Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 23 Mar 2001 05:51:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 23 Mar 2001 05:51:11 -0500 Received: from mail.inup.com ([194.250.46.226]:7436 "EHLO mailhost.lineo.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 23 Mar 2001 05:50:54 -0500 Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:55:35 +0100 From: christophe barbe To: Jun Sun Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: eepro100 question: why SCBCmd byte is 0x80? Message-ID: <20010323115535.A16497@pc8.inup.com> In-Reply-To: <3ABA68EC.89B2DE99@mvista.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <3ABA68EC.89B2DE99@mvista.com>; from jsun@mvista.com on jeu, mar 22, 2001 at 22:04:45 +0100 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.1.0 Lines: 43 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Which kernel are you using. I've had a similar problem with 2.2.18. I've backported 2.2.19pre changes to it. (i.e. apply on 2.2.18 a diff of the file drivers/net/eepro100.c made between 2.2.18 and the last 2.2.19pre) And since I've never seen this problem again. Christophe On jeu, 22 mar 2001 22:04:45 Jun Sun wrote: > > I am trying to get netgear card working on a new (read as potentially buggy > hardware) MIPS board. > > The eepro100 driver basically works fine. It is just after a little while > (usually 2 sec to 15 sec) network communication suddenly stops and I start see > error message like "eepro100: wait_for_cmd_done timeout!". > > I looked into this, and it appears that the SCBCmd byte in the command word > has value 0x80 instead of the expected 0. I looked at the Intel manual, and > it says nothing about the value being 0x80. > > Does anybody have a clue here? I suspect some timing is wrong or a buggy PCI > controller. > > Please cc your reply to my email address. Thanks. > > Jun > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- Christophe Barb? Software Engineer Lineo High Availability Group 42-46, rue M?d?ric 92110 Clichy - France phone (33).1.41.40.02.12 fax (33).1.41.40.02.01 www.lineo.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/