Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 03:30:01 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: kern/5590: SMC 8423TBA (DEC de0) port enabling/probing problem. Message-ID: <199801281130.DAA12946@hub.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/5590; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de> To: spadger@best.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/5590: SMC 8423TBA (DEC de0) port enabling/probing problem. Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 12:24:24 +0100 (CET) > > >Number: 5590 > >Category: kern > >Synopsis: SMC 8423TBA (DEC de0) port enabling/probing problem. > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-bugs > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 28 00:20:01 PST 1998 > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Andy Sparrow > >Organization: > None. > >Release: 2.2.5-RELEASE > >Environment: > FreeBSD PC.fluke.org 2.2.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan 27 23:10:28 PST 1998 root@PC.fluke.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/PC.gpnp i386 > > >Description: > Hi. > > I was running 2.2.2-RELEASE with an SMC 8432, using thinnet and the > BNC connector. > > It worked fine, I simply plugged it all in. > > I upgraded to 2.2.5-RELEASE, and, on booting with the BNC port connected, > the driver says that "auto-select" is enabled, but complains afterwards > about a "cable problem?". > > I messed about with 'ifconfig' and the 'media' option, but it didn't > seem to be possible to get the BNC port working. Leastways, I couldn't > persuade it to work. Great, now we are already four people with this problem (although I am using a SMC 8434BT). I had contact with Peter Wemm concerning this problem a couple of weeks ago, but without success. So I contacted Matt Thomas, the author, and we had a few emails exchanged with diagnostics, etc. But I haven't heard anything from him for more than a week so I think he has to do some other, more important things. I also tried all media options without success, the only thing I get working is the UTP port. With debugging enabled and using UTP on de2 and BNC on de1, we get: de1: timeout: probing External SIA CH1 first try for SIA de2: timeout: probing External SIA CH2 first try for SIA de1: timeout: probing 10baseT CH1 first try for UTP de2: timeout: probing 10baseT CH2 first try for UTP (success) de1: timeout: probing AUI/BNC CH1 first try for BNC de1: timeout: probing External SIA CH1 second try for SIA de1: timeout: probing 10baseT CH1 second try for UTP de1: timeout: probing AUI/BNC CH1 second try for BNC de1: timeout: probing External SIA CH1 third try for SIA de1: timeout: probing 10baseT CH1 third try for UTP de1: autosense failed: cable problem? CH1 gives up... -Andre
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