From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266548AbUGUROl (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:14:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266552AbUGUROl (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:14:41 -0400 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:45473 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S266548AbUGUROk (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:14:40 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.8-rc2: 'Invalid MAC address' error with via-rhine driver From: Lee Revell To: Roger Luethi Cc: linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <20040721112803.GB9537@k3.hellgate.ch> References: <1090369207.841.1.camel@mindpipe> <20040721112803.GB9537@k3.hellgate.ch> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1090430081.901.56.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:14:41 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 07:28, Roger Luethi wrote: > On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:20:17 -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > > I get the following error trying to load the via-rhine module with > > kernel 2.6.8-rc2. I did not get this error with 2.6.8-rc1-mm1. > > > > Jul 20 20:11:13 mindpipe kernel: via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.1.20-2.6 May-23-2004 Written by Donald Becker > > Jul 20 20:11:13 mindpipe kernel: Invalid MAC address for card #0 > > Jul 20 20:11:13 mindpipe kernel: via-rhine: probe of 0000:00:12.0 failed with error -5 > > The problem is known (see my other postings), but the cause is not. I > cannot reproduce the problem, if you are willing to conduct a binary > search with no more than 4 steps, I'll send you the relevant patches. > Yes, send them to me, I should be able to nail this down. Probably won't have time for a day or two. Lee