From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 7 May 2002 05:34:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 7 May 2002 05:34:42 -0400 Received: from ns.tasking.nl ([195.193.207.2]:17161 "EHLO ns.tasking.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 7 May 2002 05:34:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15575.40787.197975.746184@koli.tasking.nl> Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 11:33:07 +0200 To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Kees Bakker Subject: Re: 3c59x: LK1.1.17 gives No MII transceivers found In-Reply-To: <3CD79AFA.F3B11E95@zip.com.au> X-Mailer: VM 7.00 under Emacs 20.6.1 Reply-To: kees.bakker@altium.nl (Kees Bakker) Organisation: ALTIUM Software B.V. X-Bill: Go away X-Attribution: kb Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Morton writes: Andrew> It's just random debug code. >> >> Is that also true for the "***WARNING*** No MII transceivers found!" >> message? Andrew> Not really. The driver shouldn't have gone looking for MII Andrew> transceivers for a 3c900. Andrew> I'll take a look, see if I can remember how the darn driver Andrew> 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). Andrew> Ouch. So 2.5.7 worked OK? What sort of controller and disks do Andrew> you have? The 2.5.7 worked reasonably well (for a few days, I think). Except that it hung at one point and I decided to go back to 2.4.17. My plan was to try it again with a newer kernel. My system: - MSI MSI K7T266 Pro, with an Athlon 1.3 GHz - IBM Deskstar 60GXP, 40Gb using onboard IDE controller - 3c900 - 3c905C - Adaptec 2940 - Hauppauge Win/TV Theatre - USB: Iiyama monitor, Dlink webcam Shall I try to build with LK1.1.16? -- ************************************** Kees Bakker Senior Software Designer Altium - Think it, Design it, Build it Phone : +31 33 455 8584 Fax : +31 33 455 5503 E-Mail : Kees.Bakker@altium.nl URL : http://www.altium.com ************************************** Evil has been dealt a serious blow, but will be back