Subject: Farallon (Dec 21143) PCI + CS 1.1
From: Ed Jaeger (ed.jaeger@bgcorp.com)
Date: Tue Oct 05 1999 - 14:52:55 MDT
I'm having a problem getting CS1.1 to deal with this card - perhaps it's
a strange implementation that just won't work??
Here's my setup:
PowerBase 200, 144mb ram
Farallon Fast EtherTX-10/100 (uses DEC 21143 controller)
MacOS 8.1
CS 1.1
The card works just fine under MacOS.
The default kernel with the de4x5 driver compiled in sees the card,
reads the MAC address correctly, and thinks it starts up just fine -
brings up eth0 with IP and AT addresses. However, the card doesn't work
- pings to known operating IPs on the same net don't work, the transmit
count stays at 0. The LED for 10mbps lights up (it's on a 10bT network,
so that's good), but the link LED never comes on.
Here's what else I tried:
-Recompile kernel w/de4x5 and tulip drivers as modules. I can modprobe
either one and it sees the card just fine, but it won't work.
-insmod tulip.o debug=6 option=12 //force 10bT
yeilds this in the logs:
Oct 5 11:42:29 laura kernel: The PCI BIOS has not enabled this
device! Updating PCI command 0000->0005.
Oct 5 11:42:29 laura kernel: tulip.c:v0.89H 5/23/98
becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
Oct 5 11:42:29 laura kernel: eth0: Digital DS21142/3 Tulip at 0x400, 00
00 53 c5 ce 55, IRQ 23.
Oct 5 11:42:29 laura kernel: PCI latency timer (CFLT) is 0x32, PCI
command is 0005.
Oct 5 11:42:44 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 negotiation status 000000c6,
10baseT(forced).
Oct 5 11:42:44 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 negotiation failed, status
000000c6.
Oct 5 11:42:44 laura kernel: eth0: Testing new 21142 media 100baseTx.
Oct 5 11:42:44 laura kernel: eth0: The transmitter stopped! CSR5 is
f0698006, CSR6 b3862002.
Oct 5 11:43:13 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:13 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c7, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:16 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:16 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c5, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:22 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:22 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c7, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c5, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c7, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c5, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link status interrupt
000000c7, CSR5 f8688000.
Oct 5 11:43:23 laura kernel: eth0: 21142 link change, CSR5 = f8688000.
--repeat--
-insmod de4x5.o args='eth0: autosense=TP' //force 10bT
yeilds this in the logs:
Oct 5 11:51:44 laura kernel: eth0: DC21143 at 0x0400 (PCI bus 0, device
13), h/w address 00:00:c5:53:55:ce,
Oct 5 11:51:44 laura kernel: and requires IRQ23 (provided by PCI
BIOS).
Oct 5 11:51:44 laura kernel: de4x5.c:V0.543 1998/12/30
davies@maniac.ultranet.com
Oct 5 11:53:26 laura kernel: tulip.c:v0.89H 5/23/98
becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov
Oct 5 11:53:26 laura kernel: eth0: Digital DS21142/3 Tulip at 0x400, 00
00 53 c5 ce 55, IRQ 23.
Oct 5 11:53:26 laura kernel: PCI latency timer (CFLT) is 0x60, PCI
command is 0005.
After modprobe or insmod of either module, "ifup eth0" completes without
error, but the link light never comes on and the machine cannot ping out
or be pinged.
I've got quite a few linux machines here - this is the first ppc I've
set up, and everything else works just great. I love running KDE &
Gnome on my 20" monitor, but without the network I can't really _use_ it
- any suggestions?
P.s. I tried to find old postings on dejanews - is there another archive?
-- Ed Jaeger, CFO, Bohlender Graebener Corporation ed.jaeger@bgcorp.com http://www.bgcorp.com --- "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."-- Mark Twain
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