Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:36:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:36:39 -0500 Received: from mail.nep.net ([12.23.44.24]:25619 "HELO nep.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:36:22 -0500 Message-ID: <19AB8F9FA07FB0409732402B4817D75A1251C7@FILESERVER.SRF.srfarms.com> From: "Ryan C. Bonham" To: Ben Greear , "Ryan C. Bonham" Cc: "Linux Kernel List (E-mail)" Subject: RE: Tyan Tomcat i815T(S2080) LAN problems Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:44:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Well my first problem, once I got my brain working, was to realize that eth1 was DOA.. so as soon as I get a replacement board, I will try again.. Using the e100 driver, how did you force setting the MAC address?? Ryan > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Greear [mailto:greearb@candelatech.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 10:31 PM > To: Ryan C. Bonham > Cc: Linux Kernel List (E-mail) > Subject: Re: Tyan Tomcat i815T(S2080) LAN problems > > > I sort of got it working by using the e100 driver from Intel, and then > forcefully setting the MAC address to something other than 0xFF...FF > > Neither Becker, I, nor someone at Intel could figure out why > the MAC (EEPROM) was all FFs. The best guess was that the BIOS > was screwed up somehow (that's what the Intel guy said...) > > I'd be interested if you get it working...I have two of these marginal > boards gathering dust!! > > Ben > > Ryan C. Bonham wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I installed kernel 2.4.17 and this problem still exists. I > have attached the important stuff from demesg and from eepro100-diag. > > > > > >>Has anyone gotten the Dual built-in LAN cards to work on the > >>Tyan S2080 Motherboard? I am running a Redhat kernel > >>2.4.9-13.. I haven't tried the latest kernel yet.. I saw some > >>talk about this board in the archives but I found no > >>solutions. It says it has a Intel 82559 LAN controller and a > >>ICH2 LAN Controller. I am only seeing one NIC when I boot up. > >>And dmesg is showing > >>eth0: Invalid EEPROM checksum 0xFF00, check setting before > >>activating this device! > >> > >> > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > eepro100.c:v1.09j-t 9/29/99 Donald Becker > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/eepro100.html > > eepro100.c: $Revision: 1.36 $ 2000/11/17 Modified by Andrey > V. Savochkin and others > > PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:08.0 > > eth0: Invalid EEPROM checksum 0xff00, check settings before > activating this device! > > eth0: OEM i82557/i82558 10/100 Ethernet, FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, IRQ 11. > > Board assembly ffffff-255, Physical connectors present: > RJ45 BNC AUI MII > > Primary interface chip unknown-15 PHY #31. > > Secondary interface chip i82555. > > General self-test: passed. > > Serial sub-system self-test: passed. > > Internal registers self-test: passed. > > ROM checksum self-test: passed (0x04f4518b). > > > > ---------------------------------- eerpro100-diag -aaeef > > > > eepro100-diag.c:v2.06 12/10/2001 Donald Becker (becker@scyld.com) > > http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html > > Index #1: Found a Intel i82562 Pro/100 V adapter at 0xc800. > > i82557 chip registers at 0xc800: > > 0c000050 07036000 00000000 00080002 3fe1ffff 00000600 > > No interrupt sources are pending. > > The transmit unit state is 'Suspended'. > > The receive unit state is 'Ready'. > > This status is normal for an activated but idle interface. > > The Command register has an unprocessed command 0c00(?!). > > EEPROM contents, size 256x16: > > 00: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x08: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x10: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x18: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x20: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x28: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x30: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x38: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x40: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x48: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x50: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x58: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x60: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x68: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x70: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x78: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x80: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x88: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x90: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0x98: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xa0: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xa8: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xb0: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xb8: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xc0: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xc8: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xd0: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xd8: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xe0: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xe8: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xf0: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > 0xf8: ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff > > ***** The EEPROM checksum is INCORRECT! ***** > > The checksum is 0xFF00, it should be 0xBABA! > > Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100 EEPROM contents: > > Station address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. > > Board assembly ffffff-255, Physical connectors present: > RJ45 BNC AUI MII > > Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #-1. > > Secondary interface chip i82555, PHY -1. > > Sleep mode is enabled. This is not recommended. > > Under high load the card may not respond to > > PCI requests, and thus cause a master abort. > > To clear sleep mode use the '-G 0 -w -w -f' options.. > > - > > 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/ > > > > > > > -- > Ben Greear > President of Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com > ScryMUD: http://scry.wanfear.com http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear > > > - 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/