[eepro100] Problem with eepro100 and i82559 NIC

[David =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=FCller?= (ELSOFT AG)]

Hi

I have a problem to bring my Strongarm (SA-110) based 
Linux (2.3.39) system and an Intel 82559 based NIC together.

eepro100.c:v1.09j 7/27/99 Donald Becker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html
eth0: Intel PCI EtherExpress Pro100 at 0xc1800000, 00:D0:B7:4C:36:56, IRQ 24.
  Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around.
  Board assembly 721383-008, Physical connectors present: RJ45
  Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
Self test failed, status ffffffff:
 Failure to initialize the i82557.
 Verify that the card is a bus-master capable slot.
Sending BOOTP requests...........
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0070 at 1/13 command 00020000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0000 at 2/13 command 00030000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0000 at 2/13 command 00030000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
eth0: Transmit timed out: status 0050  0000 at 2/13 command 00030000.
eth0: Trying to restart the transmitter...
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The PCI REQ/GNT signals look good (checked with logic analyzer),
so i don't think it's a hardware related problem.

Any idea what this could be?

TIA

Dave