Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:28:44 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: eepro100 1.0.3 patch |
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On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Donald Becker wrote: > > The chip is reset the second time after doing the self-test: this is > recommended but not required. The only setup done between the first and > second reset is configuring an external 83840A transceiver to avoid an > interaction bug with the i82558. The internal transceiver on the i82558 > needs no special configuration, so the extra reset isn't erasing any > configuration.
It makes a difference on my system. I don't know why. With the reset removed it got further but then apparently dies when it gets a transmit timeout. Why it gets that timeout I don't know, though.
Linus
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