Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:50:04 -0500 (EST) From: Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>, <wpaul@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: IBM Netfinity 5500 Network adapter Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103202347020.38178-100000@mail.wlcg.com> In-Reply-To: <200103192319.f2JNJPg11805@mass.dis.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Removing the network cord from the card while the kernel is loading does fix the problem. Robert Simmons Systems Administrator http://www.wlcg.com/ On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Mike Smith wrote: > > Now, the next problem with this 5500 is the network adapter, it is the > > standard onboard adapter which is detected as a pcn card, AMD Am79C79x PCI > > 10/100 NICs. After the kernel and the pcn driver are loaded the nic card > > seems to get turned off. No link light at either end. > > > > Has anyone else experienced anything similar to this problem? > > Yes, this was reported just recently. The chap submitting the report > noted that if you boot with the cable removed, and then insert it after > the system is up, the link is detected correctly. > > I've copied Bill Paul (the pcn driver author) on this, since he may not > yet be aware of the problem, or may want to work with you to resolve it. > > > I noticed in the LINT config file that this type of adapter used to be > > handled by the lnc driver, is there a way to disable the pcn driver in the > > install floppies so that I can find out if the lnc driver will work? > > It won't; I've already tried it on these machines. > > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E > > > > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6uDMBv8Bofna59hYRAqy6AKCwFj+BfEFFmUEBBXNOYPWHInG2UgCgq1tM qbmM98TxpVu0Qk+ZfCnCrns= =N8ym -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.33.0103202347020.38178-100000>