Linux kernel 2.0.35 and Intep EEPro 10+/100B/100+

Nikica Petrinic nikica.petrinic@eng.ox.ac.uk
Fri Sep 25 10:37:36 1998


Dear Donald,

I would appreciate if you could help.

We have a Dell PowerEdge 2300 with Intel Ether Express Pro 10+/100B/100+
network card (82557 chip) which refuses to work properly with RedHat v5.1.

When I booted from the RedHat v5.1 boot floppy in order to
download and install RedHat it all worked well (so I thought).

I successfully installed everything and rebooted. The network card
didn't pick-up. I turned the machine off and on again and the
network was there again. I checked if there was a hardware problem
with the network card by booting DOS and using Intel's utility
software to probe the card. It was reported OK.

I upgraded kernel to 2.0.35 (RedHat official updates) and made sure I
selected the right driver (make xconfig). Recompiled. Rebooted.
No sign of life from the network card. Turned the machine off and
on - nothing.

Is our network card supported at all? According to RedHat's Web page
it doesn't look like it. However, make xconfig clearly lists Intel Ether
Express Pro 10+/100B/100+ under supported PCI network cards.

Thanks.

Nik

P.S.
    Here is what I found in /proc/pci /var/log/dmesg and by typing ifconfig
    The only thing I spotted is the broadcast address it is 163.1.9.255 and 
    it should be 163.1.9.254. I tried setting it manually. It didn't help.


/proc/pci
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PCI devices found:
  Bus  0, device  14, function  0:
    Ethernet controller: Intel 82557 (rev 2).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 10.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=56.
      Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf6000000.
      I/O at 0xe4e0.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfe000000.
  Bus  0, device   8, function  1:
    SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7895U (rev 3).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 11.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=8.
      I/O at 0xe800.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfe100000.
  Bus  0, device   8, function  0:
    SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7895U (rev 3).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 14.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=8.
      I/O at 0xec00.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfe101000.
  Bus  0, device   7, function  3:
    Bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 2).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.
  Bus  0, device   7, function  2:
    USB Controller: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 1).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  Master Capable.  Latency=64.
      I/O at 0x0.
  Bus  0, device   7, function  1:
    IDE interface: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 1).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  Master Capable.  Latency=64.
      I/O at 0xffa0.
  Bus  0, device   7, function  0:
    ISA bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 2).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  Master Capable.  No bursts.
  Bus  0, device   2, function  0:
    PCI bridge: DEC DC21152 (rev 3).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=3.
  Bus  1, device   0, function  0:
    VGA compatible controller: ATI Mach64 GD (Rage Pro) (rev 92).
      Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 255.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=8.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc000000.
      I/O at 0xfc00.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfbfff000.
  Bus  0, device   1, function  0:
    PCI bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX AGP (rev 2).
      Medium devsel.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=136.
  Bus  0, device   0, function  0:
    Host bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX Host (rev 2).
      Medium devsel.  Master Capable.  Latency=32.
      Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf0000000.
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/var/log/dmesg
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mpted
aic7xxx: during machine bootup.
aic7xxx: Cables present (Int-50 NO, Ext-50 NO)
aic7xxx: Termination Enabled
(scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 8/0
(scsi0) Wide Channel A, SCSI ID=7, 32/255 SCBs
(scsi0) BIOS enabled, IO Port 0xec00, IRQ 14
(scsi0) IO Memory at 0xfe101000, MMAP Memory at 0x4807000
(scsi0) Resetting channel A
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 413 instructions downloaded
(scsi1) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 8/1
(scsi1) Narrow Channel B, SCSI ID=7, 32/255 SCBs
(scsi1) BIOS enabled, IO Port 0xe800, IRQ 11
(scsi1) IO Memory at 0xfe100000, MMAP Memory at 0x4809000
(scsi1) Resetting channel B
(scsi1) Downloading sequencer code... 413 instructions downloaded
ppa: Version 1.42
ppa: Probing port 03bc
ppa: Probing port 0278
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.0.19/3.2.4
       <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter>
scsi1 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.0.19/3.2.4
       <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host adapter>
scsi : 2 hosts.
(scsi0:0:-1:-1) Scanning channel for devices.
  Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST39102LC         Rev: 0004
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
  Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST39102LC         Rev: 0004
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
  Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST39102LC         Rev: 0004
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 2, lun 0
  Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: ST39102LC         Rev: 0004
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sdd at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0
  Vendor: NEC       Model: CD-ROM DRIVE:465  Rev: 1.03
  Type:   CD-ROM                             ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
(scsi1:0:-1:-1) Scanning channel for devices.
scsi : detected 1 SCSI cdrom 4 SCSI disks total.
(scsi0:0:0:0) Using wide (16 bit) transfers.
(scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 20.0MHz, offset 8.
SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB]
(scsi0:0:1:0) Using wide (16 bit) transfers.
(scsi0:0:1:0) Synchronous at 20.0MHz, offset 8.
SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB]
(scsi0:0:2:0) Using wide (16 bit) transfers.
(scsi0:0:2:0) Synchronous at 20.0MHz, offset 8.
SCSI device sdc: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB]
(scsi0:0:3:0) Using wide (16 bit) transfers.
(scsi0:0:3:0) Synchronous at 20.0MHz, offset 8.
SCSI device sdd: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB]
eepro100.c:v0.99B 4/7/98 Donald Becker linux-eepro100@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
eth0: Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100 at 0xe4e0, 00:A0:C9:C7:32:6A, IRQ 10.
  Board assembly 704666-002, Physical connectors present: RJ45
  Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
  General self-test: passed.
  Serial sub-system self-test: passed.
  Internal registers self-test: passed.
  ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x49caa8d6).
  Receiver lock-up workaround activated.
eepro100.c:v0.99B 4/7/98 Donald Becker linux-eepro100@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
Partition check:
sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 sda6 sda7 >
sdb: sdb1 sdb2 < sdb5 sdb6 >
sdc: sdc1 sdc2 < sdc5 sdc6 >
sdd: sdd1 sdd2 < sdd5 sdd6 >
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -1)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -2)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -3)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -4)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -5)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -6)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -7)
Adding Swap: 128484k swap-space (priority -8)
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ifconfig
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lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3584  Metric:1
          RX packets:10439 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
          TX packets:10439 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:A0:C9:C7:32:6A
          inet addr:163.1.9.124  Bcast:163.1.9.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:4 dropped:0 overruns:0
          TX packets:315 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:315
          Interrupt:10 Base address:0xe4e0 
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