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Date:      Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:03:25 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        CyberLeo Kitsana <cyberleo@cyberleo.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Atheros AR8131 Ethernet hangs shutdown
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1006070650120.979@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <4C0C9DCC.1030507@cyberleo.net>
References:  <4C0C9DCC.1030507@cyberleo.net>

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On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, CyberLeo Kitsana wrote:

> I recently had the chance to play with a Foxconn NetBox-nT330i. It's
> based off an Atom 330 CPU and an nForce MCP79 chipset. All aspects of
> this device appear to function quite well with 8.1-BETA1, and it's
> diminutive stature is quite cute.
>
> The only issue I have encountered with it thus far is a seeming
> propensity for it to lock up on shutdown or reboot if the Atheros AR8131
> ethernet adapter is not connected to anything. It gets as far as
> displaying the 'Uptime' line, then hangs; however, when connected, it
> will display the uptime message, then indicate that the alc0 interface
> is going UP and DOWN, then continue.

If it's like the alc setup on an Acer Aspire One D250, the 10/100 alc 
chip is used with a 10/100/1000 Atheros PHY.  Don't remember the exact 
symptoms, but it only worked right after manually setting the media to 
100baseTX.  That was on a gigabit network, but might also help with no 
cable connected.

Rebuilding the kernel without the alc device ought to also work, but is 
less elegant.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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