[vortex] 3c59x LK1.1.16 Linux-2.4 PCI bus error/Host error

[Donald Becker]

On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 epl@labyrinth.net.au wrote:

> Hmm, discovered something odd, not sure if it is important. If the
> module is loaded for the first time (case A) the debug messages is:
> ===
> 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
> See Documentation/networking/vortex.txt

You should try using my driver
  ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/netdrivers.tgz
and send a report.

> 00:13.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at 0xfc80. Vers LK1.1.16
>  00:10:4b:0a:19:95, IRQ 11
>   8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
...
> eth0: using NWAY device table, not 8
> eth0: Initial media type Autonegotiate.
...
> If I unload the module and load it again -- without rebooting (case B):
...
>   Internal config register is 1000000, transceivers 0xa.
>   8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/10baseT interface.
...
> eth0: using NWAY device table, not 0
> vortex_up(): writing 0x1800000 to InternalConfig
> eth0: MII #0 status 0787, link partner capability 0787, info1 0010,
> setting full-duplex. 

Bogus results.


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