From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.9-rc1-bk11+ and 2.6.9-rc1-mm3,4 r8169: freeze during boot
 (FIX included)
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:56:49 -0400
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Francois Romieu wrote:
> rtl8169_hw_start() writes the CPlusCmd register before the ring descriptor
> adresses are set. Can you elaborate why it would not be enough ?


That sounds like a bug right there...  need all the addresses set up 
before we turn on stuff.

	Jeff