From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org)
	by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60)
	(envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-105799-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>)
	id 1NRP7S-0003Ec-Gg
	for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:59:38 +0000
Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F2FA7E06BE;
	Sun,  3 Jan 2010 11:59:13 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from mail-bw0-f215.google.com (mail-bw0-f215.google.com [209.85.218.215])
	by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B294EE06BE
	for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Sun,  3 Jan 2010 11:59:13 +0000 (UTC)
Received: by bwz7 with SMTP id 7so9867843bwz.26
        for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:59:13 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
        h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from
         :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to
         :content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
        bh=q6P0O956dGw/DSAq/pii4lmqG2cfBhCqtJxHcntham8=;
        b=cOMwv4FD8qh4oCR8CrUVa9E0fDWw2DXOIBiftIqIk1XS5Hg8vvBZBhGAykfSPhlKr2
         kbdDF3btW/gEgIFVhda+YmQig1DsypODXBSWK2WJ1yIRcsFqtRcJq5PfVV+Rqldabaix
         RphOwjJ2JWGfqmavbKRvC0FVe15ARz/FcnzKE=
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws;
        d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
        h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references
         :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
        b=FF+P1PWcxkbL7Wm3f0Wy6rBmt+i1HDemdRYpZ0gI2CAcKejOhkb3aAGhV9EfddXC27
         9HB25JrDH17bUTvwOv5/m8alepTlPIhbcXuR9/kF8Q58IZqdsue/f6XUsPlwhFf3bjvT
         4UE+85z9MdIzFBvzePSlsdMqR6f2G7Z36gUUE=
Received: by 10.204.148.82 with SMTP id o18mr3302645bkv.188.1262519952761;
        Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:59:12 -0800 (PST)
Received: from ?192.168.1.101? (net-93-147-120-56.t2.dsl.vodafone.it [93.147.120.56])
        by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 14sm4823953bwz.13.2010.01.03.03.59.11
        (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5);
        Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:59:12 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <4B40982B.8000700@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:14:19 +0000
From: bn <brullonulla@gmail.com>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091224)
Precedence: bulk
List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org>
X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Re: sky2 , kernel 2.6.31, macbook pro and connection
 hiccups
References: <4B3F87CA.6060303@gmail.com> <hho5ji$1o5$1@ger.gmane.org> <4B3FC8AA.4020800@gmail.com> <4B401CC3.8060705@ep.mine.nu>
In-Reply-To: <4B401CC3.8060705@ep.mine.nu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Archives-Salt: 2e541731-a000-48fc-a854-1316b8b9d327
X-Archives-Hash: b8913b36dff29a2571373e55d474b975

Neil Walker ha scritto:
> bn wrote:
>> Ehm, no, it disconnects randomly every about ~5 minutes, and then comes
>> back.
>>   
> 
> Most network problems can be traced to the cable or connectors. Have you
> tried
> a different cable?

No, but before the kernel upgrade it seemed to work OK.
However I will check when I can.

> I have a similar chipset in this desktop:
> 
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E
> Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 14)
>     Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 00ba
> 
> It's worked perfectly with the sky2 driver in all kernel versions since
> goodness knows
> what. It certainly worked with all of the 2.6.31 releases. It's
> currently on gentoo-sources 2.6.32-r1.

Good to know, I hope it's just a cable issue, but the coincidence with
the upgrade makes me worry.

Thanks,
m.