[netdrivers] Adaptec 6922

[Frischknecht Peter]

First of all...thank you for all the replies.
 
I did attempt to use the tulip driver first, here is what happens:
(relevant output of /var/log/messages)
***
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.15-pre12 (Aug 9
, 2002)
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip0:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip0:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described
by a 21142 MII PHY (3) block.
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip0: ***WARNING***: No MII transceiver foun
d!
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: eth1: Digital DS21143 Tulip rev 65 at 0xd000,
00:00:D1:1E:45:C1, IRQ 10.
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip1:  Controller 1 of multiport board.
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip1:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip1:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described
by a 21142 MII PHY (3) block.
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: tulip1: ***WARNING***: No MII transceiver foun
d!
Aug 13 06:51:21 localhost kernel: eth2: Digital DS21143 Tulip rev 65 at 0xd400,
EEPROM not present, 00:00:D1:1E:45:C2, IRQ 10.
Aug 13 06:51:22 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifup eth1
Aug 13 06:51:22 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifup eth2
***
 
That is why I started looking around for the solution.
I came accross his statement in one of the pages at scyld:
http://www.scyld.com/network/ethercard.html
(from the very top of the document...about the 4th paragraph down)
"...The Adaptec DuraLAN (AKA "Starfire") chip, starfire.c <ftp://www.scyld.com/pub/network/starfire.c> . The DuraLAN chip is used on the new 64 bit PCI boards from Adaptec e.g. the ANA-6922A. The older 32 bit boards use the tulip driver. ..."
 
This categorically tells me that the 6922 is a Duralan adapter.  That is why I persued the Starfire driver path.
 
I still look forward to any help you might give me.
 
Have a great day,
 
Peter

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Bogdan Costescu [mailto:bogdan.costescu@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de] 
	Sent: Wed 8/13/2003 5:09 AM 
	To: Frischknecht Peter 
	Cc: netdrivers@scyld.com 
	Subject: Re: [netdrivers] Adaptec 6922
	
	

	On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Frischknecht Peter wrote:
	
	> 01:04.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41)
	
	Isn't this chip supported by the "tulip" driver ? Have you tried the
	"tulip" driver that comes with the netdrivers package ?
	
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