[vortex] 3c905B and hub-less link

[Donald Becker]

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Ariel O. Garcia wrote:

> a Linux 2.2 server with an ne2000 (eth0) card and a 3c905B (eth1) card
...
> Now the problem has worsened: using 2.2.17pre6 (debian), if I turn
> off; turn on the printer, then I need to ifdown; ifup the 3c905 card to
> restablish the link. Even worse, sometimes (say, 50%) the card doesn't
> setup properly even when the printer is ON: 
> 
> (this is with config=0, but the same happens with 4)
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Jul 24 12:43:53 cabtep4 kernel: 3c59x.c:v0.99H 12Jun00 Donald Becker and
> others http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
> Jul 24 12:43:53 cabtep4 kernel: eth1: 3Com 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at
> 0x1000,  00:10:4b:32:40:a6, IRQ 12
> Jul 24 12:43:53 cabtep4 kernel:   Internal config register is 1800000,
> transceivers 0xa.
> Jul 24 12:43:53 cabtep4 kernel:   8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split,
> autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
> Jul 24 12:43:53 cabtep4 kernel:   Media override to transceiver type 0
> (10baseT).

Why did you override the media type selection?  You just forced the initial
setting to 10baseT.

> I am loading the 3c59x kernel module with options:
> 
> options 3c59x debug=2 options=4 full_duplex=1

You shouldn't be doing this.
The adapter should work with no options.

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