From: Grant Beattie <gb@zero.net.au>
To: ultralinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2 weird problems (first ethernet)
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 03:28:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ultrasparc-90222356531027@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-ultrasparc-90222356531025@msgid-missing>
Stephan van Hienen writes:
> first ethernet
> ok i put back te card with kernel 2.1.101 (compiled ok)
> and booted now it reports :
>
> sunhme.c:v1.2 10/Oct/96 David S. Miller (davem@caipfs.rutgers.edu)
> eth0: HAPPY MEAL (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100BaseT Ethernet 08:00:20:96:18:b0
> eth1: HAPPY MEAL (PCI/CheerIO) 10/100BaseT Ethernet
> 08:00:20:96:18:b0
>
> excuse me same ethernet hardware adress ??
>
> yes its true :
>
> eth0: Auto-Negotiation unsuccessful, trying force link mode
> eth0: Link down, cable problem?
> eth0: Auto-Negotiation unsuccessful, trying force link mode
> eth0: Link down, cable problem?
>
> i then plug it on eth1 (the pci plugin card (with wide scsi connector
> external))
> and :
>
> eth0: Link is up using internal transceiver at 10Mb/s, Half Duplex.
>
> what is this ?
> can i change the ethernet adres somewehre in de boot prom or something ?
sparc systems have the hardware address burned into the PROM, not the
ethernet device. The behavior you're seeing is correct.
grant.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-05-14 3:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-05-14 0:21 2 weird problems (first ethernet) Stephan van Hienen
1998-05-14 3:28 ` Grant Beattie [this message]
1998-05-14 5:44 ` David S. Miller
1998-05-14 6:41 ` Eddie C. Dost
1998-05-14 11:03 ` Stephan van Hienen
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