Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 13:56:30 -0400 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: spork <spork@super-g.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: de0 under 2.2-STABLE Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970729135626.00dce720@etinc.com>
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Has the new de driver and if_media stuff been put in -stable yet, or does this continue to be a manual operation to add it? Dennis At 01:20 PM 7/29/97 -0400, spork wrote: >Hi, > >I ran this by -questions, and it was suggested I move over here... > >I have a Digital DE500: > >Jul 28 19:03:24 newporn /kernel: de0 <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> rev 32 >int a irq 12 on pci0:10 >Jul 28 19:03:24 newporn /kernel: de0: DE500-AA 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass >2.0 >Jul 28 19:03:24 newporn /kernel: de0: address 00:00:f8:03:66:e9 >[skip to npx0 detection] >Jul 29 12:59:41 newporn /kernel: de0: link up: enabling 10baseT port > >...and I'm running 2.2-stable cvsupped from yesterday afternoon. > >The card seems to work fine except for when the cable is unplugged. This >message gets logged: > >Jul 29 13:00:05 newporn /kernel: de0: link down: cable problem? > >If the cable is plugged back in, the link is dead and the link LED on the >card flashes. netstat -i will freeze after the first line is output. If >I give it a "ifconfig de0 down" and then "ifconfig de0 up" it comes back >and works fine and has a solid link light. > >Is this a known problem? And if so, is there a fix in the works, or is >support for the Digital cards going away? > >Someone had suggested getting the de0 package from 3am-software.com; can >anyone give me a "yay" or "nay" on that? > >Thanks much, > >Charles > > >
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