Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:32:27 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fxp network problems on alpha Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.58-Blink.0403091730510.4748@tea.blinkenlights.nl> In-Reply-To: <16461.60463.679464.180533@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> References: <Pine.SOL.4.58-Blink.0403091245060.4143@tea.blinkenlights.nl> <16461.60463.679464.180533@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > Sten Spans writes: > > > > I am experiencing a quite serious problems with the fxp > > interfaces in my alpha running 5.2.1 ( the problem also shows > > up with current ). The easiest way to trigger the problem > > is to run netperf (benchmarks/netperf). The interface > > dies almost immeadiately. > > > > What cpu type do you compile with? towel# grep CPU /etc/make.conf CPUTYPE=ev56 > > > I use an ev6 machine with an fxp and it works just great. All my > kernels are built with my cpu type set to ev6 in /etc/make.conf: > CPUTYPE=ev6 > > (or use ev56 if you have an ev56) > > And with the appended patch. > > Can you see if either or both help you? I have replaced the nics with xl's which work fine. I'll try to reproduce the problem on the ds10 which I have at home. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem
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