Re: 3c59x gives HWaddr FF:FF:...

["J.A. Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es>]

On 03.29, Andrew Morton wrote:
> "J.A. Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es> wrote:
> >
> > > Please take the 2.4.20 3c59x.c and place that into the 2.5 tree and confirm
> > > that it does the same thing (it will).
> > > 
> > 
> > Hum, I suppose you want to say take the _2.5_ one and put into my _2.4_ tree ?
> 
> No, I didn't mean that.  But you can do that too.
> 
> > Some previous answer also talked about a more recent version in -ac.
> > (btw, can 2.5 be useful for something ? does not the driver depend on a new
> > arch of, for example, the PCI layer ? )
> 
> The netdevice interface hasn't been broken yet ;) 2.4 drivers (or at least
> 3c59x.c) still work OK in the 2.5 tree.
> 
> 
> > > Then try disabling APCI and/or otherwise fiddling with your power management
> > > options (maybe in BIOS too).
> > > 
> > 
> > I don't build ACPI, just APM power-off (SMP box).
> 
> Oh, OK.
> 
> As I say, it it probably power-management related.  Try enabling ACPI.  Try
> disabling APM.  Try altering the BIOS settings.
> 

I have an oldie 400GX. Just 'Enabled ACPI register' in the BIOS. But I did not
rebuilt the kernel to use ACPI. Anyways, I just got the patch for 3c59x from
-ac, and applied on mine, to upgrade to 1.1.18. Tests follow....

The 905C-TX does not work. I have tried with a couple more cards, a 905B and
a 980-TX. Both work (one older and one newer):

00:12.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 24)
        Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905B Fast Etherlink XL 10/100
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at ec00 [size=128]
        Memory at febfef80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
        Expansion ROM at feba0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
See Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
00:12.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at 0xec00. Vers LK1.1.18-ac
 <correct hw addr>, IRQ 5
  product code 4e47 rev 00.9 date 03-15-98
  Internal config register is 1800000, transceivers 0xa.
  8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
  MII transceiver found at address 24, status 7849.
  Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.
00:12.0: scatter/gather enabled. h/w checksums enabled

00:12.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c980-TX 10/100baseTX NIC [Python-T] (rev 78)
        Subsystem: 3Com Corporation: Unknown device 1000
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at ec00 [size=128]
        Memory at febfef80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
        Expansion ROM at feba0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
See Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
00:12.0: 3Com PCI 3c982 Dual Port Server Cyclone at 0xec00. Vers LK1.1.18-ac
 <correct hw addr>, IRQ 5
  product code 4b50 rev 00.14 date 08-01-01
  Internal config register is 3800000, transceivers 0xa.
  8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
  MII transceiver found at address 24, status 7809.
  Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives.
00:12.0: scatter/gather enabled. h/w checksums enabled

What is wrong now is the description given by the 1.1.18 version (I can swear
I only have one hole to plug the cable ;)). I will lookup the IDs in the
driver and lspci lists and compare....

So, 3 options:
- the 905C goes to trashcan
- the driver fails to initialize something (I dont trust this...)
- winblows messed the card eeprom...any way to tidy it up again ?

Thanks everybody...

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