From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 21 15:07:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0725C16A47B for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:07:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout4.cac.washington.edu (mxout4.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8D8213C48C for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:07:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9] (may be forged)) by mxout4.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l2LF7mIP019959 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:07:48 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.41] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l2LF7lRT002497 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:07:48 -0700 Message-ID: <46014A3F.5040609@u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:07:43 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070316) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <46013F75.2060508@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <46013F75.2060508@dial.pipex.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.3.21.75434 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='LEO_OBFU_SUBJ_RE 0.1, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: Kernel error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:07:49 -0000 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