[vortex] RE: 3c59x driver + Cable/DSL router - can't get'em to talk!

[Ed Hourigan]

Punting away on this one ...  Changed NIC ( a Realtek ) and everything is
ok.

The actual model # of the card ( stamped on the side ) was 3C905CX-TXM.
There were some other numbers also.  Anyway, is this card appears to be
The 'newer' one you mentioned below.  Are you sure your driver supports
these
Cards?




-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Becker [mailto:becker@scyld.com]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:05 AM
To: Ed Hourigan
Subject: RE: [3c509] 3c59x driver + Cable/DSL router - can't get'em to talk!

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Ed Hourigan wrote:

> Cc: 3c509@scyld.com

You likely mean "vortex@..." not "3c509@..."

> >> I have a 3COM model 3c905C NIC in a brand new Dell PC.  I have a
> >> "Cable/DSL"
>
> >905C or 905CX?
> >You'll have to look at the printing on the card to find out.
>               I'll have to open the case and find out.

> >> I obtained netdrivers-2.1.src.rpm.
>
> >What was the driver detection message?
> >>
> Feb  9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: 3c59x.c 16Aug00 Donald Becker and others
> http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html

This is a modified driver, not the one from the update RPM.

> Feb  9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: eth0: 3Com 3c905C Tornado at 0xdc00,
> 00:01:03:c5:7b:42, IRQ 11
> Feb  9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel:   8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split,
> autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
> Feb  9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel:   MII transceiver found at address 1,
status
> 24.

You very likely have a new CX card -- this is a transceiver hardware
buglet.  The new driver versions work around the problem.

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