From: Kallol Biswas <kallol@efi.com>
To: Paul P Komkoff Jr <i@stingr.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux.nics@intel.com,
Andrey Nekrasov <andy@spylog.ru>
Subject: Re: NIC on Intel STL2 - bad work with eepro100 & e100
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 10:03:29 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D9DC9E1.44D7AF7A@efi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20021004135016.GJ6318@stingr.net
I believe the problem is due to the sleep mode bit,
I think the errata of Intel-STL2 documents it. We had a similar problem with our
STL2 based board,
clearing the sleep mode fixed it.
Paul P Komkoff Jr wrote:
> Replying to Andrey Nekrasov:
> > Intel Server Board STL2.
> > Network: onboard NIC "Intel(R) 82559 single chip PCI LAN controller"
>
> I have almost the same behavior here except that eepro100 works
> without freezes. Maybe spylog servers' NIC load is much more higher
> than mine :)
>
> Intel support guys advised me to test both versions of e100 driver.
>
> ftp://aiedownload.intel.com/df-support/2896/eng/e100-2.1.15.tar.gz
> ftp://aiedownload.intel.com/df-support/2896/eng/e100-1.8.38.tar.gz
>
> Unfortunately, I haven't tested it yet. My investigation shows that
> the following fragment of e100_main.c code fails:
>
> <code from="e100_hw_init">
> if (!e100_wait_exec_cmplx(bdp, 0, SCB_RUC_LOAD_BASE))
> return false;
> </code>
>
> we returning false here.
>
> And I am stalled for now till the end of next week until the ACM ICPC
> Qfinal is over :(
>
> --
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-04 16:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-04 11:31 NIC on Intel STL2 - bad work with eepro100 & e100 Andrey Nekrasov
2002-10-04 13:50 ` Paul P Komkoff Jr
2002-10-04 17:03 ` Kallol Biswas [this message]
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