Adaptec 6944A and warning messages

Kevin Steves stevesk@sweden.hp.com
Tue Aug 25 12:58:03 1998


I just installed an Adaptec ANA 6944A/TX, and it seems to be working
OK during minimal testing on one port, but I'm getting warning
messages as seen below.  Does this indicate a configuration problem, or
can it be ignored?

tulip.c:v0.88 4/7/98 becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
eth0: Digital DS21140 Tulip at 0x7c00, 00 00 92 a7 e0 1c, IRQ 11.
eth0:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
eth0:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a 21140 MII PHY (1) block.
eth0: ***WARNING***: No MII transceiver found!
eth1: Digital DS21140 Tulip at 0x7880, EEPROM not present, 00 00 92 a7 e0 1d, IRQ 11.
eth1:  Controller 1 of multiport board.
eth1:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
eth1:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a 21140 MII PHY (1) block.
eth1: ***WARNING***: No MII transceiver found!
eth2: Digital DS21140 Tulip at 0x7800, EEPROM not present, 00 00 92 a7 e0 1e, IRQ 11.
eth2:  Controller 2 of multiport board.
eth2:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
eth2:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a 21140 MII PHY (1) block.
eth2: ***WARNING***: No MII transceiver found!
eth3: Digital DS21140 Tulip at 0x7480, EEPROM not present, 00 00 92 a7 e0 1f, IRQ 11.
eth3:  Controller 3 of multiport board.
eth3:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
eth3:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a 21140 MII PHY (1) block.
eth3: ***WARNING***: No MII transceiver found!