Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 19:54:06 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: vons@usa.net (Gert-Jan Vons) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NE2000 card sometims has memory but usually not ? Message-ID: <199801130354.TAA19068@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:23:40 %2B0100." <3.0.5.32.19980112232340.007d2e20@dodo.pluisnet>
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>Running 2.2.5-RELEASE on a 486dx2-66, NE2000 clone (SimpleNet SN2000CT) >as network board. > >I usually have > > Jan 11 09:57:28 dodo /kernel: ed0 at 0x300-0x31f irq 10 on isa > Jan 11 09:57:28 dodo /kernel: ed0: address 00:40:05:1c:24:e0, type NE2000 > (16 bit) > >in my log file, but today (and once , ~2 weeks ago) my card developed >a case of "memory gain", although flaky: > > Jan 12 19:05:54 dodo /kernel: ed0: failed to clear shared memory at d8000 - > check configuration > Jan 12 19:05:54 dodo /kernel: ed0 at 0x300-0x31f irq 10 msize 8192 on isa > Jan 12 19:05:54 dodo /kernel: ed0: address 00:40:05:1c:24:e0, type NE2000 > (16 bit) > >How come the driver sometimes thinks there's memory, but usually doesn't ? It looks like the driver is falsely detecting the card initially as an WDC/SMC style board and then after failing that, detecting it as a NE2000. If it works okay after this, then this shouldn't be a problem and I'd just ignore it. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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