From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from www.linux.org.uk (parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk [195.92.249.252]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23B244829 for ; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 05:52:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from willy by www.linux.org.uk with local (Exim 3.33 #5) id 18Yn25-0006DC-00; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:52:37 +0000 Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:52:37 +0000 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Nahkola Mikko Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Interesting network card ... Message-ID: <20030115125237.E26554@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20030115085619.GA17760@aurinko.ntc.nokia.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20030115085619.GA17760@aurinko.ntc.nokia.com>; from mnahkola@trinms01.ntc.nokia.com on Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 10:56:20AM +0200 Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 10:56:20AM +0200, Nahkola Mikko wrote: > What's the deal with the various HP-branded tulip-based NICs? Are they > expected to "just work" or what? I found one that sure doesn't, but then > again, but my kernel isn't actually new ... (2.4.18-32 packaged) we're always interested in hearing about cards that don't work.. hp-branded or not ;-) > The card is the HP ANA-6911A/AUI (yes, it's a 10/100BT with coax and > AUI too), part# A3738-60001, and it _is_ found by the tulip driver, but > for some reason the driver claims that "no MII transceiver found", and > does list the 10B2 and AUI connections too. But I can't seem to make it > form a link with TP or coax, no matter what I do. And the AUI connector > is blocked by the C240 chassis. Is there a simple way to force the use of > a certain transceiver? Tried mii-tool already and it didn't help much - > but then again it doesn't seem to know about the coax and AUI at all... how very interesting. could you send an lspci -vvx for that card? -- "It's not Hollywood. War is real, war is primarily not about defeat or victory, it is about death. I've seen thousands and thousands of dead bodies. Do you think I want to have an academic debate on this subject?" -- Robert Fisk