Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 07 May 2002 02:14:34 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: 3c59x: LK1.1.17 gives No MII transceivers found |
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Kees Bakker wrote: > > >>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au> writes: > > Andrew> Kees Bakker wrote: > >> > >> In 2.5.8 there was an update of the 3c59x driver. I have two NICs, > >> both use this driver, a 3c900 Boomerang and a 3c905C Tornado. > >> > >> Linux 2.4.17 and 2.5.7 both report > >> 00:08.0: 3Com PCI 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo at 0xd400. Vers LK1.1.16 > >> 00:09.0: 3Com PCI 3c905C Tornado at 0xd000. Vers LK1.1.16 > >> > >> However, the new driver produces: > >> 00:08.0: 3Com PCI 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo at 0xd400. Vers LK1.1.17 > >> phy=0, phyx=24, mii_status=0xffff > >> phy=1, phyx=0, mii_status=0xffff > > Andrew> It's just random debug code. > > Is that also true for the "***WARNING*** No MII transceivers found!" > message?
Not really. The driver shouldn't have gone looking for MII transceivers for a 3c900.
I'll take a look, see if I can remember how the darn driver works. 3c59x is very much in "it works, don't futz with it" mode...
> Andrew> Does the 3c900 actually work correctly? > > I can't tell, because since it hangs at boot. That is, every kernel after > 2.5.7 that I could build, including 2.5.13. (I'm having those hda: lost > interrupt messages).
Ouch. So 2.5.7 worked OK? What sort of controller and disks do you have?
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