Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:45:45 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: yet another unsupported PHY in fxp driver Message-ID: <200010131845.LAA11341@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 13 Oct 2000 14:09:38 EDT." <5.0.0.25.0.20001013140628.01f42a50@mail.etinc.com>
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>> The primary problems that have resulted in the "unsupported PHY" messages >>in the past year or so have been related to either the format or size of the >>SEEPROM changing. Using generic MII code doesn't fix the problem; the fxp's >>would still not work due to the MAC address being wrong, among other things, >>which is also read from the SEEPROM. >> This said, I think it is generally the right approach to use a generic >>MII PHY software interface and at some point the driver will likely be updated >>for that. It is low priority, however, since it doesn't solve any problems. > >Do you have any info on the "version 8" 82559 part (I assume you have >access to docs online or otherwise)? New MBs that we just got in have this >part and the messages have resurfaced. > >If you could point me at what to look for I'll try and tackle it and >forward the info to you. without docs its a futile effort. I'm sure it's just like all the other 82559 parts, with perhaps some new features that we won't take advantage of (due to not having the documentation). If there is something useful indicated in the 'unsupported PHY" message that you mentioned (a type, for example), then it could easily be added. The 82559 has an integrated 82555 PHY, so I really doubt there is actually a new PHY to deal with. -DG David Greenman Co-founder, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org President, TeraSolutions, Inc. - http://www.terasolutions.com Pave the road of life with opportunities. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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