted the PC, logged in with the new kernel, ran software manager in yast and selected acroread for install. Unfortunately, this still hung at 99% of download. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c21 --- Comment #21 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-24 12:38:17 CLT --- (In reply to comment #20)
I rebooted the PC, logged in with the new kernel, ran software manager in yast and selected acroread for install. Unfortunately, this still hung at 99% of download.
Thanks, will be cool if you keep running Kernel:HEAD packages in case kernel devs need more information on your setup. Also, please upload a txt file with the output of "hwinfo" as root. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c22 --- Comment #22 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-24 12:42:17 CLT --- also, try rmmod 3c59x modprobe 3c59x debug=6 and then attempt to download stuff, after it hangs, post the the output of "dmesg" -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c23 --- Comment #23 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-24 18:55:37 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=426333) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=426333) Output of hwinfo as root -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c24 --- Comment #24 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 07:55:14 UTC --- (In reply to comment #22)
also, try
rmmod 3c59x modprobe 3c59x debug=6
and then attempt to download stuff, after it hangs, post the the output of "dmesg"
This is very strange. I tried the above last night, then tried to download acroread, and believe it or not it downloaded. This is the first time it hasn't hung on download in the four weeks I've had the system installed. I couldn't see the point in posting the output of "dmesg" as the download had been successful. I then tried to download all the other problem files I'd had and they downloaded successfully too. That was with the original kernel 2.6.37.1 This morning I thought I try and install acroread again using the later kernel from the Kernel:HEAD repo. When I loaded software manager there were 3 files waiting for update, so I accepted them and they hung when trying to download. I typed "rmmod 3c59x" and "modprobe 3c59x debug=6" again and the same as last night, the files downloaded OK. I've since tried to download acroread again and that also downloads fine. This is really puzzling... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c25 --- Comment #25 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 09:00:00 UTC --- Since my last post, comment 24, I have deleted acroread. powered the PC down, rebooted and tried to reinstall acroread. As before, it hung, So again I typed "rmmod 3c59x" and "modprobe 3c59x debug=6", tried to the download again and it worked. There's obviously something happening after typing "rmmod 3c59x" and "modprobe 3c59x debug=6" that's making the files download successfully. I will post the output of dmesg as requested in case there is something in there that may point to something. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c26 --- Comment #26 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 09:02:48 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=426360) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=426360) output of "dmesg" after downloading -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c27 --- Comment #27 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-25 10:03:14 CLT --- (In reply to comment #25)
Since my last post, comment 24, I have deleted acroread. powered the PC down, rebooted and tried to reinstall acroread. As before, it hung, So again I typed "rmmod 3c59x" and "modprobe 3c59x debug=6", tried to the download again and it worked. There's obviously something happening after typing "rmmod 3c59x" and "modprobe 3c59x debug=6" that's making the files download successfully. I will post the output of dmesg as requested in case there is something in there that may point to something.
try making "debug" permanent ;) echo "options 3c59x debug=6" >> /etc/modprobe.d/99-local.conf reboot if you get an stall, post the dmesg output, thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c28 --- Comment #28 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 14:58:58 UTC --- (In reply to comment #27)
try making "debug" permanent ;)
reboot
if you get an stall, post the dmesg output, thanks.
I've just typed echo "options 3c59x debug=6" >> /etc/modprobe.d/99-local.conf I rebooted then tried to install acroread via yast software manager and it stalled. I aborted the install after a while. I have posted the output of dmesg. Hope I've done this correctly and it has what you need in there. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c29 --- Comment #29 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 15:01:58 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=426415) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=426415) ouput of dmesg after trying to download acroread and it stalls. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c30 --- Comment #30 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-25 11:33:53 CLT --- 0.000000] Using APIC driver default [ 0.000000] ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x808 [ 0.000000] SMP: Allowing 1 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs [ 0.000000] Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- you can enable it with "lapic" [ 0.016583] ACPI: Core revision 20110316 [ 0.019211] ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0820) [ 0.020157] weird, boot CPU (#0) not listed by the BIOS. [ 0.020160] SMP motherboard not detected. [ 0.020163] Local APIC not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation. can you try to boot the system with kernel boot option "lapic" (without quotes) does it actually boots and/or works correctly ? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c31 --- Comment #31 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 18:26:06 UTC --- (In reply to comment #30)
0.000000] Using APIC driver default [ 0.000000] ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x808 [ 0.000000] SMP: Allowing 1 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs [ 0.000000] Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- you can enable it with "lapic" [ 0.016583] ACPI: Core revision 20110316 [ 0.019211] ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0820) [ 0.020157] weird, boot CPU (#0) not listed by the BIOS. [ 0.020160] SMP motherboard not detected. [ 0.020163] Local APIC not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation.
can you try to boot the system with kernel boot option "lapic" (without quotes) does it actually boots and/or works correctly ?
OK, I've booted with kernel boot option "lapic" and kernel 2.6.39-rc4-10-default. Again tried to install acroread with TaST software manager and it stalled. i waited for the error message to show, and aborted at that point. I have posted output of dmesg again. When I've booted with this version of the kernel, it boots, but the graphics are all broken up on the bootsplash/login screen, but system seems to work ok after. When using the kernel boot option "lapic" the bootsplash/login screen is ok. Don't have problems with login screen at all if use kernel 2.6.37.1 Only other problems I've come across are dowmloading....... Hope this file is OK for you this time. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c32 --- Comment #32 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-25 18:28:21 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=426456) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=426456) output of dmesg after dowload stalls with kernel boot option "lapic" -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c33 --- Comment #33 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-25 15:18:13 CLT --- (In reply to comment #31)
When I've booted with this version of the kernel, it boots, but the graphics are all broken up on the bootsplash/login screen, but system seems to work ok after. When using the kernel boot option "lapic" the bootsplash/login screen is ok.
Thta's a different issue, the problems star in your system BIOS, if you can please do this: Enter your BIOS setup program and select "load optimized defaults(or something similar)" Then a) in the power managment section, ensure ACPI is enabled. b) try to find an option like this one http://www.techarp.com/showfreebog.aspx?lang=0&bogno=269 and ensure the IOAPIC is enabled or LAPIC..whatever. b) This system is quite old it seems, ensure you have the latest BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer.. About the system messages,they seem normal Message: 234.896368] eth0: vortex_error(), status=0x8081 comes from http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=dr... line 1972 it always prints the device status when debug > 2... not something to worry about... It is either a regression somewhere else in kernel since 11.3 or is just that the new kernel doesnt handle bugs in your BIOS...huh. I'm done some kernel developer has to check this one, my knownledge stops aroud here ;-( -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c34 --- Comment #34 from Cristian Morales Vega <cmorve69@yahoo.es> 2011-04-26 04:14:42 UTC --- *** Bug 688585 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688585 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c35 Juergen Moeller <JHW.Moeller.39@jota-tech.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |JHW.Moeller.39@jota-tech.de --- Comment #35 from Juergen Moeller <JHW.Moeller.39@jota-tech.de> 2011-04-26 04:57:52 UTC --- (In reply to comment #33)
(In reply to comment #31)
When I've booted with this version of the kernel, it boots, but the graphics are all broken up on the bootsplash/login screen, but system seems to work ok after. When using the kernel boot option "lapic" the bootsplash/login screen is ok.
Thta's a different issue, the problems star in your system BIOS, if you can please do this:
Enter your BIOS setup program and select "load optimized defaults(or something similar)"
Then
a) in the power managment section, ensure ACPI is enabled. b) try to find an option like this one http://www.techarp.com/showfreebog.aspx?lang=0&bogno=269 and ensure the IOAPIC is enabled or LAPIC..whatever. b) This system is quite old it seems, ensure you have the latest BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer..
About the system messages,they seem normal
Message: 234.896368] eth0: vortex_error(), status=0x8081
comes from http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=dr... line 1972 it always prints the device status when debug > 2... not something to worry about...
It is either a regression somewhere else in kernel since 11.3 or is just that the new kernel doesnt handle bugs in your BIOS...huh. I'm done some kernel developer has to check this one, my knownledge stops aroud here ;-(
Because I got exactly the same problem installing updates/patches and downloading acroread, Inkscape or Scribus as Tony Watson described earlier I would like to remind you that this bug is in the first place a problem within the 2.6.37.1-kernel for 32-bit-machines and not a possible failure of the motherboard BIOS. Until openSUSE 11.3 everything worked as it should and updating my 64-machine to 11.4 was successful also. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c36 --- Comment #36 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-04-26 07:20:27 UTC --- (In reply to comment #35)
Because I got exactly the same problem installing updates/patches and downloading acroread, Inkscape or Scribus as Tony Watson described earlier I would like to remind you that this bug is in the first place a problem within the 2.6.37.1-kernel for 32-bit-machines and not a possible failure of the motherboard BIOS. Until openSUSE 11.3 everything worked as it should and updating my 64-machine to 11.4 was successful also.
I agree with you Juergen, 11.3 worked fine and downloaded OK on this PC, so does Ubuntu, Windows XP and Linux Mint. Problems started for me the minute I installed opensuse 11.4 with 2.6.37.1 kernel. As you can see I've updated to the latest kernel from the Kernel:Head repo but the problems remain. 11.4 is the only OS I'm getting this problem with. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c37 Kai Lappalainen <kl@httgmbh.net> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kl@httgmbh.net --- Comment #37 from Kai Lappalainen <kl@httgmbh.net> 2011-04-26 20:42:24 UTC --- I am affected by the same problem. I have an older machine (Dell Dimension 4550) with 3 NICs running 11.4 (i586) in runlevel 3 as router/firewall: eth0 - 3c59x - LAN eth1 - 3c59x - Internet 1 (ADSL - websurfing/updates etc.) - default gateway eth2 - e100 - Internet 2 (SDSL - corporate VPN) Updates stall for several files, always at the same percent level. Same for downloading this file with wget or firefox/chrome/arora. If I change the default gatway to eth2 (e100 NIC), file transfer works fine. I can confirm that if I "rmmod 3c59x; modprobe 3c59x" after booting file transfers work fine via eth1 (3c59x) too. Other client machines with different NICs running 11.4 (X64) are unaffected. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c38 --- Comment #38 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-04-27 13:42:14 UTC --- Okay, rather unhelpfully I have come back from my holiday and am now unable to reproduce this bug, including with packages which I know were failing, and despite not having installed any relevant updates over the holiday period. (Literally - the switches in our building were replaced so we were offline for most of it.) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c39 --- Comment #39 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-04-27 14:33:13 CLT --- (In reply to comment #37)
I can confirm that if I "rmmod 3c59x; modprobe 3c59x" after booting file transfers work fine via eth1 (3c59x) too.
Ok, that's interesting, plz do the following. install package "netdiag" reboot when the card stalls, run # vortex-diag -aaee > vortex-diag.bad # mii-diag -v > mii-diag.bad then do rmmod 3c59x; modprobe 3c59x and then # vortex-diag -aaee > vortex-diag.good # mii-diag -v > mii-diag.good after that , create a tarball, with those files tar -jcvf 3comdiag.tar.bz2 *-diag.* upload the resulting tarball here. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c40 --- Comment #40 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-05-01 19:08:05 UTC --- (In reply to comment #39)
(In reply to comment #37)
I can confirm that if I "rmmod 3c59x; modprobe 3c59x" after booting file transfers work fine via eth1 (3c59x) too.
Ok, that's interesting, plz do the following. install package "netdiag" reboot when the card stalls, run
# vortex-diag -aaee > vortex-diag.bad # mii-diag -v > mii-diag.bad
then do rmmod 3c59x; modprobe 3c59x and then
# vortex-diag -aaee > vortex-diag.good # mii-diag -v > mii-diag.good
after that , create a tarball, with those files
tar -jcvf 3comdiag.tar.bz2 *-diag.*
upload the resulting tarball here.
OK, I've tried the above and uploaded the tarball as requested. I've also updated kernel to 11.4 - 2.6.39-rc5-16 but problem still remains. I also updated bios as you suggested to latest from manufacturers site. PC did not work next day. Took two days to get working again with original bios. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c41 --- Comment #41 from Tony Watton <tony.watton@blueyonder.co.uk> 2011-05-01 19:11:33 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=427456) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=427456) tarball of netbios tests -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c42 --- Comment #42 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-05-01 15:17:34 CLT --- (In reply to comment #40)
I also updated bios as you suggested to latest from manufacturers site. PC did not work next day.
huh, sometimes you can mess stuff up.. ;)
Took two days to get working again with original bios.
ok, Saw your files, they dont provide any useful hint :| we are stuck here. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c43 Juergen Moeller <JOTA-T@T-Online.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |JOTA-T@T-Online.de --- Comment #43 from Juergen Moeller <JOTA-T@T-Online.de> 2011-05-02 05:34:42 UTC --- (In reply to comment #42)
(In reply to comment #40)
I also updated bios as you suggested to latest from manufacturers site. PC did not work next day.
huh, sometimes you can mess stuff up.. ;)
Took two days to get working again with original bios.
ok, Saw your files, they dont provide any useful hint :| we are stuck here.
You guys at Novell should check the kernels of openSUSE 11.3 and openSUSE 11.4 of the 32-bit-version and surge for differencies. And you should also check the kernels of openSUSE 11.4 (32-bit) and openSUSE 11.4 (64-bit). Both my PCs have nearly the same hardware-equipment, the 64-bit-machine works fine with openSUSE 11.4, the 32-bit-machine causes the o.m. troubles. To download the latest kernel-update I had to go down to runlevel 3, but this is not the solution I wanted! Again: The problem are not Tony Wattons or mine "old" PCs but the bug lies inside the software. I'm very interested to know if there is any smooth running 32-bit-machine with openSUSE 11.4 and if "YES" which hardware is installed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c44 --- Comment #44 from Brandon Philips <bphilips@novell.com> 2011-05-07 05:14:31 UTC --- So I have installed openSUSE 11.4 on a machine with: 0a:01.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74) # uname -a Linux linux-21c0 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-02-21 10:34:10 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux and I am not seeing any issues thus far. curl http://anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/r...
/dev/null % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 48677 100 48677 0 0 31783 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 51238
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c46 --- Comment #46 from Kai Lappalainen <kl@httgmbh.net> 2011-05-11 15:01:23 UTC --- (In reply to comment #39)
Ok, that's interesting, plz do the following. ...
After the mentioned rmmod/modprobe action the problem did not reapear - even not after rebooting. I noticed that the kernel-firmware package was not installed by default, so I installed it manually. (Don't know, if it's relevant.) Unfortunatley I can't test very much with this computer as this is a production machine 24/7. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c47 --- Comment #47 from Kai Lappalainen <kl@httgmbh.net> 2011-05-13 16:28:49 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=429599) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=429599) Tarball with 3com diags Now the problem has happened again. I have provided the requested logs in the attached tarball. This computer has two 3com nics, so I provide logs for both of them. The affected nic however was the external nic (eth1). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c48 --- Comment #48 from Caroline Williams <camw3@cam.ac.uk> 2011-05-16 08:25:52 UTC --- This problem cropped up again this morning. Various updates had failed over the weekend, specifically kdelibs4, perl, python-base, and python-xml. Interestingly closely related packages such as kdelibs4-core, libkde4, libkdecore4, libksuseinstall1, libpython2_7-1_0, perl-base and python were fine. As suggested, I did rmmod 3c59x then modprobe 3c59x debug=6 and was able to download kdelibs4. I then rebooted and, without having added these lines to rc.local, had no problem downloading the rest of the packages. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c49 Erkki Ruohtula <eru@netti.fi> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |eru@netti.fi --- Comment #49 from Erkki Ruohtula <eru@netti.fi> 2011-06-03 01:51:01 UTC --- I am seeing this problem (same symptoms, same modprobe workaround) on my x86_64 system with a 64-bit 11.4 installation from DVD. The card (from lspci) 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74) (adding this comment because a post above suggested this is a 32-bit only issue, but I am seeing it on the 64 bit kernel). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c50 Helmut Walle <helmut.walle@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |helmut.walle@gmail.com --- Comment #50 from Helmut Walle <helmut.walle@gmail.com> 2011-06-05 00:27:16 UTC --- Hmmm, this is pretty bizarre... here are some higher-level observations regarding this problem, but first some system configuration information: * openSUSE 11.4 * 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-02-21 10:34:10 +0100 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux * 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74) * Thomson ST536 v6 ADSL modem * ISP: NZ Telecom / Xtra broadband Symptoms: stalling RPM downloads on certain RPM files (but not all RPMs!) when using either Yast SW Management, zypper CLI, HTTP or FTP downloads via Firefox, or wget / wget -c. The stalling does not always happen, but when it does happen it is persistent for certain RPM files, irrespectively of the repository server being used. Otherwise networking appears to be fine at the same time, with DNS POP3, SMTP, web browsing, working fine and speedy without issues. Now here comes the strange (and possibly interesting) thing: when I was in this stuck state, I tried going to runlevel 3 and then repeating the downloads with wget - again the same problem. Then I rebooted (into runlevel 5), but did not log into KDE. Instead, I only logged into tty1 and ran the same wget again, and it went perfectly smoothly on two files straight away. So is there something that gets loaded or can become stuck when logging into KDE that may cause the trouble? I've got no idea... Let me know if this is useful and if there is more specific information I could add. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c51 John Nash <john.o.nash@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |john.o.nash@gmail.com --- Comment #51 from John Nash <john.o.nash@gmail.com> 2011-07-19 17:17:34 UTC --- Just to confirm - I see exactly the same symptoms on an old (2003-ish??) 64bit system with that network card. So it is not just the 32bit. The workaround
rmmod 3c59x modprobe 3c59x debug=6
gets things downloading again for me. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c52 Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |mmarek@novell.com --- Comment #52 from Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org> 2011-07-19 14:19:21 CLT --- Michal, can you assign this bug to someone knowledgeable on the networking code, clearly a bug in the driver.. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c53 Anton Samsonov <avsco@mail.ru> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |avsco@mail.ru --- Comment #53 from Anton Samsonov <avsco@mail.ru> 2011-08-23 15:04:43 UTC --- Until finding this bug report, my first thought was about faulty NIC hardware (as 3C905C-TX is quiet old card) or broken cable / connector, because problematic RPMs were those of bigger sizes, while the smaller packages were downloaded without error. But then I read this thread and eventually found that some bigger updates are also received just fine, as well as other files downloaded by HTTP, while in contrary at least one tiny delta-package (less than 40K) fails. So my "test suite" was:
$ wget -v -d -S http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/i586/ntp-4.2.6p3-6.9.2_6.11.1.i...
running on 2.6.37.6-0.7-default i686 athlon. I must also add that I have a soft-bridge (created by system for Xen hypervisor), and that booting to either Xen Dom0 or simple bare-metal produces the same result. My observations are: 1. In runlevel 3 everything works fine. 2. Proceeding to runlevel 5 without logging into KDE4 leaves things working. 3. Logging into KDE4 desktop introduces the discussed problem. 4. Restarting the NIC driver (rmmod/modprobe) does not help; moreover, it puts the network subsystem in an unusable state, so "service network restart" is required. 5. Simply running "service network restart" (without preliminary rmmod/modprobe) solves the problem. 6. Logging out of KDE4 does not affect things (neither improves nor worsens). 7. Subsequent logging into KDE4 does not affect things, too. When I start the NIC driver with "debug=6", I actually do not see any additional information in dmesg, so I made a couple of tcpdump logs (attached in the next message). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c54 --- Comment #54 from Anton Samsonov <avsco@mail.ru> 2011-08-23 15:15:18 UTC --- Created an attachment (id=447209) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=447209) tcpdump IP/TCP headers log when downloading RPM with wget logs of "tcpdump -n -vvv tcp port 80" 1. good (in runlevel 5, before logging into KDE4) 2. bad (after logging into KDE4) 3. bad (another try) 4. good (after running "service network restart") -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c55 Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|mmarek@suse.com | --- Comment #55 from Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.com> 2011-08-29 19:18:49 UTC --- Can you confirm that this is not just a broken mirror that you are being redirected to? If you open http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm in a browser, there is a "Details" link for each file that lists all available mirrors for that file. Try downloading from several of them directly and share the results, thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c56 --- Comment #56 from Erkki Ruohtula <eru@netti.fi> 2011-08-30 04:08:22 UTC ---
Can you confirm that this is not just a broken mirror [...]
Clearly it is not a case of a broken mirror, because the workaround mentioned in earlier comments hides the problem! Also, I tried specifying different mirrors by hand, without that helping any. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c57 --- Comment #57 from Helmut Walle <helmut.walle@gmail.com> 2011-08-30 08:29:36 UTC --- (In reply to comment #55)
Can you confirm that this is not just a broken mirror that you are being [...]
Yes, I had tried various mirrors already, and it does not help. I have also seen the problem occur for a range of repositories hosted on different servers. My usual work-around is logging into a text console straight after booting (and before anyone logs in via the graphical login) and running the downloads / installs from there using the old text-based yast, and I have never seen the problem when using that approach. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c58 Kevin Brewer <kbrewer57@myfairpoint.net> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kbrewer57@myfairpoint.net --- Comment #58 from Kevin Brewer <kbrewer57@myfairpoint.net> 2011-12-07 21:53:59 UTC --- (In reply to comment #12)
I too use a 3com 3C905c-TX/TXM ethernet card and have had problems downloading with YaST software manager or wget. Many files will download OK, but I'm getting repeated problems with acroread (which always hangs in the same spot
I also have a 3com 3C905c-TX/TXM card and have been having problems with downloads. Just installed opensuse 12.1. My solution was to use my wireless card instead of wired. Problem went away. K Brewer -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c59 --- Comment #59 from Juergen Moeller <JOTA-T@T-Online.de> 2011-12-08 13:42:28 UTC --- (In reply to comment #58)
I also have a 3com 3C905c-TX/TXM card and have been having problems with downloads. Just installed opensuse 12.1. My solution was to use my wireless card instead of wired. Problem went away.
K Brewer
There is a small improvement with openSUSE 12.1: Still I have to go down to runlevel 3 for installation of some patches. But now with the new version 12.1 I'm also able to install (zypper install ....) AdobeReader (acroread), Scribus etc. which was not possible in openSUSE 11.4 I don't believe that the only source of our problem is the 3com ethernet card because most of all patches are downloaded and installed properly. Juergen Moeller -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c60 --- Comment #60 from Kai Lappalainen <kl@httgmbh.net> 2011-12-08 18:55:32 UTC --- IMHO the problem has nothing to do with a certain runlevel - with changing runlevels - and because of this reinitializing network - maybe? In our case only 32bit machines with 3C905 cards are affected. All operate in runlevel 3 only (firewalls - no gui). These machines use ifup (not networkmanger) and static ip addresses. My observations: * "rmmod 3c59x ; modprobe 3c59x" always worked as a workaround. * The problem seems to go away if I disable "assign hostname to loopback ip" option in yast - at least it didn't show up for about 2 weeks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c61 --- Comment #61 from Michael Andres <ma@suse.com> 2012-03-30 14:03:33 CEST --- *** Bug 689094 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689094 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c62 --- Comment #62 from Erkki Ruohtula <eru@netti.fi> 2012-03-30 12:50:00 UTC ---
I don't believe that the only source of our problem is the 3com ethernet card because most of all patches are downloaded and installed properly.
My theory is that some rare bit pattern in the data triggers this bug, which is approaching its anniversary :-(. I know the idea sounds bizarre (why should the driver care about the data), but I think I have seen the bug bite in other net usage as well: sometimes (rarely, and I cannot point to an example) large images or Flashes hang, unless I have done the modprobe hack described in prior comments. So I nowadays do it always by hand. For whatever reason I cannot automate it in RCs, it has to be done after the system has "settled" (possibly I have been doing some total loser's mistake in my attempts at automation). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c63 Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #63 from Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> 2012-08-02 11:54:15 EDT --- With the coming release of openSUSE 12.2, openSUSE kernel developers are focusing their efforts there. Reports against openSUSE 11.4 and prior will not get the attention needed to resolve them before openSUSE 12.2 is release and openSUSE 11.4 becomes unmaintained. Please re-test with openSUSE 12.1 or openSUSE RC2+ and re-open with an updated Product if you still encounter your issue. We apologize for this issue not getting the attention it deserves but we are focusing our resources in the area where they will have the most impact for our users. We're working hard to make openSUSE 12.2 the best openSUSE release yet! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c64 Michael Heil <h.michael.heil@gmx.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |h.michael.heil@gmx.de --- Comment #64 from Michael Heil <h.michael.heil@gmx.de> 2012-08-02 23:19:43 UTC ---
Please re-test with openSUSE 12.1
I'm using openSUSE 12.1 i586 on a Pentium III, with the ethernet adapter 3C905CX-TX/TX-M Fast Etherlink for PC running with driver 3c59x, and I still experience the same problems, downloading software packages, or updating. Albeit with some difficulties (see http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-logi...) I have installed all online updates for 12.1. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c65 Christian Boltz <suse-beta@cboltz.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED CC| |suse-beta@cboltz.de Resolution|WONTFIX | OS/Version|openSUSE 11.4 |openSUSE 12.1 --- Comment #65 from Christian Boltz <suse-beta@cboltz.de> 2012-08-03 12:59:31 CEST --- Reopening and moving to openSUSE 12.1 according to comment #64. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|Kernel |Kernel AssignedTo|kernel-maintainers@forge.pr |bpoirier@suse.com |ovo.novell.com | Product|openSUSE 11.4 |openSUSE 12.1 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688454#c66 Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #66 from Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com> 2014-08-08 16:25:46 EDT --- This report is against openSUSE 12.1 which is no longer under maintenance. If you are able to reproduce it with openSUSE 13.1 or openSUSE Factory, please re-open and reset the the "Product" field to the appropriate release. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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