Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 18:39:35 -0500 From: "S. Salman Ahmed" <ssahmed@pathcom.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems installing 4.3R/4.4R on a Compaq DeskPro4000 Message-ID: <15387.57142.614927.812530@gargle.gargle.HOWL> In-Reply-To: <20011215233627.V10171@md2.mediadesign.nl> References: <15387.52297.545778.294403@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <20011215233627.V10171@md2.mediadesign.nl>
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>>>>> "AM" == Alson van der Meulen <alm@flutnet.org> writes:
AM> I ran FreeBSD 4.2/4.3/4.4 on a Deskpro 4000 without much
AM> problem, except that the BIOS wouldn't boot without keyboard,
AM> and the hd's failed as soon as it fell back from DMA to PIO :(
AM>
AM> The tl0 NIC worked just fine for me. Is a 100mbit extension
AM> module installed? Maybe removing it would help. I didn't try
AM> with extension module since I didn't have one.
Hmmm, how do I check for the 100mbit extension module ?
>> This box has a Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based internal NIC:
>>
>> Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T PCI UTP/Coax,
>> 10/100 TX UTP
AM> Which one is it? I think I had the second one.
Oh right! I think its the first one as the Linux-2.2.x driver detects
this NIC as:
Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP Rev. 16
AM> It appears that the kernel thinks the NIC works just fine, but
AM> it doesn't transmit any data. Did you look with tcpdump for any
AM> traffic sent by that NIC on your network from a different box?
AM>
No, I will try that later.
AM> It could also be a mediatype/speed/duplex problem (please show
AM> the output of ifconfig tl0, can be run from the emergency shell
AM> thingie), and the speed that your hub/switch report (you should
AM> be able to determine at least the speed from LED's).
AM>
ifconfig tl0 from vty4 reports:
tl0: flag=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::208:c7ff:fec0:c86%t10 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet 192.168.1.6 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 00:08:c7:c0:0c:86
media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
status: active
this is after DHCP config has failed (installer waited for a while at
"Scanning for DHCP servers" and eventually prompted for static net
configuration of tl0).
The switch reports 10/100 full-duplex connectivity when the cable from
the Deskpro4000 is plugged into it. BTW, only the yellow LED lights up
on the NIC.
AM> Does the LED on your hub/switch for that port go on when you
AM> plug the cable in?
Yes it does.
BTW, I am unable to run ping from the emergency shell on vty4. If I
could run ping, I would at least check to see if I could ping:
- my internal net gateway (192.168.1.1)
- @Home's gateway
- the @Home nameservers that I am using
Thanks Alson.
PS : How do I get into the Deskpro4000's BIOS settings ? When I boot the
box, all I see is "Press F12 for Network Service Boot" in the bottom
right hand corner.
--
Salman Ahmed
ssahmed AT pathcom DOT com
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