Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:07:43 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel error Message-ID: <46014A3F.5040609@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <46013F75.2060508@dial.pipex.com> References: <bdd200f00703210619of54c2a8j5c48bdea04d168c0@mail.gmail.com> <46013F75.2060508@dial.pipex.com>
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Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > abhishek singh wrote: > >> Hey >> >> I am getting this " kernel: sis0: Applying short cable fix (reg=e8)" >> kernel >> error in /var/log/messages what it does mean .I am using FreeBSD 5.4. > > You can ignore it; it an advisory message only. The chipset used for > sis0 needs some different parameters if you use a short cable - I > believe these come from the manufacturer. In fact, with an sis0 chipset > I always get this message even when using a cable which I believe is not > "short", but everything works just fine. > > I'm sure that google would tell you more. > > Unless you have actual ethernet errors (e.g. as shown by "netstat -i -I > sis0") then ignore it. > > --Alex Hasn't happened with me under 6.x/7 with my two sis enabled motherboards that I've had. If memory serves me correctly though, I might have seen this with my rl enabled card under 5.x though, when I used to run that version.. -Garrett
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