Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 12:30:48 -0400 (EDT) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Robin Melville <robmel@nadt.org.uk> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: de0 driver autosense fail... doesn't reset Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970730122601.7559B-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970730113208.006b3370@wrcmail>
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I'll take this one ;)
I just had the same problem with another digital card. Getting the
"alternate" de driver from here:
http://www.3am-software.com/de-970703.tar.gz
should solve that. I just compiled with these driver parts, and I can
happily plug and unplug without incident. You still get the "link down...
cable problem?" messages, but on plugging it back in, a nice friendly
"de0: enabling 10BT port" comes up on the console and all is well.
There is a short discussion about this over on -hackers; searching on de0
and 2.2-STABLE should bring it up on the mail archives. As for the
quality/reliability of this driver, it's unknown, but the author is
apparently the person who originally put a de driver together, so I assume
he knows what he's doing...
Charles
On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Robin Melville wrote:
> I recently upgraded with a couple of SMC 8432T (Dec 21041 type) ether cards
> which use the 'de' driver.
>
> The primitives who run this hospital routinely switch off the power to test
> their generator. This gives anything up to 20 secs blackout. While the
> servers are protected by UPS, the UTP hubs aren't (they aren't under our
> control). Previously the servers would recover network failure gracefully.
> Now the de0 driver reports: 'autosense failed: cable problem?' and shuts
> down the interface. I haven't yet succeeded in reactivating the interface
> without rebooting.
>
> This is obviously not a desirable solution, and I'd prefer that the return
> of patent ethernet on the card was detected.
>
> Questions:
>
> a) is there something I can do to workaround the problem?
>
> b) is it a hardware or driver problem? Will it be rectified, or shall I junk
> the cards and get something different which works better?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Robin.
>
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