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Date:      Fri, 24 May 2013 01:03:49 -0400
From:      Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net>
To:        Jeremy Chadwick <jdc@koitsu.org>
Cc:        YongHyeon PYUN <pyunyh@gmail.com>, Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Release Engineering Team <re@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Apparent fxp regression in FreeBSD 8.4-RC3
Message-ID:  <AC70715C-47C7-4FDC-880C-8302362F7870@bway.net>
In-Reply-To: <20130524044035.GA40957@icarus.home.lan>
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On May 24, 2013, at 12:40 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:

> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:42:44PM -0400, Glen Barber wrote:
>> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 08:38:06PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
>>> If someone wants me to test DHCP via fxp(4) on the above system (I =
can
>>> do so with both NICs), just let me know; it should only take me half =
an
>>> hour or so.
>>>=20
>>> I'll politely wait for someone to say "please do so" else won't =
bother.
>>>=20
>>=20
>> For the sake of completeness...
>>=20
>> "Please do so."  :)
>=20
> Issue reproduced 100% reliably, even within sysinstall.
>=20
> ISO image used:
>=20
> =
ftp://ftp4.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/FreeBSD-8.4-RC3=
-i386-disc1.iso
>=20
> I just chose to Configure the system, selected Networking, chose NO to
> the IPv6 configuration choice, and YES to the DHCP configuration =
choice,
> then hit Alt-F2 to watch relevant output.
>=20
> This was the result:
>=20
> http://imgbin.org/index.php?page=3Dimage&id=3D13718
>=20
> ...with the fxp0 physif up/down messages continuing indefinitely.
>=20
> fxp0 on the system is the Intel 82559.  Shot of console's dmesg:
>=20
> http://imgbin.org/index.php?page=3Dimage&id=3D13720
>=20
> Nothing is connected to fxp1.
>=20
> Key points for those asking me to help debug:
>=20
> - I only have VGA console on this box
> - I do not have an IDE hard disk of any sort for temporary OS

There are machines in my garage that are supposed to go to the recycling =
dump.

I have old boot messages from one P-III box that indicates there's an =
Intel 82559 chip onboard.

I do have drives, and I do have a CD drive, although I'm uncertain as to =
its condition.

I can make a serial console available.

USB booting is out of the question.

I am currently out of blank CD-R's, but might be able to find my meager =
stash of CD-RWs that I couldn't find last week=85  Failing that, can I =
dd a memstick image onto a drive?

Mr. Barber loves these machines, they are his favorites. :)

C

>  installation, setup, kernel testing, etc..
> - The system cannot boot USB media of any sort, so memsticks are out
> - The ATAPI drive is CD-only; there is no DVD support, so there's no
>  easy way to get a "real" shell with full utilities (i.e. "Fixit")
>=20
> So if someone wants to take a stab at this, they'll need to do so and
> make me an ISO.  Sorry that I can't make things easier.  :-(
>=20
> This definitely needs to get fixed before 8.4-RELEASE.
>=20
> --=20
> | Jeremy Chadwick                                   jdc@koitsu.org |
> | UNIX Systems Administrator                http://jdc.koitsu.org/ |
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