Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 19:39:31 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: steve@gordian.com (Steve Khoo) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 2.2-960501-SNAP and Digital DC21041 Ethernet - some errors. Message-ID: <199606130239.TAA23149@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199606130152.SAA15400@delphi.gordian.com> from Steve Khoo at "Jun 12, 96 06:52:22 pm"
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> >>>>> "Dmitri" == "Dmitri Beloslioudtsev" <dnb@orgland.zgrad.ru> writes: > > Dmitri> Hello! > > Dmitri> I have a problem using Digital DC21041 Ethernet PCI card > Dmitri> with 2.2-960501-SNAP. Seems to me that the driver can't > Dmitri> correctly determine the type of ethernet media (I have > Dmitri> BNC). But if I boot linux or boot DOS and run card's > Dmitri> diagnostic program, then after reboot FreeBSD works > Dmitri> correctly and flawlessly. Like linux or diagnostic > Dmitri> program "cure" the card and after that FreeBSD works OK. > Dmitri> If I try to boot FreeBSD immediately after power on, it > Dmitri> hangs almost at end of kernel boot process immediately > Dmitri> before running init. If I change the cards in the slots I > Dmitri> was able to boot FreeBSD, but in that case the network > Dmitri> card is not working and commands like 'arp -a' hangs (but > Dmitri> can be terminated). > > I got a similar problem in 2.2-960501-SNAP. The SMC Etherpower 10/100 > cards in my P6 keep coming up in 100BaseT while it's only connected to > 10BaseT network. It's happening more than 50% during reboot. It's > getting worse now since we have two of those cards in the system now. > Is there a way to force it to do 10BaseT instead? Yes, add -link2 to the ifconfig string in /etc/sysconfig, that should force it back to 10BaseT. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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