0.91g and Kingston KNE100TX problems

Kevin Myer kevin_myer@elanco.k12.pa.us
Mon Aug 2 11:41:53 1999


On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Donald Becker wrote:

> > Cables look ok.  
> 
> "Looks ok" isn't a good answer for this subject.
> The pairing of TP cables isn't the obvious order.
> But that's not the likely problem here, since bad cables usually cause more
> Rx than Tx errors.

The cables are ok.  The pairs are matched up and I have tested these with
other 10/100 cards that do work as I would expect them too.

I set debug to 3 and here is what I get:

tulip.c:v0.91g 7/16/99 becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
eth0: Digital DS21143 Tulip rev 65 at 0xec00, 00:C0:F0:3B:C0:5B, IRQ 11.
eth0:  EEPROM default media type Autosense.
eth0:  MII interface PHY 0, setup/reset sequences 0/0 long, capabilities
e0 78.
eth0:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a 21142 MII PHY (3) block.
eth0:  Advertising 01e1 on PHY 0 (0).
eth0: Using media type MII, CSR12 is c6.
eth0:  MII transceiver #1 config 3000 status 782d advertising 01e1.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
Found Digital DS21143 Tulip at PCI I/O address 0xec00.
eth0: tulip_open() irq 11.
eth0:  Advertising 01e1 on PHY 0 (1).
eth0: Using media type MII, CSR12 is c6.
eth0: Using MII transceiver 1, status 782d.
eth0: Done tulip_open(), CSR0 f8a08000, CSR5 f0360000 CSR6 b20e2002.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: Transmit error, Tx status 7fffbc00.
eth0: 21143 negotiation status 000000c6, MII.
eth0: MII status 782d, Link partner report 41e1.
eth0: The transmitter stopped.  CSR5 is f0678006, CSR6 b20e2202, new CSR6
820e0200.
eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII#1 link partner capability of 41e1.
eth0: 21143 negotiation status 000000c6, MII.
eth0: MII status 782d, Link partner report 41e1.
eth0: 21143 negotiation status 000000c6, MII.
eth0: MII status 782d, Link partner report 41e1.
eth0: 21143 negotiation status 000000c6, MII.
eth0: MII status 782d, Link partner report 41e1.
eth0: 21143 negotiation status 000000c6, MII.
eth0: MII status 782d, Link partner report 41e1.
(ad infinitum with errors)


Kevin


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