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From: Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
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Subject: Re: fxp network problems on alpha
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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."
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