From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 8 18:31:28 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F3BC1065677 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:31:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D56998FC14 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:31:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k31so1224303fkk.11 for ; Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:31:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=YKofG3A/eQcmmn03oI6XlMB8LmczScx2pCPsBnSs/OI=; b=jEravDAH/XE8rWIZ5narZlFajQ7LEJ7O0xlg6DFyQ6nCC/YshdtaavxFlbWONbTNir YO2fACk2e325C6V4YJukjv/TaNbmLJq5W2/k9ICzSoaeRALHIHeJX16sQ0/dLU7YSn4f 2ww0A7m2ODXIhTEV0huGM1PEqfCFjH31UGYT4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=g5y1Y9Sh0CRpI8dDYnM2AUVhiYNnCz3rv8LG0hk8Bq2hwvOhEwuqUMm9QGerD0QC7a 459yRrL9Y4ur4AwGgRlsTsG22GXnQ5fGw8IqwbJoOynW7EfPgwnPIVkFY6MvVsa5AKCN FbvDw16/CzObC/+efOFvGY6PLZ6nmqfy0Lefg= Received: by 10.180.234.2 with SMTP id g2mr2312446bkh.54.1218220284306; Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:31:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.125.71.9 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:31:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <2a41acea0808081131m1eddc4caib0963c8a5443afd2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:31:24 -0700 From: "Jack Vogel" To: "Markus Vervier" In-Reply-To: <489C88DB.6030000@vervier.info> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <489C4129.4090303@vervier.info> <2a41acea0808080936n589e277ao33ec08a75fdcbac2@mail.gmail.com> <489C88DB.6030000@vervier.info> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em(4) on FreeBSD is sometimes annoying X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:31:28 -0000 OK, I just got access to a machine, am going to install and see if I can repro this this afternoon. Jack On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Markus Vervier wrote: > Jack Vogel schrieb: >> >> "me too" 's are of little help. Please elaborate on your "exact same", >> since >> each person's perception will be slightly different. >> >> > > Hi Jack, > > maybe read it like: Thinkpad X60 1706GMG affected too, so the problem is not > specific to Martins machine. > > I can write the same steps to reproduce the behaviour as Martin here: > > <--> > Once again, steps to reproduce this behavior: > 1) Power the laptop OFF. Really OFF, I mean. No reboots! > 2) Detach the cable from NIC. > 3) Boot FreeBSD. Let it pass the DHCP phase (ifconfig_em0="DHCP") until > login appears. > 4) Attach the cable to the NIC. > 5) Voila... no link. > <--> > > My perception is that if the em driver gets loaded without a cable being > plugged in, no link can be established. > I can workaround the problem when em was not build into the kernel, by > unloading the em-kmod and reloading it > again with the cable plugged in. If the cable is not plugged in the > interface will always stay in state "no carrier". > The NIC works fine under Windows / Linux on the same machine. > > -- > Markus > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >