Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:41:25 -0400 (EDT) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][2.5][RFT] 3c509.c extra ethtool features |
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On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> 3c509-TPO, ca 1994 vintage, ethtool eth0 output: > > Settings for eth0: > Supported ports: [ TP AUI ] > Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full > Supports auto-negotiation: No > Advertised link modes: Not reported > Advertised auto-negotiation: No > Speed: 10Mb/s > Duplex: Half > Port: Twisted Pair > PHYAD: 0 > Transceiver: internal > Auto-negotiation: off > Current message level: 0x00000002 (2) > Link detected: yes
Cool.
> So far so good (except it reports AUI although it has none).
Hmm, that info is from the card registers, perhaps your board just doesn't have the interface wired?
> Unfortunately, this simple query killed the link, and I had to > down/up eth0 to get it back.
Could be a missing EL3WINDOW change somewhere, i don't write to any registers in the query path. I'll check that out.
> Next I tried ethtool -s to change some settings (port, speed, > full duplex) and all returned errors. I kind of expected that. > Next I tried to rlogin to this box from another: complete kernel hang :-(
Could be one of the -EINVALs i think i need more sanity checks in there.
> I may be able to test some more later this week, on a slightly newer > 3c509(B?) TP/AUI combo NIC.
Thanks, Zwane -- function.linuxpower.ca
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