From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:00:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:59:50 -0500 Received: from packet.digeo.com ([12.110.80.53]:19439 "EHLO packet.digeo.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:59:38 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:09:09 -0800 From: Andrew Morton To: Chuck Burns Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.21pre3 and 3com Integrated 3C556B (3c59x module) Message-Id: <20030128180909.69ea049e.akpm@digeo.com> In-Reply-To: <200301281949.45510.zex0s@mchsi.com> References: <200301281949.45510.zex0s@mchsi.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.9 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i586-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jan 2003 02:08:50.0799 (UTC) FILETIME=[5DA68FF0:01C2C73B] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Chuck Burns wrote: > > Having recently upgraded my Mandrake 9.0 Laptop to the latest Mandrake cooker > (9.1beta) it uses the 2.4.21pre3 kernel. A problem has occured somewhere > between 2.4.19 and 2.4.21pre3, with regards to the 3c59x driver module. It > incorrectly returns the MAC address for my IBM Thinkpad a20m with 3com > integrated PCI 10/100M ethernet/Modem combo card. (the Nic is a 3com 3c556b, > which is supported under the 3c59x module) The 2.4.19 kernel module > accurately reports the MAC address. > > The 2.4.21pre3 MAC address reported for my card is FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF, > which, obviously, is incorrect. I have never submitted a bug report before, > so I am not quite sure what all information you need.. there is no error > message associated with this Yup, seen a couple of these. It appears that the PCI and/or Cardbus code broke the 3com driver. Please send the full `dmesg' output so we can see the kernel boot messages and also the `lspci -vx -s' output for that device.