[vortex] 3c905b problem

John Croson pcnorb@goibsmail.com
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:07:26 -0600


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Hi. I am running RH7, previously running RH6.2. The card worked fine for =
me with that version, but now doesn't seem to want to work. It does work =
in Win2k, and 98 in both 10 and 100mb.

The end of dmesg reports:

3c59x.c:v0.99H 01Aug00 Donald Becker =
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
eth0: 3Com 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo at 0xd400,  00:60:08:33:46:09, =
IRQ 5
  8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, 10baseT interface.
  Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.

vortex-diag -a shows:

Index #1: Found a 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo adapter at 0xd400.
The Vortex chip may be active, so FIFO registers will not be read.
To see all register values use the '-f' flag.
Initial window 7, registers values by window:
  Window 0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 00bf ffff 0000.
  Window 1: FIFO FIFO 0000 2000 8000 00ff 13fc 2000.
  Window 2: 6000 3308 0946 0000 0000 0000 06c6 4000.
  Window 3: 02d8 0033 0000 0020 e138 0bff 13ff 6000.
  Window 4: 0000 00ce 0000 0cc0 0000 4810 0000 8000.
  Window 5: 1ffc fffc 06c6 0600 0007 06ce 06c6 a000.
  Window 6: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0e2e c000.
  Window 7: 52c8 0740 0000 0000 8000 00ff 100c e000.
Vortex chip registers at 0xd400
  0xD410: **FIFO** 00000000 00008000 *STATUS*
  0xD420: 00000021 00000000 0641fc02 060000bb
  0xD430: 00000000 0000da3f 07405000 00000000
 Indication enable is 06c6, interrupt enable is 06ce.
 No interrupt sources are pending.
 Transceiver/media interfaces available:  10baseT 10base2 AUI.
Transceiver type in use:  10base2.
 MAC settings: full-duplex.
Maximum packet size is 0.
 Station address set to 00:60:08:33:46:09.
 Configuration options 06c6.


vortex-diag -e shows:

Vortex chip registers at 0xd400
  0xD410: **FIFO** 00000000 00008000 *STATUS*
  0xD420: 00000021 00000000 0641fc02 060000bb
  0xD430: 00000000 0000da3f 07405000 00000000
 Indication enable is 06c6, interrupt enable is 06ce.
 No interrupt sources are pending.
 Transceiver/media interfaces available:  10baseT 10base2 AUI.
Transceiver type in use:  10base2.
 MAC settings: full-duplex.
Maximum packet size is 0.
 Station address set to 00:60:08:33:46:09.
 Configuration options 06c6.
[root@redhat bin]# vortex-diag -e
vortex-diag.c:v2.03 9/26/2000 Donald Becker (becker@scyld.com)
 http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html
Index #1: Found a 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo adapter at 0xd400.
Parsing the EEPROM of a 3Com Vortex/Boomerang:
 3Com Node Address 00:60:08:33:46:09 (used as a unique ID only).
 OEM Station address 00:60:08:33:46:09 (used as the ethernet address).
 Manufacture date (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/17/1997, division 6, product KL.
Options: force full-duplex.
  Vortex format checksum is correct (00a3 vs. 00a3).
  Cyclone format checksum is incorrect (00 vs. 0xff).
  Hurricane format checksum is incorrect (00 vs. 0xff).



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi. I am running RH7, previously =
running RH6.2. The=20
card worked fine for me with that version, but now doesn't seem to want =
to work.=20
It does work in Win2k, and 98 in both 10 and 100mb.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The end of dmesg reports:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3c59x.c:v0.99H 01Aug00 Donald Becker <A =

href=3D"http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html">http://ces=
dis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html</A><BR>eth0:=20
3Com 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo at 0xd400,&nbsp; 00:60:08:33:46:09, =
IRQ=20
5<BR>&nbsp; 8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, 10baseT =
interface.<BR>&nbsp;=20
Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>vortex-diag -a shows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Index #1: Found a 3c900 Boomerang =
10Mbps Combo=20
adapter at 0xd400.<BR>The Vortex chip may be active, so FIFO registers =
will not=20
be read.<BR>To see all register values use the '-f' flag.<BR>Initial =
window 7,=20
registers values by window:<BR>&nbsp; Window 0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 =
00bf=20
ffff 0000.<BR>&nbsp; Window 1: FIFO FIFO 0000 2000 8000 00ff 13fc=20
2000.<BR>&nbsp; Window 2: 6000 3308 0946 0000 0000 0000 06c6 =
4000.<BR>&nbsp;=20
Window 3: 02d8 0033 0000 0020 e138 0bff 13ff 6000.<BR>&nbsp; Window 4: =
0000 00ce=20
0000 0cc0 0000 4810 0000 8000.<BR>&nbsp; Window 5: 1ffc fffc 06c6 0600 =
0007 06ce=20
06c6 a000.<BR>&nbsp; Window 6: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0e2e=20
c000.<BR>&nbsp; Window 7: 52c8 0740 0000 0000 8000 00ff 100c =
e000.<BR>Vortex=20
chip registers at 0xd400<BR>&nbsp; 0xD410: **FIFO** 00000000 00008000=20
*STATUS*<BR>&nbsp; 0xD420: 00000021 00000000 0641fc02 060000bb<BR>&nbsp; =
0xD430:=20
00000000 0000da3f 07405000 00000000<BR>&nbsp;Indication enable is 06c6,=20
interrupt enable is 06ce.<BR>&nbsp;No interrupt sources are=20
pending.<BR>&nbsp;Transceiver/media interfaces available:&nbsp; 10baseT =
10base2=20
AUI.<BR>Transceiver type in use:&nbsp; 10base2.<BR>&nbsp;MAC settings:=20
full-duplex.<BR>Maximum packet size is 0.<BR>&nbsp;Station address set =
to=20
00:60:08:33:46:09.<BR>&nbsp;Configuration options 06c6.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>vortex-diag -e shows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Vortex chip registers at =
0xd400<BR>&nbsp; 0xD410:=20
**FIFO** 00000000 00008000 *STATUS*<BR>&nbsp; 0xD420: 00000021 00000000 =
0641fc02=20
060000bb<BR>&nbsp; 0xD430: 00000000 0000da3f 07405000=20
00000000<BR>&nbsp;Indication enable is 06c6, interrupt enable is=20
06ce.<BR>&nbsp;No interrupt sources are =
pending.<BR>&nbsp;Transceiver/media=20
interfaces available:&nbsp; 10baseT 10base2 AUI.<BR>Transceiver type in=20
use:&nbsp; 10base2.<BR>&nbsp;MAC settings: full-duplex.<BR>Maximum =
packet size=20
is 0.<BR>&nbsp;Station address set to =
00:60:08:33:46:09.<BR>&nbsp;Configuration=20
options 06c6.<BR>[root@redhat bin]# vortex-diag =
-e<BR>vortex-diag.c:v2.03=20
9/26/2000 Donald Becker (<A=20
href=3D"mailto:becker@scyld.com">becker@scyld.com</A>)<BR>&nbsp;<A=20
href=3D"http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html">http://www.scyld.com/diag/i=
ndex.html</A><BR>Index=20
#1: Found a 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo adapter at 0xd400.<BR>Parsing =
the=20
EEPROM of a 3Com Vortex/Boomerang:<BR>&nbsp;3Com Node Address =
00:60:08:33:46:09=20
(used as a unique ID only).<BR>&nbsp;OEM Station address =
00:60:08:33:46:09 (used=20
as the ethernet address).<BR>&nbsp;Manufacture date (MM/DD/YYYY) =
7/17/1997,=20
division 6, product KL.<BR>Options: force full-duplex.<BR>&nbsp; Vortex =
format=20
checksum is correct (00a3 vs. 00a3).<BR>&nbsp; Cyclone format checksum =
is=20
incorrect (00 vs. 0xff).<BR>&nbsp; Hurricane format checksum is =
incorrect (00=20
vs. 0xff).<BR></FONT></DIV>
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