Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:56:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: de0 problem 2.2-STABLE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970728195435.7252D-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970728192433.1377B-100000@super-g.inch.com>
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On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, spork wrote: > I just started work on a machine with a DEC 10/100 card using the 21140A > chip running 2.2-stable (cvsupped today): > > de0 <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> rev 32 int a irq 12 on pci0:10 > de0: DE500-AA 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.0 > de0: address 00:00:f8:03:66:e9 > > It seems to work fine, unless I unplug the cable. At that point it logs > the message "de0: link down: cable problem?" > > I can "ifconfig de0 up" and bring it back, but that would be inconvenient > if I weren't at the console ;) > > I looked through the questions archive and saw some messages from months > ago, but nothing recent. I just bought a 10-pack of these cards. Is it > time to ship them back? The old stuff you saw probably referred to the -AA revs when they weren't supported yet. Apparently the new de driver was merged in to -STABLE so yours is supported in 100mbit mode now. Otherwise it would have misdetected it as a 21140 and you wouldn't be talking to me now :) The link detection is new; I know of many instances I've pulled out my 21040 and the computer never knew the difference. :) I suspect you could root around in the de code and figure out where it does that and disable it. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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