From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Nov 15 07:57:03 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA22879 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 07:57:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA22870; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 07:56:54 -0800 (PST) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA25439; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 07:55:23 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199611151555.HAA25439@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: SMC Etherpower 10/100 no longer works In-Reply-To: from BSD Mailinglisten-User at "Nov 15, 96 03:41:22 pm" To: bsd@birdland.rhein-neckar.de (BSD Mailinglisten-User) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 07:55:23 -0800 (PST) Cc: hardware@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hi! > The work to fix the SMC9332BDT vs the SMC9332DST is under way. SMC has changed the card, you have the new model card :-(. > Today we received two new servers for our intranet. We had absolutely no > problems with the SMC Etherpower 10/100 in our older servers (running > 2.1.0 Release and now 2.1.5 stable), so we ordered the new servers with > this card. > > Our dealer informed us that there is a new version of the SMC Etherpower > 10/100 requiring new NT drivers. He had NT preinstalled on the machines, > so he could test them. We formated the disks and installed 2.1.5 Release. > The generic kernel on the bootdisk recognized the card, but after > initializing the linkstate led on the card went off. It was not possible > to use it. > > After putting the complete (and about 24h old) /usr/src and /usr/obj from > 2.1.5-stable on a tape, installing it on the new machine and installing > the latest stable-kernel, I did a reboot. This time, the linkstate-led is > on, but I received "de0: transmission timeout" messages. After > successfully locating an "old" SMC card in an unused PC I installed it in > the new machine. It works flawlessly. > > It seems that the new version isn't fully compatible to the old one. Is > there a patch available? > > The markings I found are: > > "old" SMC Etherpower 10/100: 60 600518-002 REV A 1994 9332 DST > Digital 21140-AB DC1010CA > > "new" : 60 600542-000 REV A 1996 9332 BDT > Digital 21140-AC DC1036DA > > The new board is much smaller, has less chips and no 9-pin sub-D port. > > > Martin > > | Martin Jangowski E-Mail: maja@birdland.rhein-neckar.de | > | Voice: +49 621/53 95 06 Fax: +49 621/53 95 07 | > | Snail Mail: Koenigsbacher Str. 16 D-67067 Ludwigshafen Germany | > | RNInet e.V. Rhein-Neckar Internet | > > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD