Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:21:54 +0100 From: Norman Khine <norman@khine.net> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Laptop freezes upon network initialization Message-ID: <47D06072.6070208@khine.net>
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Hello,
I have a very strange problem and was hoping someone can help me.
I have an old Toshiba 7000ct which I have rebuilt and is running FreeBSD
4.5-RELEASE
As this laptop does not have a network card, I have a Linksys 10/100 USB
Network Adapter.
Here I get the problem:- when I boot the machine without the Linksys it
boots fine, but when I try to boot it up with the Linksys attached the
machine simply freezes on the screen
Doing initial network setup: hostname.
disk stops responding and I have to force reboot the machine.
When I boot the machine boots fine I will then plug the Linksys and the
machine sees it and gives a message on the screen...
auo0: Linksys Inc. LINKSYS USB Adapter, rev 1.10/1.01, addr2 aue0:
Ethernet address: 00:e0:98:7f:b2:83
miibus0: <MII bus> on aue0
ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> on miibus0
ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baset-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
#ifconfig aue0
aue0: flags=8802<BROADCAST, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:e0:98:7f:b2:83
media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
status: no carrier
When I plug the network cable, the green light comes on the Linksys and:
#ifconfig aue0
aue0: flags=8802<BROADCAST, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:e0:98:7f:b2:83
media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
status: active
I have tried to manually setup the card, but this simply freezes the laptop
#ifconfig aue0 inet 10.0.1.181 netmask 255.255.255.0
I also manually configured /etc/rc.conf
sshd_enabled="YES"
usbd_enabled="YES"
ifconfig_aue0="inet 10.0.1.191 netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="10.0.1.1"
...
but no luck, everytime the USB Linksys is plugged or I try to bring the
interface 'up' the machine simply freezes.
I tried even using
#/stand/sysinstall
with DHCP, I get a message looking for DHCP server.
Is there a way in which I can trace what the problem is or to manually
force a connection?
My setup:
[10.0.1.1] Apple Base Station - DHCP
on my apple here is my ifconfig output:
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::211:24ff:fe90:6fff%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
inet 10.0.1.199 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.0.1.255
inet6 2002:522b:2a5c::211:24ff:fe90:6fff prefixlen 64 autoconf
ether 00:11:24:90:6f:ff
media: autoselect status: active
supported media: autoselect
Any thoughts and ideas on this?
Cheers
--Norman
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