From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Mar 25 21:37:40 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA17029 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:37:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from root.com (implode.root.com [198.145.90.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA17006; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:37:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by root.com (8.8.5/8.6.5) with SMTP id VAA10060; Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:38:55 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199703260538.VAA10060@root.com> X-Authentication-Warning: implode.root.com: localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Mark E Larson cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: intel 100b warning message In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 25 Mar 1997 20:26:50 EST." <3.0.32.19970325202649.00b05320@agisgate.agis.net> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:38:55 -0800 Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Ok, I have FreeBSD 2.2.1 running with 2 Intel 100B cards. They seem to be >running good. Hmmm...didn't you just say that two cards didn't work? Or are you saying that it works in the newer version of FreeBSD? > However I get a warning message on boot up for both cards. > >/kernel: fxp0: warning: unsupported PHY, type=1, addr=1 > >and of course the same message for fxp1 > >Just need to know what this is, and if it will hose me down when in >production. It's a new message I added to tell me when people had unusual cards where the PHY (The PHYsical layer chip) is not a National DP83840. In this case, the card should still work, but it might not work in full duplex mode and you won't be able to force 10/100 or half/full (which requires PHY diddling). "type=1" above tells me that the PHY is an 82553 (made by Intel). I didn't know that Intel made any Pro/100B's with that (all of the ones I have here have National DP83840's). Can you tell me about how old the card is? -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project