Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 00:34:47 -0400 From: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> To: billf@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/20529: gigabit cards fail to link Message-ID: <20000811003447.L1248@argon.gryphonsoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200008102350.QAA70956@freefall.freebsd.org>; from billf@FreeBSD.ORG on Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 04:50:47PM -0700 References: <200008102350.QAA70956@freefall.freebsd.org>
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--0F1p//8PRICkK4MW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 04:50:47PM -0700, billf@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > State-Changed-From-To: open->suspended > State-Changed-By: billf > State-Changed-When: Thu Aug 10 16:49:53 PDT 2000 > State-Changed-Why: > Reminder that some day I might want to clarify things in the > ti(4) man page so others don't run into this. This patch might do the job, but I'm not a mdoc expert either, and I'm not sure if the way it's done here is right either. -- Will Andrews <andrewsw@purdue.edu> <will@FreeBSD.org> GCS/E/S @d- s+:+ a--- C++ UB++++$ P+ L- E--- W+ N-- !o ?K w--- O- M+ V- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X+ R+ tv+ b++ DI+++ D+ G++ e>++++ h! r- y? --0F1p//8PRICkK4MW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="ti.diff" Index: ti.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /extra/cvsroot/src/share/man/man4/ti.4,v retrieving revision 1.10 diff -u -u -r1.10 ti.4 --- ti.4 2000/08/02 18:49:16 1.10 +++ ti.4 2000/08/11 04:35:03 @@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ .It "ti%d: watchdog timeout" The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable). +.It "ti%d: no link even with proper connections" +The firmware for Tigon boards isn't downloaded to the card until it is +marked as UP. So if there are problems during bootup with network setup, +a ``sleep 5'' inserted in the startup process after the board is marked +as UP should give it time to boot up and detect a link. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr arp 4 , --0F1p//8PRICkK4MW-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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