From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Apr 12 07:37:31 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA08168 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 12 Apr 1996 07:37:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kitten.mcs.com (Kitten.mcs.com [192.160.127.90]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA08162 for ; Fri, 12 Apr 1996 07:37:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from venus.mcs.com (root@Venus.mcs.com [192.160.127.92]) by kitten.mcs.com (8.7.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA22143; Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:37:24 -0500 (CDT) Received: by venus.mcs.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.28.1 #28.5) id ; Fri, 12 Apr 96 09:37 CDT Message-Id: Subject: Re: Hmmm, OK, SMC driver is the de driver. Is it broke? To: mrcpu@cdsnet.net (Jaye Mathisen) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:37:23 -0500 (CDT) From: "Karl Denninger, MCSNet" Cc: hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Jaye Mathisen" at Apr 11, 96 06:43:49 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > 1 box has been running fine for a couple months as a news server, with a > 3com 3c509 (2.1-stable from about Feb). > > Swapped the 509 for the SMC etherpower, and updated the src to 4/10/96 > -stable, and the box locks up after a few seconds of use. > > Seems to be related to the ethernet card, as it works fine if I put the > 3com back. It also works fine if I boot the old 2.1-RELEASE generic > kernel. > > It doesn't work with a current -stable generic or custom kernel. > > Symptoms are always the same. It boots fine, runs a few minutes, and > after just a bit of network I/O, it fails. > > Tried a different etherpower 10/100 card, and same thing. > > > Box is a P5-120, award BIOS, PNP on, a 946C, crappy VGA, and the SMC card > are all that's in it. > > Any tips appreciated. I have over a half-dozen boxes with Etherpower 10/100 cards (all running 10MB mode right now) and have seen *zero* trouble. The "de" driver appears to work just fine for us here. We're running Pentia-166 CPUs with Adaptec PCI disk adapters in these. I believe the boards are Tyans. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - The Finest Internet Connectivity Modem: [+1 312 248-0900] | T1 from $600 monthly; speeds to DS-3 available Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1] | 21 Chicagoland POPs, ISDN, 28.8, much more Fax: [+1 312 248-9865] | Email to "info@mcs.net" WWW: http://www.mcs.net/ ISDN - Get it here TODAY! | Home of Chicago's only FULL Clarinet feed!