Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 17:13:58 +0100 From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Constantine <cnst@rbcmail.ru> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sis(4): NETGEAR FA311 sis0: watchdog timeout Message-ID: <20021101161358.GB205@nosferatu.blackend.org> In-Reply-To: <3DC1CDB5.4020901@rbcmail.ru> References: <3DC09990.1040409@rbcmail.ru> <20021031095345.GA205@nosferatu.blackend.org> <3DC1CDB5.4020901@rbcmail.ru>
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On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 07:41:25PM -0500, Constantine wrote: [...] > > > > I added this problem/fix in the Handbook: > > > > > <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x6701.html#Q6.6.3.2.3.>; > > > > Marc > > > > Thank you for your support! It's working now, after I have removed > the card from PCI6 (near CNR) to PCI1 (near AGP). I was thinking the > same slots should be the same, I have a new MB... Would this problem > occur with the other drivers as well (win32), or it's a feature of > the FreeBSD sis(4) driver? > No, you can have the same problem with other chipsets. According to Netgear docs (the one on the floppy provided with the card) you must use a PCI slot supporting Bus Mastering, so the problem should occur on other OS. > I think it's not a bad idea to put this hint into the drivers' man > pages, where the watchdog timeout is introduced. > It's "at least" in the Handbook :) I will try to see what can I do on various NIC chipset drivers manual pages since the problem is not specific to sis(4). Marc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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