Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 22:22:01 -0500 From: Jim King <jim.king@mail.sstar.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: DE21140-AE in 2.2.5 Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19971005222201.006d3010@mail.sstar.com> In-Reply-To: <199710060203.UAA08211@obie.softweyr.ml.org> References: <3.0.2.32.19971005092418.006c18fc@mail.sstar.com> <3.0.1.32.19971002102621.009a3790@mail.sstar.com> <199710050313.VAA07177@obie.softweyr.ml.org> <3.0.2.32.19971005092418.006c18fc@mail.sstar.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
At 08:03 PM 10/5/97 -0600, you wrote: >Jim King writes: > > At 09:13 PM 10/4/97 -0600, Wes Peters wrote: > > >Jim King writes: > > > > The boot disk from 2.2-971002-BETA doesn't like my Netgear Fast > > Ethernet card: > > > > > > > > de0 <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> rev 34 int a irq 9 on pci0:17 > > > > de0: 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.2 > > > > de0: address 00:40:05:37:e8:f7 > > > > de0: enabling 100baseTX port > > > > > > > > As soon as this message appears the link light on the hub goes out. > > > > Network stuff doesn't work in the install program. As soon as I exit the > > > > install program the link light on the hub comes on. > > > > > > > > Is there an ifconfig option to make this card work? > > > > > >You don't mention if the hub is 10Base-T or 100Base-TX. Fast or not? > > > > Fast, although I seem to get the same results with a 10BaseT hub (the > > 10BaseT hub is another room, so I can't watch the link lights on it). > >Maybe the auto-sense on the card is failing, and is selecting a mode the >hub won't support. I'm stumped at this point without having some >hardware to test on. The fact that it fails with a 10Base hub is bad >news, Bay may be using a PHY (physical layer interface) chip not >supported by the driver. At this point I'd say it's a problem with the 2.2 driver. I'm still getting the same failure with the boot floppy from 2.2.5-971005-BETA, but this hardware works with the boot floppy from 3.0-971005-SNAP, as well as with Windows NT (using Netgear's driver). >Have you filed a bug report with send-pr? No. >And, more importantly, can you get your money back on this card? Since the card appears to work with NT and with FreeBSD 3.0, I'd rather bring it to the attention of someone who can get it working in FreeBSD 2.2.5. I'm willing to do whatever I can - apply patches, ship out a loaner card, etc.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3.0.2.32.19971005222201.006d3010>