[tulip] 92t fails to recover from reset, ng_tulip 89K does

Camm Maguire camm@enhanced.com
18 Apr 2001 10:16:53 -0400


Greetings!  Here are the two detection messages for the different
drivers:

Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: tulip.c:v0.89K.1 3/16/99 Originally written by becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: Driver modified by Netgear for FA310TX
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: Netgear technical support: support@netgear.matrixx.net
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth0: NETGEAR NGMC169 MAC at 0xe400, 00 a0 cc d9 2c 38, IRQ 10.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth0: Checking for MII transceivers...
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth0:  MII transceiver found at MDIO address 1, config 3000 status 7829.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth0:  Advertising 01e1 on PHY 1, previously advertising 01e1.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth1: NETGEAR NGMC169 MAC at 0xe800, 00 a0 cc d9 35 08, IRQ 11.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth1: Checking for MII transceivers...
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth1:  MII transceiver found at MDIO address 1, config 3000 status 7829.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth1:  Advertising 01e1 on PHY 1, previously advertising 01e1.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth0: Changing NGMC169 configuration to full-duplex, CSR6 810c0200.
Apr 17 12:54:26 intech104 kernel: eth1: Changing NGMC169 configuration to full-duplex, CSR6 810c0200.

Apr 17 16:56:06 intech104 kernel: tulip.c:v0.92t 1/15/2001  Written by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>
Apr 17 16:56:06 intech104 kernel:   http://www.scyld.com/network/tulip.html
Apr 17 16:56:06 intech104 kernel: eth0: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC rev 32 at 0xc8827000, 00:A0:CC:D9:2C:38, IRQ 10.
Apr 17 16:56:06 intech104 kernel: eth0:  MII transceiver #1 config 3000 status 782d advertising 01e1.
Apr 17 16:56:06 intech104 kernel: eth1: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC rev 32 at 0xc8829000, 00:A0:CC:D9:35:08, IRQ 11.
Apr 17 16:56:06 intech104 kernel: eth1:  MII transceiver #1 config 3000 status 782d advertising 01e1.
Apr 17 16:56:20 intech104 kernel: eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #1 link partner capability of 41e1.
Apr 17 16:56:20 intech104 kernel: eth1: Setting full-duplex based on MII #1 link partner capability of 41e1.


Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com> writes:

> On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Camm Maguire wrote:
> 
> > Greetings!  Netgear FA310tx cards, kernel 2.2.18, 16 node Beowulf,
> > channel bonded with 2 NICs per node, 2 SmartEther switches.  With
> > 0.92t, resetting the switches leaves the interfaces dead -- tulip-diag
> > reports 10baseT half duplex, receiver and transmitter stopped.  Using
> > ng_tulip 89K, interfaces come back after a switch reset.  Too bad, as
> > 0.92t is faster.  Appears to be reproducible.
> 
> What chip is your FA310 boards?  What is the detection message?
> 
> Donald Becker				becker@scyld.com
> Scyld Computing Corporation		http://www.scyld.com
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> 
> 
> 

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